Editing Ophir (section)

==== Ryukyu Islands====
In Tomo III (1519–1522), pages 112–138, of the book ''Colección general de documentos relativos a las Islas Filipinas existentes en el Archivo de Indias de Sevilla'',<ref name=CGTF>{{cite book|url=http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000175741&page=921|last=Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas|title=Colección general de documentos relativos a las Islas Filipinas existentes en el Archivo de Indias de Sevilla|volume=Tomo III--Documento 98, 1520-1528|pages=112–138}}</ref> found in the [[General Archive of the Indies]] in Spain, Document No. 98 describes how to locate the land of Ophir. The navigational guide starts from the [[Cape of Good Hope]] in Africa to India, Burma, [[Sumatra]], the [[Maluku Islands]], [[Borneo]], [[Sulu]], China, then finally Ophir, which is the Ryukyu Islands. These directions were misrepresented by [[Santa Rosa's at-large congressional district|Lone District of Santa Rosa]] Representative [[Danilo Fernandez]] in 2023, who suggested Ophir as the desirable name for the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/dan-fernandez-delivers-privilege-speech-theorizing-philippines-ophir-bible/ |title=In lengthy speech, congressman rambles about theory on ancient Philippines |date=1 August 2023 |last=De Leon |first=Dwight |work=Rappler |access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>