Rajah Humabon

E397990

Rajah Humabon was a 16th-century ruler of Cebu in the Philippines who became one of the first native leaders to convert to Christianity during Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition.

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Label Occurrences
Rajah Humabon canonical 1
Rajah of Cebu 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cebuano ruler
Filipino person
convert to Christianity
historical figure
monarch
associatedWith Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish Empire
associatedWithEvent Magellan–Elcano expedition
surface form: Magellan expedition

first Catholic mass and baptisms in Cebu
associatedWithObject Santo Niño de Cebu
baptismalName Carlos
Don Carlos
conflict post-Magellan tensions with remaining Spanish crew
continent Asia
convertedBy Ferdinand Magellan
country Philippines
culture precolonial Philippine polities
date 1521 (conversion to Christianity)
encountered Ferdinand Magellan in 1521
ethnicGroup Cebuano people
historicalRole mediator between Spaniards and local chiefs
influenced spread of Christianity in Cebu
knownFrom Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo
surface form: chronicles of Antonio Pigafetta
languageSpoken Cebuano language
surface form: Cebuano

Old Cebuano
legacy remembered as first Christian ruler of Cebu
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Cebu
Central Visayas
Visayas
namedAfter Charles I of Spain
notableFor being one of the first native rulers in the Philippines to convert to Christianity
encounter with Ferdinand Magellan
role in early Spanish contact with the Philippines
partOf early Spanish–Philippine contacts
politicalSystem Rajahnate of Cebu
surface form: Rajahnate

barangay chiefdom
positionHeld ruler of Cebu
precolonialStatus local paramount ruler
regionRuled Metro Cebu urban area
surface form: Cebu City area

Cebu Island
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous Philippine religion
residence Cebu
Sugbu
spouse Hara Humamay
Juana
surface form: Queen Juana
timePeriod 16th century
title Rajah Humabon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rajah of Cebu

Referenced by (2)

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Lapu-Lapu associatedWithPerson Rajah Humabon
Rajah Humabon title Rajah Humabon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rajah of Cebu