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First Christian Mass in Limasawa Evidence

The commission concluded that the First Mass was held in Limasawa based on the following evidence: 1) Antonio Pigafetta's account is the most complete and reliable primary source, and it reports the first mass occurring on Limasawa. 2) Measurements of distances between landmarks in Pigafetta's account match the distances between landmarks if the first mass occurred in Limasawa. 3) Pigafetta identifies "Mazaua" where the first mass was held as an island off Leyte, which matches the position and description of Limasawa but not Butuan.

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First Christian Mass in Limasawa Evidence

The commission concluded that the First Mass was held in Limasawa based on the following evidence: 1) Antonio Pigafetta's account is the most complete and reliable primary source, and it reports the first mass occurring on Limasawa. 2) Measurements of distances between landmarks in Pigafetta's account match the distances between landmarks if the first mass occurred in Limasawa. 3) Pigafetta identifies "Mazaua" where the first mass was held as an island off Leyte, which matches the position and description of Limasawa but not Butuan.

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Findings

The commission concluded that the First Mass was held in Limasawa after it found that:

l The most complete and reliable account of the Magellan expedition into Philippine
shores in 1521 is that of Antonio Pigafetta which is deemed as the only credible primary
source of reports on the celebration of the first Christian Mass on Philippine soil.

l James Robertson's English translation of the original Italian manuscript of Pigaffeta's


account is most reliable for being ''faithful'' to the original text as duly certified by the
University of the Philippines' Department of European Language.

l Pigafetta's Mazaua, the site of the first Christian Mass held on Philippine soil, is an
island lying off the southwestern tip of Leyte while Masao in Butuan is not an island but
a barangay of Butuan City located in a delta of the Agusan River along the coast of
Northern Mindanao. The position of Mazaua, as plotted by Pigafetta, matched that of
Limasawa.

l The measurement of distances between Homonhon and Limasawa between


Limasawa and Cebu, as computed by the pro-Limasawa group, matches or
approximates the delineations made by Pigafetta of the distances between Homonhon
and Mazaua and between Mazaua and Cebu.

l Magellan's fleet took a route from Homonhon to Mazaua and from Mazaua to Cebu
that did not at any time touch Butuan or any other part of Mindanao. The docking
facilities at Limasawa did not pose any problem for Magellan's fleet which anchored
near or at some safe distance from the island of the eastern shore.
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Evidences that proves that the first mass happened in Limasawa


1. The most complete and reliable account of the Magellan expedition into Philippine
shores in 1521 is that of Antonio Pigafetta which is deemed as the only credible primary
source of reports on the celebration of the first Christian Mass on Philippine soil.
2. James Robertson's English translation of the original Italian manuscript of Pigaffeta's
account is most reliable for being ''faithful'' to the original text
3. Pigafetta's Mazaua, the site of the first Christian Mass held on Philippine soil, is an
island lying off the southwestern tip of Leyte while Masao in Butuan is not an island but
a barangay of Butuan City located in a delta of the Agusan River along the coast of
Northern Mindanao. The position of Mazaua, as plotted by Pigafetta, matched that of
Limasawa.
4. The measurement of distances between Homonhon and Limasawa between
Limasawa and Cebu, as computed by the pro-Limasawa group, matches or
approximates the delineations made by Pigafetta of the distances between Homonhon
and Mazaua and between Mazaua and Cebu.

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