2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines

Victory and Humanity, 1521-2021

Tracing the Maritime Silk Road in the Visayas

Tracing the Maritime Silk Road in the Visayas

Convened by the University of San Carlos Museum
1 December 2021
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The encounter between the Armada de Maluco and the people of Cebu was brought about by the extensive trading networks that existed between the Central Visayas and the rest of island Southeast Asia. The connections between Cebu and the rich trading centers in the East Indies was evidenced by the presence of foreign merchants and the wide knowledge of Cebu as a trading port. Earlier records from Chinese archives indicate the existence of trading partners from within the Central Philippines. This session explores the deep trading and commercial relationships between the Central Visayas and the rest of East Asia.

Session Schedule

Panel A: The Philippines in the Pre-Hispanic World Trade
1 December 2021 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Moderated by: Regina Yoma, University of San Carlos Museum
Philippine National Anthem
Welcome Message
Fr. Pres. Narciso Cellan, SVD (USC President)
Panel Overview
Dr. Jose Eleazar R. Bersales
Always at the Edge of Empires: The Philippines in World Trade in the Early Modern Period
John Allen Peterson, Ph.D. University of San Carlos
From Exclusion to Inclusion: Visayas and its Participation in Long-Distance Trade with China
Genesis Velez, Ph.D. Independent Researcher
Open Forum
Panel B: The Visayas in East Asian Trade
1 December 2021 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Moderated by: Regina Yoma, University of San Carlos Museum
Humabon's Porcelains, Humabon's Alliances: The Trade in Ceramics in Late Precolonial Cebu and Beyond
Jose Eleazar R. Bersales, Ph.D. University of San Carlos
The Archaeological Investigations in Southeastern and Eastern Negros Island
Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, Ph.D. Silliman University
Open Forum
Closing Remarks
University of San Carlos Hymn
National Technical Working Group
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