Mexican migration to the Philippines.(Opinion/Editorial)THE migration of Mexicans to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period is an aspect of...Mercene, Floro L
In terms of genome and anthropological studies and researchthe “pure Filipino” does not exist. In other words there is no “pure Filipino.” ... The use of the term “Filipino” in the Philippines started during the Spanish colonial period. The original meaning was “a person of Spanish ...
During the Spanish colonial period, which lasted over 300 years, the country was introduced to Christianity and Western education. The United States then took control and established a democratic government that lasted for decades. The Japanese occupation during World War II brought about great ...
By 1897, a truce had been signed between the revolutionaries and the Spanish with the leaders of the revolution accepting to be exiled outside the Philippines. In 1898, after attacks on Americans interests in the region by the Spanish during the Spanish-American War, the US gave support to ...
The Malays, however, remained the dominant group until the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. Spanish Period Ferdinand Magellan was the first European who set foot on the Philippines [1] and claimed the archipelago for Spain in 1521, but stayed for only a few days. Christianity was ...
Etymologically it is derived from “Bathala”, the ancient Supreme Being worshiped by Filipinos during the pre-Spanish Period. It is akin to the Arabic/Muslim expression “Inshallah” (at the will of God) 21. A word derived fromkapwa, a Tagalog term widely used when addressing another with...
During this period the Spanish Catholic religious orders, including the Dominicans, Augustinians, and Jesuits, became the principal economic and political force in the colony, concentrating vast landholdings in their hands. The Philippines’ link with the outside world was limited to Chinese and ...
With newfound independence from colonial powers, the college diploma, previously unattainable to ordinary Filipinos during the Spanish regime (1521–1898), became the way to gain standing in the new social order (Carson, 1961; McHale, 1961). As the government struggled with elementary, secondary ...
This concluding chapter discusses demographic change in the Philippines during the early Spanish colonial period. The initial impact of Spanish conquest and the types of transformations the Spanish sought to bring to native societies in Southeast Asia and in the Americas were similar. However, the Phi...
DuringWorld War II, the Philippines was occupied byJapanfrom1941 to 1945, a period marked by brutal fighting and widespread atrocities, including theBataan Death March. The country was liberated byAmerican and Filipino forcesin 1945, and the Philippines finally gained full independence onJuly 4, 19...