Butuan

On the river of Butuan, which is on the confines of this island of

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Edward Gaylord Bourne 1884

These include the Laguna copper plate (900 AD), Butuan ivory seal (9th to 12th centuries), Butuan silver strip (14th to 15th centuries) and the Calatagan pot (15th century).

Archive 2008-09-01 Jan 2008

These include the Laguna copper plate (900 AD), Butuan ivory seal (9th to 12th centuries), Butuan silver strip (14th to 15th centuries) and the Calatagan pot (15th century).

Ancient Writing Sample Found in Philippines Jan 2008

In the Philippines, a convent raided by military personnelThe bishop of Butuan has condemned an army attack on a convent of Good Shepherd Sisters on 1 November and called for a thorough investigation by the authorities.

The Church Beseiged Argent 2006

By the 15th century, entrepôt ports were present in Cebu, Butuan, and Manila.

3. The Philippines, 1500-1800 2001

A boat despatched to the port of Butuan returned in a fortnight with the news that there was much gold, wax, and cinnamon in that district.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

The Butuan chief went on shore and explained that the expedition brought people of peace who sought provisions.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

After the Spaniards had pacified the great Butuan chief on the north coast of Mindanao, Tindig consented to acknowledge the suzerainty of their king, in exchange for undisturbed possession of the realm which he had just founded.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

Castillo, stationed at Butuan, was ordered to march against the rebels with a body of infantry, but bloodshed was avoided by the Captain publishing a general pardon in the name of the King, and crowds of insurgents came to the camp in consequence.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

A half century before the founding of Manila, Magellan had set up the cross upon a small hill on the site of Butuan, on the north coast of Mindanao, celebrating the first mass in the new land, and taking possession of the island in the name of Spain.

The Great White Tribe in Filipinia 1914