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| Geography | |
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| Location | South East Asia |
| Coordinates | 9°53′37″N 125°31′18″E / 9.89361°N 125.52167°E |
| Archipelago | Visayas |
| Country | |
| Philippines | |
| Barangay | Cabulihan, Lugsongan, Magallanes, San Agustin, San Bernardo, and Triana |
| Capital city | Manila |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5,157[1] (as of 2000) |
Limasawa is a 6th class municipality and an island of the same name in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 5,157 people in 1,108 households. It lies south of Leyte, in the Mindanao Sea. The island is about 10 km from north to south.
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Barangays
Limasawa is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.
- Cabulihan
- Lugsongan
- Magallanes
- San Agustin(Tawid)
- San Bernardo(Tigib)
- Triana
History
The island was first visited by foreigners with the arrival of Chinese and perhaps Arabic tradesmen. In 1225, the Chinese merchant Chau Ju Kuo described the population as friendly and congenial to trade-relations. On March 28, 1521, the Limasawan ruler Rajah Kolambu was visited by Magellan and his fleet of three ships, passing through en route to the Spice Islands.[2] The two leaders maintained very amicable relations, becoming casicasi or blood-brothers before the captain's departure.[3]
According to conventional history, this is the island where the first ever Mass in the Philippines was celebrated. However, the description of the the present-day Limasawa do not fit the geologic, geographic, geomorphologic and histriographic representations of Mazaua as described and explained in the chronicles of Antonio Pigafetta, and up to this time, there is still debate on the subject.[4] See First mass in the Philippines.
Some experts point out that the present-day Limasawa could well be Gatighan as described by Pigafetta, though this assertion was yet to be proven or disproven. Philippine historian José S. Arcilla explicitly asserts that Magellan did not visit Gatighan.[5]
See also
- Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas
- Carlo Amoretti
- Dimasaua
- First mass in the Philippines
- Francisco Combés
- Gatighan
- Ginés de Mafra
- Mazaua
References
- ^ "Total Population, Household Population and Number of Households". National Statistics Office. May 1, 2000. http://www.census.gov.ph/census2000/p086400.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Christine N Halili; Maria Christine Halili (2004), Philippine History, Rex Bookstore, Inc., p. 72, ISBN 9789712339349, http://books.google.com/books?id=gUt5v8ET4QYC.
- ^ Bergreen, Laurence. Over the Edge of the World. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2003. Page 144.
- ^ Mazaua: Magellan's Lost Harbor. Accessed January 24, 2009.
- ^ José S. Arcilla (1994), An introduction to Philippine history (4 ed.), Ateneo de Manila University Press, p. 2, ISBN 9789715502610, http://books.google.com/books?id=uxEYobbU-D8C.
External links
- ELGU Website of Limasawa
- Possible provenance of the name 'Limasawa'
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
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