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CEBU PHILIPPINES
Photography by larry hirsch Feb 10 /2008
The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30,000 years ago. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon Island, southeast of Samar on March 16, 1521.

Spanish colonization began with the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition and permanent settlement in the island of Cebu.