Figure 1.-- We do not yet know a great deal about First Communion in the Philippines. We do not know, for example, what proportion of Filipino children do First Communion. We note many children wearing European styles First Communion outfits, but the Philippines tropical climate is a factor. All we know about the boy here is hat he was from Roxas City. |
The first Europeans to reach the Philippines was the expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan (1521).
A series of Spanish expeditions followed. The ecploers named the Islands the Filipinas, in honor of Philip II, Spain's agressively Catholic monarch. The Spanish proceeded to colonize and Christiasnize most of the various islands. The Muslims inhabitants in the south, especiall Mindanao resisted Christianity. The Spanish faced insurgent efforts throughout the colonial period, but Christianity was widely accepted. We do not yet know a great deal about First Communion in the Philippines. We do not know, for example, what proportion of Filipino children do First Communion. We note many children wearing European styles First Communion outfits, but the Philippines tropical climate is a factor.
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