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First Mass in the Philippines historical marker

PHC historical marker in Padre Burgos for the first Mass in the Philippines
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First Mass in the Philippines historical marker

Summary

First Mass in the Philippines historical marker is a National Historical Commission of the Philippines historical marker[1].

Key Facts

  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker is the creator of National Historical Commission of the Philippines[2].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker is located in Padre Burgos[3].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker is in the country of Philippines[4].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker's instance of is recorded as National Historical Commission of the Philippines historical marker[5].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker's commemorates is recorded as First Mass in the Philippines[6].
  • March 31, 1951 marks the founding of First Mass in the Philippines historical marker[7].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 10.0308, 'longitude': 125.01704, 'precision': 1e-05}[8].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker's title is recorded as First Mass in the Philippines[9].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker's inscription is recorded as Celebrated here on Easter Sunday, 31 March 1521, when Magellan landed on this island of Limasawa on his voyage around the world. Early in the morning, Magellan sent ashore priest Pedro de Valderrama with men to prepare a mass and to inform Rajah Kolambu, through an interpreter that he and his men would land to attend. The rajah showed consent by sending gifts. As Magellan and his men approached the shore, a salvo of six guns was fired as a sign of peace. Rajahs Kolambu and Si-Agu each embraced Magellan, flanked him and together with the sailors, they marched to the place of worship. During the mass the rajahs remained on their knees with clasped hands. At the elevation the ships fired all their artillery in response to musket signal from the shore.

    (Replica of the marker unveiled in Limasawa, 31 March 1951.)[10].
  • First Mass in the Philippines historical marker's street address is recorded as Padre Burgos – Macrohon Road[11].

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Authorship and Creation

First Mass in the Philippines historical marker is the creator of National Historical Commission of the Philippines[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Seav · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Padre Burgos
    Title → First Mass in the Philippines
    Creator → National Historical Commission of the Philippines
    Commemorates → First Mass in the Philippines
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q29018562]]"
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