…his chronicles and travels
Upon arriving to the Philippine archipelago in 1521 while leading a Spanish expedition, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan presented a small wooden statue of an image of the Christ Child to some locals as part of their baptism and conversion to Catholicism.… Read more
Bantayan Island has an old church in the square of Bantayan town founded in 1580, and of which the current structure’s construction began in 1839, finishing around 1863. The church has extensive ceiling murals, stained glass windows, and a replica of the Santo Niño de Cebú.… Read more