The Filipino Indolence Debate

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Questions and Answers

What was a common belief during the Spanish conquest about Filipinos?

  • Filipinos were resourceful
  • Filipinos were inherently indolent (correct)
  • Filipinos were hardworking
  • Filipinos were intelligent

Who sought to dispute the belief of Filipino indolence?

  • Sancianco and Rizal (correct)
  • Sancianco and the Spanish
  • Rizal and the Spanish
  • Sancianco, Rizal, and the Spanish

What did Sancianco believe was the cause of Filipino indolence?

  • Spanish unfair policies (correct)
  • Lack of resources
  • Lack of education
  • Filipinos' inherent nature

What did Rizal utilize to challenge the misconception of Filipino indolence?

<p>Natural experiment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What undermined Sancianco's argument about Filipino indolence?

<p>The implementation of the cedula (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Belief about Filipinos during the Spanish conquest?

That Filipinos were by nature lazy or indolent.

Who challenged the idea of Filipino indolence?

Gregorio Sancianco and Jose Rizal

Sancianco's view on indolence?

He attributed it to unjust Spanish policies.

Rizal's method to challenge indolence?

He used a 'natural experiment'.

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Weakness of Sancianco's claims?

The introduction of the cedula, a form of taxation, contradicted Sancianco's assertion.

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Study Notes

Filipino Indolence

  • During the Spanish conquest, a common belief was that Filipinos were inherently indolent, or lazy.

Challenging the Belief

  • José Rizal sought to dispute this belief of Filipino indolence.
  • Rizal utilized his novels, specifically "Noli Me Tángere" and "El Filibusterismo", to challenge the misconception of Filipino indolence.

Sancianco's Argument

  • Sancianco believed that the tropical climate of the Philippines was the cause of Filipino indolence.

Undermining Sancianco's Argument

  • The existence of pre-colonial achievements, such as the Barter of Panay and the Ifugao Rice Terraces, undermined Sancianco's argument about Filipino indolence.

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