German and local historians assert that the arrival took place in Dapitan, and not in Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, where the government erected a historical marker.
DAPITAN, Philippines – Historians and Dapitanons have called on the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to correct the historical record about the arrival of fleeing remnants of explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition in Zamboanga del Norte after the Battle of Mactan in the Visayas.
German historian Karl-Heinz Woinzek presented his research on the Magellan-Elcano expedition last Friday, June 30, at the Jose Rizal Memorial State University in Dapitan. He concluded that Pigafetta was actually referring to Dapitan when he mentioned “Cippit.” “Sad to say, we were ignored by the NHCP, which gave more weight to the name rather than on our arguments,” Aseniero said.
With only around 100 men remaining, Elcano ordered the burning and sinking of their ship Concepcion off Bohol on May 4, 1521. The sailors and provisions from the Concepcion were then distributed to Victoria and Trinidad.Woinzek also cited Swiss Oscar Koelikker’s 1912 work, which stated, “Pigafetta’s Cippit is Dapitan,” based on original manuscripts from survivors of the Magellan-Elcano expedition.
He referred to Pigafetta’s note that along their journey, he spotted three islands – now known as Apo, Selinog, and Aliguay – before reaching “Cippit” in the vicinity of the “Cape of Mindanao.”
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