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1 Life, Language and Love
Islam predated the arrival of Christianity by at least a century and a half. Towards the end of...
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2 Crescent before Cross
The Koran not only answers questions pertaining to spiritual and social matters, it also assigns...
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3 Chinese and other Minorities
As early the 10th century, Chinese traders were regular visitors to the islands, going by the...
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4 After Magellan, the Deluge
The first post-Magellanic expedition was headed by Francisco García Jofre de Loaísa with Elcano...
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5 Legazpi finally Succeeds
Legazpi’s expedition left Navidad on November 21, 1564. Urdaneta, now a member of...
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6 The Founding of Manila
After Suleiman’s defeat, on June 3, 1572, Maynila was designated the seat of Spanish power in...
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7 Keeping the Filipinos in Line
Combining the exactions of tribute and physical labor with the imperative of gaining converts to...
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8 Who Reigned and Who Ruled?
Who was truly sovereign in the archipelago, the Vatican or Madrid? It was clear from...
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9 The Island Economy
The galleon trade, the foundations for which had been laid by Andrés de Urdaneta’s successful...
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10 Mercenaries and Conscripts
The imposition of colonial rule was rarely, if ever, smooth, since the indigenous populations in...
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11 Crescent against Cross
While the spread of Islam throughout the archipelago was halted by the arrival of the Spanish,...
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12 From Indio to Filipino
“Padre Damaso got up and said ominously, ‘When you come to see me it should not be in...
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13 Education and Ideas
As the Indios in Spain began to grow, there were attempts to improve the education...
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14 The Propaganda
In the meantime, political changes continued apace in Spain. 1871 saw Amadeo, son of King Victor...
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15 Rizal (again)
Born in 1861, José could converse in ten languages, and he corresponded in six. The...
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16 On the Eve of the Revolution
The last decade of the 19th century is unprecedented. Filipinos collectively experience Chaos,...
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17 The Spanish-American War
In early 1898, responding to the Cuban war of independence against Spain, the U.S. sent...
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18 The Philippine-American War
With this war conveniently blamed on the Filipino forces, and public war fever stoked once more,...
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