Which happened first, the founding of the modern state of Belgium or Magellan's voyage of discovery of the Philippines?
History of Belgium: The history of Belgium predates the founding of the modern state of that name in 1830. Cockfight:  But it was during Magellan's voyage of discovery of the Philippines in 1521 when modern cockfighting was first witnessed and documented by Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's chronicler, in the kingdom of Taytay.
Magellan's voyage of discovery of the Philippines