Person
Rajah Siagu
Rajah Siagu was the ruler of Butuan in northern Mindanao who, with Rajah Kolambu of Limasawa, met Ferdinand Magellan's expedition in March 1521. Antonio Pigafetta's account of the meeting describes the gold worn by these chiefs, and Siagu is said to have attended the first Christian Mass in the Philippines.
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rajah Siagu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-siagu
- MLA
- “Rajah Siagu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-siagu. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Rajah Siagu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-siagu.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Rajah Siagu’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rajah-siagu (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻