The following is a list of Quincentennial historical markers unveiled by the National Historical Commission and the National Quincentennial Committee as part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (QCP).
Background Sites Thirty-four historical markers were unveiled in several sites in the Philippines as part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the country. The markers were installed on site with the help of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Of these markers, ten were installed in Eastern Visayas. The first unveiled was the Suluan marker in the island of the same name in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on March 16, 2021, with the last marker scheduled to be unveiled on October 28, 2021.
Design The markers were created through the coordination of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC), the latter being the main government-run organizing body for the 2021 Quincentennial. The markers collectively depict select events of the Magellan-Elcano voyage in the Philippine archipelago. Each marker consist of a pedestal with a globe motif on top as a finial. The obliquity of the globe element was also certified by the Philippine Space Agency. On one side of the pedestal is the commemoration plaque and on another side is a dust marble relief which has a design dependent on the specific site of the marker. The reliefs are made by sculptors Jonas Roces and Francis Apiles and are based on sketches by muralist Derrick Macutay. The NHCP described the designs as a deviation from typical "orientalist" depictions by foreigners of pre-colonial Filipinos as savages. The markers are an attempt to depict events of the expedition from a Filipino point of view.
The "Samar" marker is unique because aside from the usual pedestal and markers, it also has a Spanish-language marker on a separate pedestal. The marker was a gift from Spain through then-Ambasador Jorge Moragas.
List Order number Marker title Marker location Date(s) of commemorated event Date when marker was unveiled Marker photo 1 Samar Calicoan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar March 16, 1521 March 18, 2021 2 Suluan Suluan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar March 16, 1521 March 16, 2021 3 Homonhon Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar March 17, 1521 March 17, 2021 4 Gibusong Gibusong, Loreto, Dinagat Islands March 25, 1521 March 25, 2021 5 Hinunangan Hinunangan, Southern Leyte March 25, 1521 March 25, 2021 6 Limasawa (Mazaua) Limasawa, Southern Leyte March 27 – April 4, 1521 March 31, 2021 7 Leyte Brgy. Combado, Maasin, Southern Leyte April 1521 April 4, 2021 8 Canigao Canigao Island, Matalom, Leyte April 1521 April 5, 2021 9 Baybay Punta Church, Brgy. Punta, Baybay, Leyte April 1521 April 5, 2021 10 Gatighan Himokilan Island, Hindang, Leyte April 1521 April 5, 2021 11 Ponson Ponson Island, Pilar, Cebu April 1521 April 6, 2021 12 Poro Mactang Beach, Brgy. Esperanza, Poro (Poro Island), Cebu April 1521 April 6, 2021 13 Ticobon San Francisco (Pacijan Island), Cebu April 1521 April 6, 2021 14 Cebu Plaza Sugbo, Brgy. Central, Cebu City, Cebu April 7 – May 1, 1521 April 7, 2021 15 Mactan Mactan Shrine, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu April 27, 1521 April 27, 2021 16 Bohol Brgy. Punta Cruz, Maribojoc, Bohol May 2, 1521 June 17, 2021 17 Panilongon (Negros) Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete May 1521 May 4, 2021 18 Kipit Brgy. Kipit, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte May 1521 May 7, 2021 19 Cagayan (Mapun) Isla Keana, Brgy. Iruk-Iruk, Mapun, Tawi-Tawi No recorded date September 6, 2021 20 Palawan Sitio Marikit, Barangay San Juan, Aborlan, Palawan No recorded date September 22, 2021 21 Tagusao (Dyguazam/Tegozzao) Sitio Tagusao, Brgy. Barong-Barong, Brooke's Point, Palawan No recorded date October 19, 2021 22 Balabac Brgy. Poblacion V, Balabac, Palawan No recorded date October 11, 2021 23 Palawan Cape Buliluyan Elementary School, Brgy. Buliluyan, Bataraza, Palawan No recorded date November 9, 2021 24 Sulu Jolo, Sulu October 1521 October 24, 2021 25 Tagima (Basilan) Fuego Fuego Beach Front, Barangay Tabiawan, Isabela, Basilan October 1521 November 11, 2021 26 Cawit Cawit Elementary School, Brgy. Cawit, Zamboanga City October 1521 December 27, 2021 27 Subanin Zamboanga City October 1521 March 21, 2022 28 Manalipa Brgy. Manalipa, Zamboanga City October 1521 March 21, 2022 29 Katubigan ng Golpo ng Moro Pagadian City Fish Port, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur October 1521 December 22, 2021 30 Maguindanao Old Cotabato City Hall, Cotabato City October 1521 October 19, 2021 31 Benaian Brgy. Kamangan, Maasim, Sarangani October 1521 32 Batulaki Brgy. Batulaki, Glan, Sarangani October 26, 1521 October 26, 2021 33 Candighar (Balut) Municipal Compound, Brgy. Mabila, Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental October 27, 1521 October 27, 2021 34 Sarangani Sitio Upper Pali, Brgy. Camalig, Sarangani Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental October 28, 1521 October 28, 2021
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See also Historical markers of the Philippines