MODULE 10 Flashcards
What is the controversy regarding the first Mass in the Philippines?
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Answer: The controversy concerns the exact location of the first Mass held on March 31, 1521—whether it was in Limasawa (Leyte) or Masao, Butuan (Mindanao).
What does Pigafetta’s account say about the first Mass?
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Answer: It was held on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1521, on an island called Mazaua, attended by the rajah of Mazaua and the rajah of Butuan.
What happened after the first Mass according to Pigafetta?
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Answer: After the Mass, the party went up a little hill and planted a wooden cross on its summit.
What are the two conflicting claims regarding the location of Mazaua?
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Answer:
Limasawa – a small island south of Leyte
Masao, Butuan – a beach at the mouth of the Agusan River in Mindanao
On what basis does the Butuan tradition claim the first Mass happened there?
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Answer: The tradition was almost unanimous and unbroken for three centuries (17th, 18th, and 19th centuries).
How does Pigafetta describe the location of Mazaua?
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Answer: It was at nine and two-thirds degrees North latitude and was the southernmost point reached before Cebu in Magellan’s route.
What question does the controversy raise regarding Mazaua’s location?
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Answer: Could Mazaua have been Butuan or more precisely, the Masao beach in the Agusan River delta near Butuan?
What expedition provided additional evidence about Mazaua?
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Answer: The Legazpi expedition in 1565—forty-four years after Magellan’s expedition.
How did the Legazpi expedition gather information about Mazaua?
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Answer: They inquired about Mazaua from Camotuan and his companions, natives of Cabalian, Leyte.
. What route did the Legazpi expedition take to find Mazaua?
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Answer:
Rounded Panae (Panaon) Island, which was separated from Leyte by a narrow strait.
Anchored off Mazaua, but the inhabitants were hostile due to past Portuguese attacks.
What island was visible from Mazaua according to the Legazpi expedition?
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Answer: Camiguin.
Where did the Legazpi expedition intend to go after Mazaua?
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Answer: They planned to go to Butuan (Mindanao) but were driven to Bohol by contrary winds.
How did Spaniards eventually reach Butuan from the Legazpi expedition?
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Answer: A small contingent of Spaniards in a small vessel managed to go to Butuan later.
What conclusion did the Legazpi expedition draw about Mazaua and Butuan?
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Answer: Mazaua was near Leyte and Panaon, while Butuan was in Mindanao—they were completely different locations.
