# SCREEN TRAVELER 1930s VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES MANILA, CEBU, MACTAN 65484

This black and white film, one of the Andre de la Varre "Screen Traveler" series, recounts the history of the Philippines and shows the island nation as it appeared in the 1930s. Opening sequence: :01-:21. Narrator: March 1521, Magellan discovers the Philippine Islands, :55. Philippine Islands over 7,000 islands, become subject to King of Spain 1:18 . Magellan is killed 19 days after declaring this, 1:26 . Spain returns to their homeland through Cape of Good Hope and first around the world voyage is completed, 1:35 . Cebu, Philippines, great port of trade, 2:09 . Principal exports are coconut products and hemp, 2:30 . Filipino dock workers loading exports, 3:05 . Famous manila hemp, famous for rope and shipping uses, 3:15 . Filipino dock workers loading hemp onto the docks, piled into huge piles, 3:27 . City of Cebu, built along the harbor which is protected from storms and heavy gales, view of the city of Cebu, 3:43 . Magellan was killed on the island of Mactan, the island has been under Spanish rule for hundreds of years and the houses still show signs of this colonial rule, 4:01 . Cebu was under the American flag from 1898-1946, 5:03 . Riding in horse and carriage in the Philippines, 4:24 . Tradesman and craftsman move their wares in the streets of the Philippines, 4:51 . The cross that Magellan planted when he arrived in the Philippines, 5:50 . Magellan shrine, 6:02 . The church of St. Augustine that houses the holy child of Cebu, a wooden figure thought to be given to…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/65484TheScreenTravelerPhilippinesVwr)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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