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The numbers and the geographical spread of the members of the Manuel Calo- Juanita Patuasi Family Tree now and in the future makes a family reunion or even of touching base with most from time to time in the traditional sense a near impossibility.  Thanks to the internet, that will no longer be as daunting as it was. 

We invite all family members to explore and participate in this website.  Each family branch is responsible for providing the latest updates of their respective family events and information.  Suggestions are most welcome.  Photo space on each of the Descendant's page is limited to 30. Enter your Comments/ Suggestion in the Blog & Exchanges page.

For visitors to this website who are not direct descendants of the Manuel Calo clan, thank you for taking interest in our family's website  Should you wish to share with us your thoughts, videos, photos, etc. kindly use the space provided for in the Guestbook Page.

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Enjoy!

- website editor

Historic Butuan

Butuan- the Historic City (2/2)

21/10/2012 10:55
Source:  https://caraganon.com/2008/01/butuan-historic-city.html by JF Monton, 2008 (2/2) “In the beginning there was no Philippines…but there was Butuan. Butuan In The Map Of Tourism Well, visiting the historic Butuan draw your attention in the Balangay Shrine and the Butuan National...

Butuan- The Historic City (1/1)

07/10/2012 14:48
  Source:  https://caraganon.com/2008/01/butuan-historic-city.html by JF Monton, 2008 (1/1) “In the beginning there was no Philippines…but there was Butuan.” Welcome to a city that has seen over 1,687 years of recorded history. The line was so pure in the hearts...

Brief History of Butuan City

07/10/2012 14:36
Source:  Butuan City gov't Official Website Butuan City was originally located in Pinamanculan by the banks of Masao River, about a kilometer from the barrio of Libertad.  Finding the site less than ideal because of the floods, the people...
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Butuan, our home. . .

 

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The Golden Tara: 

A 21 carat gold Buddhist figurine of the earliest known image of Sailendra Period of Sri Vijayan in the 10th AD found in 1917 and now resides in the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History.  In pre-Spanish era, Butuan already established regular trading partnerships with South Vietnam (Champa), Indonesia and China.  The Chinese Soong Shi (history) records the first Tributary Mission of Butuan to the Imperial Court of China in March 17, 1001 AD, 50 years earlier than Manila. Ferdinand Magellan "discovered" the Philippines only in 1521.  Thus, Enrique, his Butuanon guide, circumnagivated the globe before he did. The first Catholic mass was held in Mazaua, Butuan.