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EASTERN SAMAR. The St. John the Baptist church in Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. (Photo courtesy of Father Christian Ofilan)
+ March 17, 2021 FILIPINO and Spanish officials have looked forward to another 500 years of humanity as both countries observed this year’s quincentennial commemoration in Guiuan town in Eastern Samar. We commemorate the arrival, the discovery, not of the country, not of the Philippines, but the astonishing beauty of the country, humanity of its people the first touch,” said Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Moragas Sanchez during the launching of the Guiuan Museum design and the Quincentennial Commemorative Exhibit on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
Quincentennial marker unveiled in Homonhon Island
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Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, March 18) – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has installed a new marker at the site of Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan s landing in Homonhon Island at Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
The Homonhon marker, located in Sitio Caltilado at Barangay Pagbabangan, is the second marker in Guiuan unveiled by the NHCP to mark the quincentennial anniversary celebration of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
The marker is installed in the site where Magellan and his crew stayed for eight days. A replica of their galleon ship was installed in the area in 2010.
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The Suluan Quincentennial Marker in Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar was unveiled to mark the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world on March 16, 1521.
The event also coincides with the arrival of the Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastian Elcano in Philippine waters. The vessel is named after the captain of the Armada de Maluco–also known as the Magellan-Elcano expedition–which completed the first circumnavigation of the world.
Personnel from the Philippine Navy, through BRP Apolinario Mabini, were scheduled to accompany Elcano to the Manicani waters in Guiuan for a fluvial parade also on Tuesday afternoon.
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