Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and named the archipelago several names, including Las Islas Filipinas. While Magellan claimed to have discovered the Philippines, the most important event was when Spanish conquistadors spread Christianity to the islands. Today marks 500 years since Christianity was introduced in the Philippines. Over this time, the Christian faith has helped Filipinos overcome many hardships and challenges in their history.
Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and named the archipelago several names, including Las Islas Filipinas. While Magellan claimed to have discovered the Philippines, the most important event was when Spanish conquistadors spread Christianity to the islands. Today marks 500 years since Christianity was introduced in the Philippines. Over this time, the Christian faith has helped Filipinos overcome many hardships and challenges in their history.
Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and named the archipelago several names, including Las Islas Filipinas. While Magellan claimed to have discovered the Philippines, the most important event was when Spanish conquistadors spread Christianity to the islands. Today marks 500 years since Christianity was introduced in the Philippines. Over this time, the Christian faith has helped Filipinos overcome many hardships and challenges in their history.
When Magellan came to Philippines, and declared that HE
discovered Philippines since it was him who led the expedition, giving different names (from different people) to the discovered archipelago: Ma-I, Minolas, Las islas de San Lazaro, Las islas de Poniente, Las islas Filipinas and many more. But what really is the most important event happened this time? It was not the discovery of Philippines; it was when the Spanish Conquistadors spread "Christianity" in the Philippines. Today, March 16, 2021 marks the 500th years of Christianity in the Philippines. In commemorating how did Christianity help Filipinos overcoming the worst conditions and problems we have endured 500 years ago until today. Sa ating pananampalataya at pananalig sa Diyos, kinakaya natin ang nangyayari sa ating buhay at kapaligiran.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55
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Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century