| Quincentennial historical markers | |
| 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: | 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).
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]
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 9 | Baybay | Punta Church, Brgy. Punta, Baybay, Leyte | April 1521 | April 5, 2021 | ||
| 10 | Gatighan | Himokilan Island, Hindang, Leyte | April 1521 | April 5, 2021 | ||
| 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[17] | ||
| 22 | Balabac | Brgy. Poblacion V, Balabac, Palawan | No recorded date | October 11, 2021[18] | ||
| 23 | Palawan Cape | Buliluyan Elementary School, Brgy. Buliluyan, Bataraza, Palawan | No recorded date | November 9, 2021[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 | October 25, 2021 | ||
| 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 |