Sugbu sa Karaang Panahon

2007-05-03T10:49:00.000+08:00

FINDING of the Sto. Niño of the Legaspi Men

Upon the return of the Spanish Conquestadores 44 years later after Magellan's arrival, Legaspi's men found the Sto. Niño in a Spanish Chest.

2007-05-03T10:48:00.001+08:00

QUEEN JUANA, saves the Sto. Niño

Queen Juana saves the Sto. Niño for posterity, a Christian legacy for Cebu.

2007-05-03T10:46:00.000+08:00

QUEEN JUANA, Protector of the Sto. Niño

After the Humabon massacre and when the cross fell, Queen Juana protects the Sto. Niño.

2007-05-03T10:44:00.002+08:00

HUMABON, Defender of Cebu

After the Lapulapu victory in Mactan, upon the instigation of Enrique, Humabon poisons and slays his Spanish guests. The cross falls...

2007-05-03T10:44:00.001+08:00

LAPU-LAPU, Defender of Mactan

Lapu-lapu, defender of Mactan, Magellan falls; Lapu-lapu and Magellan are one on the Mactan shores. History binds them together.

2007-05-03T10:42:00.000+08:00

BATTLE Of Mactan

Lapulapu defends Mactan and slays Magellan on its shores.

2007-05-03T10:40:00.000+08:00

PINTADO Warrior The Visayan Pintado Warrior, a local custom of tatooing... the warrior is highly ornamented with gold and tattoo, a lifestyle in the tropical island of Sugbo.

2007-05-03T10:39:00.001+08:00

RAPE of Sugbo The Rape of Sugbo is a symbolic representation as to how the Spaniards looted our gold, raped women, and abused our natural wealth.

2007-05-03T10:37:00.000+08:00

QUEEN JUANA Receives The Sto. Niño

Queen Juana keeper of the Sto. Niño of Cebu, Magellan's gift to the Queen on her baptism.

2007-05-03T10:35:00.000+08:00

BAPTISMS of 800 Cebu Natives Baptims of 800 natives with Humabon becoming King Carlos, and Humamay becoming Queen Juana after the Queen mother of Spain. Start of formal Christianity in Asia circa 1521.

2007-05-03T10:32:00.000+08:00

NATIVE DANCERS Before Magellan's Men

Native dancers entertains Pigaffeta as Pintado warrior tells that a slave girl can be offered to mate with the Spanish guests, but Magellan and his men declined. (Pigafetta account)

2007-05-03T10:31:00.000+08:00

THE MUSICIANS at the Prince Court Based on Pigafetta's account, Magellan and his men were entertained with music and dance.

2007-05-03T10:28:00.000+08:00

BLOOD Compact, a native Visayan custom.

Blood compact between Magellan and King Humabon, a native Visayan custom circa 1521.

2007-05-03T10:26:00.000+08:00

ENRIQUE and Magellan at Headman's Hut

Enrique accompanies Magellan to the Headman's hut to deliver to King Humabon the message of peace and friendship of Magellan.

2007-05-03T10:24:00.000+08:00

LUMPOT Weaver

Lumpot is native cotton grown in Cebu, the art of weaving in Southern Cebu is a lost art. According to Ramon Echavarria, Cebu Lumpot was an export product to China during the early years. Weaver is a Pintando, tattoed upper body is a practice of ornamentation blending with the heavy gold accessories of the early Visayans.

2007-05-03T10:19:00.000+08:00

Magellan's Galleons entered Cebu with a bang!

Magellan and his Spanish galleons entered Cebu harbor. The Spanish galleons fired their cannons and frightened the local people of Sugbo.

2007-05-03T10:14:00.000+08:00

TRADING at Port of Sugbu, circa 1521

Chinese, Anamese, Cambodian, Chinese, Europeans and Arabs entered and traded at the Cebu Port. Gold, Cotton, and Slaves were bartered in exchange of silk, porcelain, beads, and other metals. Traders paid tribute to the King of Cebu.

2007-05-03T09:58:00.000+08:00

ENRIQUE, Magellan's Interpreter, A Cebuano?

Enrique, Magellan's slave bought in Malacca who confirmed Magellan's belief of a land further beyond Malacca. He was brought before the King of Portugal and later to Spain for Magellan's Expedition to discover the new trade route and thus discover Cebu. Upon landing in Cebu, Enrique became Magellan's interpreter to the King of Cebu, Humabon. Dr. Alejandro Roces claims that Enrique must have been a Cebuano or a Visayan in origin.

2007-05-03T09:57:00.001+08:00

Historical Paintings lost its popularity with the emergence of Impressionism when the artist broke the rules of tradition to paint light and color, the texture of nature that they saw around them.
Artists who painted historical paintings before the impressionist era were in demand as it was the call of the times to depict the accounts of the heroic adventures of the kings and rulers of Europe. Even Resurreccion Hidalgo and Juan Luna experienced and were involved in the making of historical paintings at the close of the 19th century.

Today most artists in Cebu follow the impressionist, abstract expressionist, cubism, and even the conceptual approach in painting.

There are a few painters who go into historical paintings unless they are commissioned to do so. Manuel Pañares has gone into the painting of the history of Cebu as a call of his time. He feels that a definitive visual representation of its history has to be done so that Cebuanos and all who would need to know more about the mores and tradition as described by writers could also be seen and understood in the painting.

This Exhibition of Recent Works of Manuel Pañares, Sugbo Sa Karaang Panahon is the 1st of a series of historical paintings, January 17-31, l997 at CAP Art Center #60 Osmena Blvd. Cebu City.

The Writings and Translation of the Work of Antonio Pigafetta donated by Dr. Alejandro Roces will be on display for the duration of the exhibition.

2007-05-03T09:25:00.000+08:00

A Painting Exhibition
by Manuel Pañares
Showcasing Cebu's History

The Physical Paintings
Were Previously Exhibited At
CAP ART CENTRE
Cebu City, Philippines
January 17 to 31, 1997

Most of the paintings are now under the collection of
Professor Nelia Cruz Sarcol
and are housed at the Center for International Education Bldg.