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Limasawa is a 6th class municipality and an island of the same name in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 5,157 people in 1,108 households. It lies south of Leyte, in the Mindanao Sea. The island is about 10 km from north to south.
[edit] Barangays
Limasawa is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.
- Cabulihan
- Lugsongan
- Magallanes
- San Agustin
- San Bernardo
- Triana
[edit] History
The island was first visited by foreigners with the arrival of Chinese and perhaps Arabic tradesmen. In 1225, the Chinese merchant Chau Ju Kuo described the population as friendly and congenial to trade-relations. On 26 March 1521, the Limasawan ruler Rajah Kolambu was visited by Magellan and his fleet of three ships, passing through en route to the Spice Islands. The two leaders maintained very amicable relations, becoming casicasi or blood-brothers before the captain's departure.[2]
"Limasawa" is so named because it is not "Masawa" or "Masao", the island where the first ever Mass in the Philippines was celebrated. See First mass in the Philippines.
The island may be the same island as Gatighan, though there is debate on the subject.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Total Population, Household Population and Number of Households. National Statistics Office (May 1, 2000). Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Bergreen, Laurence. Over the Edge of the World. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2003. Page 144.
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