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Oct 11, 2013 · Magellan became friend with Rajah Humabon, the ruler of Cebu. The rajah, his wife and their followers were converted to Christianity and were baptized into the Catholic faith. After their baptism, Magellan gave an image of the Santo Niño to Queen Juana, Humabon’s wife. Rajah Humabon became an ally of Magellan.
Jun 27, 2010 · Posted in Cebu on June 27, 2010. Rajah Humabon was the first Filipino chieftain to embrace Christianity in the Philippines. He is regarded as the bravest and wisest man in the island of Cebu. When Ferdinand Magellan landed on Cebu on April 7, 1521, Sunday, Rajah Humabon made a blood compact with Magellan as a symbol of their newfound friendship.
On March 15, 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator, worked for the King of Spain, together with his crew, arrived in Cebu. Right there, he met and befriended Rajah Humabon, the then chieftain of Cebu. Magellan persuaded Humabon, his wife Queen Juana, and their native people to accept Christianity and baptize them as Christians.
Apr 7, 2022 · Cebu City remembers Rajah Humabon Day on Thursday, April 7, 2022, the King of Cebu at the time of the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. CEBU CITY, Philippines — Facts should be retold. And ...
Apr 14, 2021 · The reenactment of the scene on April 14, 1521, Humabon, his wife Hara Amihan and about 800 Sugbuanons were baptized. john ... headed by Rajah Humabon, and the Spaniards, ...
Apr 15, 2021 · Rajah Humabon, the most powerful ruler in the region, met Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan weeks after the latter first landed in the archipelago on Homonhon Island, which is now part of ...
May 24, 2022 · Rajah Humabon was a key figure in converting Cebuanos to Christianity, particularly through his wife, Queen Juana, who chose to receive the image of Sto. Niño.
