Cebu and Bohol islands are the cradle of the Spanish colonization.
In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan sailed across the Pacific on behalf of the Spanish crown, he landed in Mactan island near Cebu and claimed the country for the Spanish king.
For the next 377 years the Philippines were under the Spanish rules, this period was the era of conversion to Roman Catholicism. 
Nowadays the Philippines hold the distinction of being the third-largest Catholic nation in the world after Brazil and Mexico.
Bohol and Cebu islands have a large number of old churches, shrines and historical monuments, dating back to the early years of the Spanish colony.
The Spanish heritage is a contributing factor in the life style of the Filipinos; this Asian country has a unique Latin flavor.

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