Philippine history : reassessed / Isidro Escare Abeto.

Magellan and Limasawa exchange gifts.

Limasawa Gives More Gifts
Limasawa ordered his men to carry with them all the things given by
Magellan and bade him goodbye. In the afternoon of the following day, the
native chieftain and his subjects returned, giving the Spanish visitors more
gifts which they very eagerly received with boundless joy: cocks, hens, young
coconuts, pumpkins, hogs, venison, and various kinds of native fruits.
Spanish Foods and Drinks
In the evening, Magellan invited Limasawa and his principal followers to his galleon, the Trinidad, where the former offered them a sumptuous
Spanish dinner and European drinks. Exceedingly delighted, the Filipinos
tasted, for the first time, the Spanish foods and wines which they enjoyed very
much to their satisfaction. With frankness, they told the Spaniards that the
Spanish wines were far superior to the native fermented drinks extracted from
coconut trees and nipa palms.

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