Site of the First Mass

• Mazaua - the island where the first cross planted
• Limasawa - considered as the birthplace of Christianity in the Philippines
• March 31, 1521 - the day that the first Catholic Mass of the Philippines took place after which the cross was venerated
• Island of St. Lazarus - name given by Magellan to the entire Philippine archipelago
• Rajah Kulambo, Rajah Siagu - Filipinos present during the First Mass in the Philippines
• Leyte - present day Philippine island is the place Ceylon located
• DID NOT MENTION THE FIRST MASS - the only difference of Albo's log from Pigafetta's account
• National Historical Commission of the Philippines - the abbreviation meaning of NHCP
• Albo's Log - the basis of the change in the decision of the NHCP to declare Limasawa as the official site of the first mass as correction to the previous declaration - that of Butuan