Natural Landmarks * Ambuklao Dam‚ Bokod‚ Benguet * Anilao Dive spots‚ Bgy. Anilao‚ Mabini‚ Batangas * Apo Island‚ cited as one of the best diving spots in the world.[1] * Baguio City‚ Benguet (summer capital of the Philippines) * Banaue Rice Terraces‚ Banaue‚ Ifugao * Boracay Island‚ Balabag‚ Malay‚ Aklan * Bulusan‚ Sorsogon * Calamian group of islands‚ Palawan * Chocolate Hills‚ Carmen‚ Bohol * El Nido‚ Palawan * Hundred Islands National Park‚ Alaminos
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Circumnavigated sounded impossible in the early 1500s till one person and his 237 men traveled all the way around the world. Even though Ferdinand Magellan himself did not finish the voyage‚ his men carried on and finished the voyage and they made history. Ferdinand changed the world and this voyage was a significant discovery. The voyage all began on September 20‚1519‚ with 237 men and 5 tiny ships. Their first stop was in Rio De Janeiro as Ferdinand and his men stopped to restock and trade
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it was easy to get access to maps. This new invention interested explorers‚ and sparked their curiosity. Explorers set out to find new routes‚ and sure enough they did. Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to find a route from Europe to Asia going westward. He was also the first to circumnavigate the world. Magellan would never have been able to achieve this without the printing press. Did you ever wonder what would have happened if America was never discovered? Christopher Columbus discovered
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Sinulog was already danced by the natives in honor of their wooden idols and anitos. Then Magellan came and introduced Christianity. He gave the Santo Niño (image of the Child Jesus) as baptismal gift to Hara Amihan‚ wife of Cebu’s Rajah Humabon who was later named Queen Juana. At that time‚ not only the rulers were baptized but also about 800 of their subjects. However‚ shortly after the conversion‚ Magellan died in an encounter with the reigning ruler of Mactan‚ Rajah Lapu-lapu‚ on April 27‚ 1521
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Christopher Columbus and saying it okay what he did to all those innocent people.He wanted to conquer and control every person. America was never discovered by Christopher Columbus he just stumbled upon it. Columbus and Magellan both achieved different “discovery”. Magellan was different his purpose was to connect Europe and Asia by sailing and Columbus just took credit for his stumble upon it.People were already living here in The Americas.(document 4) Europe started thinking and realizing
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other archaeological diggings are exhibited. At the Ethnological Hall are exhibits of contemporary cultural materials the Butuanon or every Filipino for matter used for a living. BOOD PROMONTORY 1ST EASTER MASS ECO PARK This historic site is where Magellan and his
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Portugal- History of Exploration from 1480 AD - 1700 AD 1. Spain and Portugal--Unified but Declining: Spain was slowly being strangled to death by its own colonial empire abroad. Although Spain had amassed great wealth which resulted in a "golden age" for Spanish culture and the arts under Philip II (r. 1556-98)‚ much of that fortune was squandered on luxuries‚ the ill-conceived Armada‚ and the purchase of prestige to the point that the Spanish economy began to deteriorate by 1600. The Portuguese
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bright spot was illuminated with the discussion of peasant life and customs in the Dark Ages. The ending section‚ "One Man Alone‚" seemed completely out of place when included with the rest of the story‚ although Manchester’s extreme affinity to Magellan was painfully obvious. The middle story‚ however‚ was not only fascinating and well written‚ but researched outstandingly well. This middle part of the nonfiction‚ "The Shattering‚" overshadowed the rest of the book with its alluring anecdotes of
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Cebu Philippines - Queen City of the South Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines and the main center of industry‚ commerce‚ trade and education in the central and southern parts of the archipelago. Cebu-City Cebu-City is also called as the Queen City of the South and has become one of the great tourist destinations in the Philippines. It is the capital and the main city of the island of Cebu and one of the oldest cities of the country Cebu‚ aside from being a growing
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Bahamas. He had basically discovered a new world. Vasco Nunez de Balboa‚ sailing for Spain‚ reached the Pacific Ocean in Panama in 1513‚ claiming everything touched by the Pacific Ocean for the king. Ferdinand Magellan led a Spanish expedition that sailed around the world. Although Magellan died in the Philippines‚ a Spanish navigator‚ Sebastian del Cano‚ successfully returned to Spain in 1522 with one ship and fifteen sailors. Hernan Cortez and 400 men conquered the Aztec Empire (Mexico). Finally
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