What did Magellan do in Samar?

Samar was the first island of the Philippines sighted by the Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan. He sighted it on 16 March 1521, having sailed there from the Mariana Islands.

What is the main product of Eastern Samar?

The province economy is dominated by agriculture and fishing, which by themselves are low-income generating activities. Croplands cover about 95% of the total agricultural land. Crops planted are mostly commercial crops such as coconut, abaca, banana and pineapple.

What is Eastern Samar known for?

Eastern Samar is famous in Philippine history is Homonhon Island off the coast of Guiuan, the province’s southern-most town, facing both the Pacific Ocean and the Leyte Gulf where Magellan first landed. Guiuan by itself is a quaint town composed of several Island-Barangays, each with its own story to tell.

What is the town of Eastern Samar?

Borongan
Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: Sinirangan Samar; Tagalog: Silangang Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar.

How did Antonio Pigafetta describe Samar?

Pigafetta wrote, “We took great pleasure with them for they were very pleasant and conversable.” He also remarked that the natives took their leaves “very gracefully and neatly.” They learned that on a nearby island, the people had darts, daggers and knives ornamented with gold, harpoons and nets to fish.

Who discovered Samar?

explorer Ruy López de Villalobos
1543 — The explorer Ruy López de Villalobos, first came to the island and named it Las Islas Filipinas.

Is Eastern Samar poor?

Samar island has the poorest provinces, Eastern Samar having 63.7 percent of the people among the poor. Leyte is better off, but in 2012, Southern Leyte had 43.3 percent of its population as part of the poor, still relatively poor by national standards.

What is the religion in Eastern Samar?

Religion. Catholics comprised 96.76 percent of the province’s household population in 2000. Other religious groups in the province are the Aglipays, Iglesia ni Kristo, Islam, Buddhists, Baptists, and Protestants from the United Church of Christ of the Philippines and other Protestant sects.

How big is Eastern Samar?

1,676 mi²
Eastern Samar/Area

What is the watering place of good signs?

Homonhon
On March 17, 1521, they landed on “uninhabited island” or known as “Humunu” (Homonhon) which Pigafetta referred to as “Watering place of good signs” because the place is abundant in gold.

What is the flagship of Magellan’s voyage?

Trinidad was the flagship of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage of circumnavigation. Unlike Elcano’s Victoria, which returned to Spain sailing across the Indian Ocean, Trinidad tried and failed to sail east across the Pacific to New Spain or modern-day Mexico.

What is the old name of Samar?

Samal
Prior to the coming of the Spaniards in 1596, Samar Island was called in different names (Samal, Ibabao/Cibabao, Tandaya, etc.).