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Events in the Philippines Chapter 6 (Adelantado Alvaro de Mendana de Neira)

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"Asia - Philippines / Cebu city - Basilica of Santo Nino in Cebu by Rudi Roels, on Flickr"> Asia - Philippines / Cebu city - Basilica of Santo Nino in Cebu Basilica of Santo Nino in Cebu The Basilica of Santo Niño or Basilica del Santo Niño was originated last 16th century as a church in Cebu City in the Philippines where it was founded by an Augustinian Priest named, Andrés de Urdaneta on April 28, 1565 and this was also the day where Urdaneta voyage attained in the island. Last May 8 of the same year, when Urdaneta and his men planned the development of the city, they had already allocated a place for the church and the monastery of San Agustin, where the Santo Niño image had been found. This was the first church configuration that has built on earth. Friar Diego de Herrera has ordered a nipa and hard wood for it and this was built with a statue or sculpture portraying the Holy Child Jesus, and it was first founded by Spanish voyagers in 1565, and it was cons

Events in the Philippines Chapter 6

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"Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario de la Naval de Manila by robbyandharry, on Flickr"> Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario de la Naval de Manila a La Naval De Manila Intramuros Marian Procession December 4, 2005 Intramuros de Manila Of all the famous Marian images in the Philippines, La Naval stands alone as a "native virgin". Although her clothes mark her readily as a product of the 17th century Spanish "Golden Age", her oriental features reflect the uniqueness of her position as a truly indigenous queen of the Philippines. In 1593, on the death of his father, the Spanish Governor General Luis Perez Dasmarinas commissioned Captain Hernando de los Rios Coronel to have a Marian statue sculpted. He wished to give a religious imprint to his regime in the Philippines. A non-Catholic Chinese sculptor was found to make the statue. This sculptor later became a convert through the intercession of the virgin. The beautiful image was presente