Chadnie T.

Rosauro
BSIT 2A

Module 3

The First Mass Site in the Philippines

Module 3
The First Mass Site in the Philippines

Analysis:

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the importance of the first voyage around the world?

-The armada's purpose was to reach the Spice Islands of Maluku (in the Indonesian archipelago) and
develop a new trading route for Spain, led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. A modern recreation of the
Victoria, one of Magellan's ships. Thus began the first documented journey around the world.

2. What was the significance of Magellan’s voyage?

- The voyage of Magellan is significant since it was the first to circumnavigate the world and resulted in
the establishment of the International Date Line.

3. Who started the first voyage around the world?

- Ferdinand Magellan
4. When was the first voyage around the world? 5
- 10 August 1519

5. How did Magellan’s voyage change the world?

-The voyage contributed to Europeans' knowledge of the universe and has marked the worlds of space
exploration and astronomy to this day. While crossing the Magellan Strait, the explorer and his crew
observed two galaxies visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, now known as the
Magellanic Clouds.

6. What happened on Magellan;s voyage?

-1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the
Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the
first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.

7. Where did Pigafetta wrote the first voyage?

- 1522 and 1525, Pigafetta kept a detailed journal, the original of which is lost. However, an account of
the voyage, written by Pigafetta between 1522 and 1525, survives in four manuscript versions: one in
Italian and three in French.
Application:

Answer the following questions:

1. In what country was Ferdinand Magellan born?

- Sabrosa, Portugal

2. When was Ferdinand Magellan born?

- February 4, 1480

3. What is Ferdinand Magellan most known for?

- Ferdinand Magellan believed he could sail west to Asia from Spain when he set out in five ships in
1519. The result was the discovery of the Pacific Ocean.

4. Who paid for Magellan’s expedition?

- King Charles I of Spain

5. Which of the following ships was NOT a part of Magellan’s voyage?

- Costa Rica

6. What continent did Magellan sail south of at the start of his voyage?
- On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich
Spice Islands of Indonesia. In command of five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa and
then to Brazil, where he searched the South American coast for a strait that would take him to the
Pacific.

7. What ship was the only ship to make it all the way back to Spain?
- In September 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. Three years later only one ship, the
Victoria (depicted on a 1590 map), made it back to Spain after circumnavigating the world.

8. The first Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on Easter Sunday of March

3, 1521 officiated by?

- Father Pedro de Valderrama

9. They anchored off in Limasawa island where the previous night they had seen

a light or a bonfire.
- These facts can be gleaned from this column's 21-part chronological review of Mazaua's peculiar
evolution in 500 years into Limasawa as the First Mass site: Ferdinand Magellan's fleet anchored in
Mazaua on March 28, 1521.

10. The most complete account of the Magellan expedition

- an account of the voyage, written by Pigafetta between 1522 and 1525, survives in four manuscript
versions: one in Italian and three in French. This version, in French, is from the library of Yale University,
and is the most complete and handsomely produced of the four surviving manuscripts.
LESSON 2

The Cavite Mutiny of 1872

ACTIVITY:

1. Are you familiar with the 3 men in the picture above?

-Yes, They are the martyr priest.

2. Kindly guess their names.

-Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora.