via Philippine News Agency, 26 October 2021: Landmark erected to mark the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition around the world.
The National Quincentennial Committee formally unveiled on Tuesday a historical landmark in a coastal village in Glan, Sarangani province to commemorate the passage in the area exactly 500 years ago of the surviving crew of the Magellan-Elcano expedition.
Officials led by Department of Tourism Undersecretary Roberto Alabado III and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) representatives led the unveiling of the landmark in Barangay Batulaki in Glan, one of the oldest localities in Region 12 (Soccsksargen).
Glan Mayor Vivien Yap said the town formally made its place in history with the placement of the landmark, the 32nd of the 34 quincentennial historical markers commemorating the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world.
Source: Magellan’s quincentennial marker unveiled in Sarangani | Philippine News Agency
