GAMBE VALDEZ CARALOS

UYANGUREN LOZADA JUMAO-AS

SAYSON DIAZ

NOBELA MAYNOPAS

CASE STUDY 1: WHERE DID THE FIRST CATHOLIC MASS IN THE PHILIPPINES?

1.) Where did the First Catholic Mass in the Philippines?

- According to Antonio Pigafetta the observer of Magellan during the expedition
the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines is in Limasawa Island in Southern
Leyte, it happened on Easter Sunday of March 31, 1521. The mass was
officiated by Father Pedro de Valderrama on the shore of a town islet named
Limasawa. Some of the evidence of historians is the cross, thatMagellan
allegedly built a cross on his people for the couple leader of Limasawa, the
cross was built on the same day. Limasawa is named as the origin of Roman
Catholicism in the Philippines. It is hereby declared a National Shrine to
commemorate the birth of Christianity in the Philippines.

a. Evaluate the issue base on the multiperspectivity concepts?

- The issue shows the significant role of the Spanish in the Christianity in our
Country. That in the rime of Spanish colonization the Christianity was
introduced to us and the first mass was held in Limasawa Island. It is believed
to be the birthplace of the Christianity here in the Philippines. It must be noted
that there were only two primary sources that historians refer to in identifying
the site of the first mass.

b. Show an evidence to support the evaluation.

- In 1996, it reaffirmed the popular belief propelled by Republic Act 2733 that
the first Holy Mass was celebrated in Limasawa Island on March 31, 1521.
The NHI cited the memoirs of Antonio Pigafetta, who chronicled the
expedition of Ferdinand Magellan, a Spanish Portuguese, as “the only
credible primary source” that yields the best evidence of the celebration of the
first Christian Mass on Philippine soil. One of the logs kept Francisco Albo, a
pilot of one of Magellan's ships, Trinidad. He was one of the 18 survivors who
returned with Sebastian Elcano on the ship Victoria after they
circumnavigated the world, The account of Antonio Pigafetta was a member
of Magellan expedition and an eyewitness of the event, particularly of the first
mass.
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