Mazaua, An Island-port, Limasawa, An Island With No Suitable Anchorage
Magellan and his Armada found ready anchorage at Mazaua. So did Ginés de Mafra and his 90+ crewmates. So did Bernardo de la Torre and his men in April 1544. So did Garcia Escalante de Alvarado in October 1544.
On the other hand, the Coast Pilot describe Limasawa as having no suitable anchorage. The Coast Pilot of 1927 published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey states, "Limasawa is fringed by a narrow, steep-to reef off which the water is too deep to afford good anchorage for large vessels."
Two dissimilar islands, one with a good anchorage and the other with no anchorage, cannot be one and the same.
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