Republic of the Philippines

PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSTY

BINMALEY CAMPUS
Binmaley, Pangasinan

2nd Semester, SY 2021 – 2022

GE 2 – READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Name: Jasmine Mae O. Vallo Instr.: Zairus John M. Arenas, LPT Score: _____

Activity No. 3 Activity Title Controversies and Conflicting Views in Philippine History

Exercise 3.0.

Father Pedro de
Valderrama 1. The priest who officiated the first mass in Limasawa.
Republic Act No.
2733 2. Republic Act which recognizes Limasawa as the site for the First
Mass in the Philippines
Seilani 3. The name of Leyte during Magellan’s voyage
Jose Montero y
Vidal 4. A prolific Spanish historian documented the event and
highlighted it as an attempt of the Indios to overthrow the
Spanish government in the Philippines.
Sergeant Francisco
La Madrid 5. The attacked at Fort San Felipe was led by?
200 soldiers 6. The number of soldiers who attacked Fort San Felipe
Mariano Gomez,
José Burgos, and
Jacinto Zamora 7. Who are the 3 martyr priests, also known as GOMBURZA.
Father Manuel
Garcia, C 8. The retraction letter of Rizal was discovered in 1935 by?
Marie Josephine
Leopoldine
Bracken 9. The woman whom Rizal got married to the Catholic Church.
Father Vicente
Balaguer 10. Jesuit priest who asserted Rizal’s retraction was genuine.

Exercise 3.1.

1. What are your opinions on the conflicting views of the four accounts presented?
To end the conflict for the issue about the first mass, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
(NHCP) panel adopted the recommendation[4] and unanimously agreed that the evidence and arguments
presented by the pro-Butuan advocates are not sufficient and convincing enough to warrant the repeal or
reversal of the ruling on the case by the NHI (National Historical Institute). It is further strengthen by the
evidence that it was only after 22 years, on 1543 – Next Spanish expedition led by Ruy de Villalobos lands in
Mindanao.