The Murillo Velarde map was created by cartographer Francisco Suarez and engraved by Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay, with guidance from Spanish Jesuit Father Pedro Murillo Velarde. It was among the over ...

on Friday received the original Murillo Velarde 1734 map, which has been vital in the country’s territorial assertions, during a turnover ceremony in Malacañang. Dubbed as the “Mother of all ...

The map was acquired by Mel Velasco Velarde in 2014 at an auction in Sotheby in London and donated to the Philippine government. It was produced by Spanish Jesuit Friar Pedro Murillo Velarde with ...

The Murillo Velarde 1734 map was produced by Spanish Jesuit Friar Pedro Murillo Velarde with the help of two Filipino artisans, Francisco Suarez who drew the map and Nicolas dela Cruz Bagay who ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday received the original Murillo Velarde 1734 map, which has been vital in the country’s territorial assertions, during a turnover ceremony in Malacañang.