EDVED 120: Filipino Value System - Political Events

Colonization Overview

• Philippine creation myth involves a bamboo split by a bird, giving birth to the first Filipino man and woman.
• Spanish colonization began in the 16th century, with Ferdinand Magellan and other explorers claiming various uncharted territories.
• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the islands Las Islas Filipinas in the mid-1500s, laying foundations for the future Philippine state.
• Spanish boundaries fluctuated due to conquests, losses, and territorial shifts; could have included regions now part of Borneo and Cambodia.

Mapping and Cultural Diversity

• Jesuit priests Pedro Murillo Velarde, Francisco Suarez, and Nicolas de la Cruz created the first accurate map of the Philippines in 1734.
• The Spanish colonial rule unified over 150 cultural, ethnic, and linguistic groups under one governance, contradicting the islands' ethnolinguistic diversity.
• Socially isolated communities maintained indigenous traditions while experiencing Spanish influence to varying extents.

Colonial Disconnection

• Vicente Rafael's work highlights disconnection between Manila as the colonial center and peripheral areas, where local populations remained independent or indifferent.
• Some groups adopted Spanish customs, while others faced exploitation as laborers in the colonial economy.

Religious Encounters

• Spanish conquistadors encountered various indigenous belief systems during their spread through Luzon and Visayas.
• Traditional practices included worshiping nature spirits and ancestors, with specific roles for female shamans among the Bikolanos.
• Over time, Catholicism became a tool for spurring colonial rule, often replacing or transforming local spiritual beliefs.

Colonization Overview

• Philippine creation myth involves a bamboo split by a bird, giving birth to the first Filipino man and woman.
• Spanish colonization began in the 16th century, with Ferdinand Magellan and other explorers claiming various uncharted territories.
• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the islands Las Islas Filipinas in the mid-1500s, laying foundations for the future Philippine state.
• Spanish boundaries fluctuated due to conquests, losses, and territorial shifts; could have included regions now part of Borneo and Cambodia.

Mapping and Cultural Diversity

• Jesuit priests Pedro Murillo Velarde, Francisco Suarez, and Nicolas de la Cruz created the first accurate map of the Philippines in 1734.
• The Spanish colonial rule unified over 150 cultural, ethnic, and linguistic groups under one governance, contradicting the islands' ethnolinguistic diversity.
• Socially isolated communities maintained indigenous traditions while experiencing Spanish influence to varying extents.

Colonial Disconnection

• Vicente Rafael's work highlights disconnection between Manila as the colonial center and peripheral areas, where local populations remained independent or indifferent.
• Some groups adopted Spanish customs, while others faced exploitation as laborers in the colonial economy.

Religious Encounters

• Spanish conquistadors encountered various indigenous belief systems during their spread through Luzon and Visayas.
• Traditional practices included worshiping nature spirits and ancestors, with specific roles for female shamans among the Bikolanos.
• Over time, Catholicism became a tool for spurring colonial rule, often replacing or transforming local spiritual beliefs.

Colonization Overview

• Philippine creation myth involves a bamboo split by a bird, giving birth to the first Filipino man and woman.
• Spanish colonization began in the 16th century, with Ferdinand Magellan and other explorers claiming various uncharted territories.
• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the islands Las Islas Filipinas in the mid-1500s, laying foundations for the future Philippine state.
• Spanish boundaries fluctuated due to conquests, losses, and territorial shifts; could have included regions now part of Borneo and Cambodia.

Mapping and Cultural Diversity

• Jesuit priests Pedro Murillo Velarde, Francisco Suarez, and Nicolas de la Cruz created the first accurate map of the Philippines in 1734.
• The Spanish colonial rule unified over 150 cultural, ethnic, and linguistic groups under one governance, contradicting the islands' ethnolinguistic diversity.
• Socially isolated communities maintained indigenous traditions while experiencing Spanish influence to varying extents.

Colonial Disconnection

• Vicente Rafael's work highlights disconnection between Manila as the colonial center and peripheral areas, where local populations remained independent or indifferent.
• Some groups adopted Spanish customs, while others faced exploitation as laborers in the colonial economy.

Religious Encounters

• Spanish conquistadors encountered various indigenous belief systems during their spread through Luzon and Visayas.
• Traditional practices included worshiping nature spirits and ancestors, with specific roles for female shamans among the Bikolanos.
• Over time, Catholicism became a tool for spurring colonial rule, often replacing or transforming local spiritual beliefs.