List of Quincentennial historical markers in the Philippines

Quincentennial historical markers

The Suluan Quincentennial marker
Location	34 different sites in the Philippines
Designer	Relief: Jonas Roces and Francis Apiles (based on sketches by muralist Derrick Macutay)
Type	Historical markers
Dedicated date	Magellan-Elcano expedition in the Philippine archipelago

The following is a list of Quincentennial historical markers unveiled by the National Historical Commission and the National Quincentennial Committee as part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (QCP).

Background

Sites

Thirty four historical markers will be unveiled in several sites in the Philippines as part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the country. The markers were installed on site with the help of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. ^[1] Of these markers, ten were installed in Eastern Visayas. ^[2] The first marker unveiled was the Suluan marker in the island of the same name in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on March 16, 2021, with the last marker scheduled to be unveiled on October 28, 2021. ^[3]

Design

The markers were created through the coordination of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), the latter being the main government-run organizing body for the 2021 Quincentennial. The markers collectively depict select events of the Magellan-Elcano voyage in the Philippine archipelago. Each marker consist of a pedestal with a globe motif on top as a finial. The tiltation of the globe element was also certified by the Philippine Space Agency. On one side of the pedestal is the commemoration plaque and on another side is a dust marble relief which has a design dependent on the specific site of the marker. The reliefs are made by sculptors Jonas Roces and Francis Apiles and are based on sketches by muralist Derrick Macutay. The NHCP described the designs as a deviation from typical "orientalist" depictions by foreigners of pre-colonial Filipinos as savages. The markers are an attempt to depict events of the expedition from a Filipino point of view. ^[1]

The "Samar" marker is unique because aside from the usual pedestal and markers, it also had a Spanish-language marker on a separate pedestal. The marker was a gift from Spain through then-Ambasador Jorge Moragas. ^[4]

List

Order number	Marker title	Marker location	Date(s) of commemorated event [5]	Date when marker was unveiled	Marker photo
1	Samar	Calicoan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar	March 16, 1521	March 18, 2021 [6]
2	Suluan	Suluan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar	March 16, 1521	March 16, 2021
3	Homonhon	Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar	March 17, 1521	March 17, 2021 [7]
4	Gibusong	Gibusong, Loreto, Dinagat Islands	March 25, 1521	March 25, 2021 [8]
5	Hinunangan	Hinunangan, Southern Leyte	March 25, 1521	March 25, 2021 [8]
6	Limasawa (Mazaua)	Limasawa, Southern Leyte	March 27 – April 4, 1521	March 31, 2021 [9]
7	Leyte	Brgy. Combado, Maasin, Southern Leyte	April 1521	April 4, 2021 [10]
8	Canigao	Canigao Island, Matalom, Leyte	April 1521	April 5, 2021 [10]
9	Baybay	Punta Church, Brgy. Punta, Baybay, Leyte	April 1521	April 5, 2021 [10]
10	Gatighan	Himokilan Island, Hindang, Leyte	April 1521	April 5, 2021 [10]
11	Ponson	Ponson Island, Pilar, Cebu	April 1521	April 6, 2021
12	Poro	Mactang Beach, Brgy. Esperanza, Poro (Poro Island), Cebu	April 1521	April 6, 2021
13	Ticobon	San Francisco (Pacijan Island), Cebu	April 1521	April 6, 2021
14	Cebu	Plaza Sugbo, Brgy. Central, Cebu City, Cebu	April 7 – May 1, 1521	April 7, 2021 [11]
15	Mactan	Mactan Shrine, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu	April 27, 1521	April 27, 2021
16	Bohol	Brgy. Punta Cruz, Maribojoc, Bohol	May 2, 1521	June 17, 2021
17	Panilongon (Negros)	Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete	May 1521	May 4, 2021 [12] [13]
18	Kipit	Brgy. Kipit, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte	May 1521	May 7, 2021 [14]
19	Cagayan (Mapun)	Isla Keana, Brgy. Iruk-Iruk, Mapun, Tawi-Tawi	No recorded date	September 6, 2021
20	Palawan	Sitio Marikit, Barangay San Juan, Aborlan, Palawan [15]	No recorded date	September 22, 2021 [16]
21	Tagusao (Dyguazam/Tegozzao)	Sitio Tagusao, Brgy. Barong-Barong, Brooke's Point, Palawan	No recorded date	October 19, 2021 [16] [17]
22	Balabac	Brgy. Poblacion V, Balabac, Palawan	No recorded date	October 11, 2021 [16] [18]
23	Palawan Cape	Buliluyan Elementary School, Brgy. Buliluyan, Bataraza, Palawan	No recorded date	November 9, 2021 [16] [19]
24	Sulu	Jolo, Sulu	October 1521	October 24, 2021 [20]
25	Tagima (Basilan)	Fuego Fuego Beach Front, Barangay Tabiawan, Isabela, Basilan	October 1521	November 11, 2021 [21]
26	Cawit	Cawit Elementary School, Brgy. Cawit, Zamboanga City	October 1521	December 27, 2021 [22]
27	Subanin	Zamboanga City	October 1521	March 21, 2022 [23]
28	Manalipa	Brgy. Manalipa, Zamboanga City	October 1521	March 21, 2022 [24]
29	Katubigan ng Golpo ng Moro	Pagadian City Fish Port, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur	October 1521	December 22, 2021 [25]
30	Maguindanao	Old Cotabato City Hall, Cotabato City	October 1521	October 19, 2021
31	Benaian	Brgy. Kamangan, Maasim, Sarangani	October 1521
32	Batulaki	Brgy. Batulaki, Glan, Sarangani	October 26, 1521	October 26, 2021 [26] [27]
33	Candighar (Balut)	Municipal Compound, Brgy. Mabila, Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental	October 27, 1521	October 27, 2021
34	Sarangani	Sitio Upper Pali, Brgy. Camalig, Sarangani Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental	October 28, 1521	October 28, 2021

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See also

• Historical markers of the Philippines