National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures

Location: Cebu City, Cebu
Category: Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date: Unknown
Installed By:

FIRST MASS IN CEBU

UNDER THIS ROOF IS PRESERVED A CROSS MARKING THE PLACE WHERE THE FIRST MASS WAS CELEBRATED IN CEBU, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1521. IT WAS ATTENDED BY MAGELLAN AND HIS MEN. ON THE SAME PLACE, KING HUMABON OF CEBU, TOGETHER WITH HIS QUEEN, SON AND DAUGHTERS, AND ABOUT 800 OF HIS SUBJECTS, WERE BAPTIZED BY FATHER PEDRO VALDERRAMA.

Tags: Cebu, Cebu City, Ferdinand Magellan, First Mass in Cebu, Level II, No photo available, Region VII, Site, Sites/Events, Undated Historical Markers

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