philinias Achipelago de San Lazaro.
magelands
etc.
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
Some suggests lots of name for the Philippines. Even more bizzare was the idea that it was part of atlantis which was supposedly sunked. The earliest RECORDED name of the Philippines was Ma'yi, which was what the Chinese called this country during barter trade. after that we were discovered by the Spaniards and renamed "isalas de san lazaro" then after that "islas de felipe" then Philippines came ---Well, in some maps today that shows the Philippines before Magellan arrived names the Philippines as Malaya, or maybe the Malayan Archipelago, with the islands of Indonesia and Malaysia, as the Philippines was a part of the chain of islands that mostly occupy Southeast Asia.
The area was settled by the Spanish and used to be part of Mexico. Most of the Spanish-language names are the names they were given at the time of settlement.
in Asia, south of japan there is an island chain consisting of over 700 islands. conqured by Spain but given independence, most philipino's last names are spanish..weird
The Philippines was named after King Philip II of Spain when the country was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century. The name "Philippines" was given to honor the king and the country was named Las Islas Filipinas in Spanish.
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
Of the Philippines' 7,107 islands, only 2,773 have names.
The name "Philippines" comes from the Spanish King Philip II, who ruled during the Spanish colonization of the archipelago in the 16th century. The name was given by Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos in honor of the king.
Ruy Lopez de Villalobos was a Spanish explorer. He is credited with giving the Republic of the Philippines its name by calling it Las Islas Filipinas.
The Philippines has that name because Spanish explorers named the islands after King Philip of Spain. Philippine is an adjective meaning "related to Philip."
The similar Spanish given names are Hernando, Arnaldo, Geraldo, and Reynaldo.