Tinago

Tinago was a settlement on Samar's western coast, facing the sheltered waters between Samar and the neighbouring islands. In October 1596 the first Jesuit missionaries to Samar established a station here. From Tinago they travelled with local guides along rivers and forest paths to Catubig in the north, where they founded another mission. The movement of missionaries followed routes already known to the islanders, crossing an interior of wooded hills and waterways.