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What was the religion of filipinos before the Spanish come to the Philippines?
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∙ 9y ago
There were several religions in the Philippines before the spanish came in 1521, however, the predominant religion was Islam and the Philippines prior to spanish colonization was "Maharlika" or referred by the Europeans as "Muslim National Archipelago".
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y agoBefore the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, the Spanish colonizer in 1565 (forty four years after Magellan's death), the Philippines was comprised of independent tribes separated by mountains, and bodies of water.
Each tribe, however, had its own mores, laws, trained warriors, and culture. Education was informal. Parents were the first teachers of children. Archaeological findings have unearthed porcelain from China and other things from Thailand, evidences that the individual tribes had barter trade with Asian neighbors.
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∙ 9y agoIt depends on how you mean "uncivilized".
If you use the term the way that Europeans used it in the 19th century, i.e. to argue that those countries that did not have an established bureaucracy, embrace Christianity, and used industrialization were not civilized, then yes, the Philippines could not match European technology.
However, if you use the word properly, i.e. to refer to the establishment of civil society as opposed to hunter gatherer traditions, in the 1500s, prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, there were already three kingdoms in the Philippines. On the island of Luzon there were Kingdoms of Tondo and Maynila. On the island of Cebu, there was the Rajahnate of Cebu. In the Visayas Island region, there was the Confederation of Madja-as. Around Mindinao there were the Sultanates of Sulu and Maguindinao. These latter two even resisted Spanish occupation for centuries.
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∙ 11y agoMaharlika as by its people and neighboring countries. However, referred to as th "Muslim National Archipelago" by the western countries. Goggle Search Tala Estates.
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∙ 9y agoBefore the Spaniards the predominant religions in the Philippines were Hindu and Buddhist. Some parts of Mindanao were Muslim and parts of northern Luzon were Pagan.
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∙ 11y agoDuring pre-colonial times, a form of animism was widely practiced in the Philippines.
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Are the Filipinos civilized before the Spaniards came to the Philippines?
Yes, the indigenous Filipinos had their own diverse cultures, societies, and systems of governance before the arrival of the Spaniards. They had established trade networks, social structures, and artistic traditions that reflect their civilization before colonial influence.
Why does manila called the Muslim kingdom?
Because it was muslim. Before t coming of the spaniards.. many kingdoms in the philippines were muslim. The spanish conquered the filipinos and converted them to christianity. Only 5 to 9 % of modern filipinos are muslims
Explain the reason why the Philippines was easily pacified by the Spaniards?
because the Filipinos were ignorant before
Why Filipino did not fully hispanized?
Filipinos did not fully hispanize because of several factors, such as the resistance to complete cultural assimilation due to existing indigenous practices and beliefs, the presence of remote areas where Spanish colonial influence was limited, and the preservation of local languages despite Spanish influence. Additionally, socio-economic disparities between the ruling Spanish colonizers and the local population also contributed to the limited hispanization of Filipino society.
What was the religion of the Philippines before Christianity?
Islam
What is the first religion in the Philippines before the Spaniards came?
The first religion in the Philippines before the arrival of the Spaniards was animism. Indigenous Filipino tribes practiced various forms of animism, believing in spirits and deities that inhabited nature, animals, and ancestors. These beliefs shaped their daily lives, rituals, and worldview.
What is the name of the Philippines before the Spaniards came?
The Philippines had no official name before the Spanish came. The Philippines where separate island ruled by different tribes and it was actually the spanish who united them into one nation.
Did the early Filipinos were already civilized before the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines?
yes, the filipinos were already civilized before the spanish colonization. They have already a way of government, we already have laws, we already trade in other places, we have the system of writing, we already have currency (in terms of gold) and also social classes.
Who were the first aborigines of the Philippines before coming of the fourth colonizers?
firstly it is: "Who are the two major colonizers of the Philippines." 1) Spain the Philippines were a colony of Spain. However they had long been fighting for independence. 2) America before America won the Spanish American war, American president William McKinley told Emiliano Aguinaldo, (almost like the Filipino George Washington) that if the Filipinos helped America win the Spanish-American War, he would let them have independence. sadly, at the end of this war, America broke her promise.
What are the religion beliefs of the ancient Filipinos?
Filipinos have different beliefs and tradition, one of it is animism, which they worship the nature and the anitos anitas.
Why Philippines literature existed even before the Spaniards came?
People in the Philippines could actually think, speak and write before being colonized by the Spanish. In fact, the islands were called the Philippines only after the Spanish came.
Why were the mountain tribes and the Mindanao areas spared of Spanish colonization?
One of the main reasons why Spain colonized the Philippines was because they weren't united as a country. Based on what I have read, the Mindanao areas already had their own religion (known as Islam) before the Spaniards came and this religion, I think, made them more united than the other areas of the Philippines. Their unity spared them from Spanish colonization. :)
