I LOVE MY COUNTRY

• Ferdinand Magellan


  Portuguese navigator and explorer who headed the first Spanish foray to the Philippines
• Magellan made landfall on Cebu

  March 1521
• Magellan met an untimely death on the nearby island of Mactan
• Miguel López de Legazpi


  Established the first permanent Spanish settlement, in Cebu, in 1565
• The Spanish city of Manila was founded in 1571, and by the end of the 16th century most of the coastal and lowland areas from Luzon to northern Mindanao were under Spanish control
• The Muslims of Mindanao and Sulu, whom the Spanish called Moros, were never completely subdued by Spain
• Patriotism


  Love for or devotion to one's country
• Patriotism


  Derives from Latin word "pater" which means father
• St. Thomas Aquinas: 'Patriotism, teaches, "The reverence given to our country includes homage to all our fellow-citizens and to all the friends of our country" Patriotism as a proper love and honor toward one's country is a part of the virtue of piety; therefore, Patriotism is a virtue.'