The first religion in the philippines before the spaniard can be answered. yet, we cannot disregard the diversity of the philippines because its islands were scattered and each tribes/culture have different beliefs. As far as i know, philippines have a belief, before muslims came in mindanao. In the northern part of the philippines, they would call their supreme deity as anito, and in the central visaya and southern part of the philippines they would call it diwata. When the early filipinos saw a natural calamaties they cannot describe, they believe that it is their god, and their gods actions and ways.
The first religion in the Philippines is Animism.
Yoruba religion, also known as Ifa or Orisa tradition, is one of the oldest religions practiced in West Africa. Its roots can be traced back centuries before colonialism. It is a complex system of beliefs and practices involving a pantheon of deities (Orishas) and rituals for connecting with the spiritual world.
The Catholic faith was introduced to the Philippines when Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines in 1521, however it wasn't until 1565 when the first permanent Spanish settlement was established by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in Cebu that Catholicism started to spread. As a result of more than 300 years of Spanish rule Catholicism became the predominant religion. The first Christian Filipinos were Rajah Humabon and Queen Juana who were baptised in Cebu on the spot where Magellan planted the cross that has become a Cebu tourist attraction.
Actually, the founders included the freedom of religion in the First Amendment to ensure that the government would not establish a national religion and to protect the free exercise of religion for all individuals. They aimed to create a secular government that would not favor any particular faith, promoting religious freedom rather than any specific religion.
First, the government is forbidden to establish a religion, either directly, or indirectly. People are referring to this fact when they use the phrase "separation of church & state." Second, the government is forbidden to interfere with or to regulate religion.
First of all, Philippines is spelled with one l and two p's--Philippines. And as a proper noun, it is always capitalized. The anwswer to the question is: Religion. We do have a questions in Tagalog section. Please try it.
The first religion in the Philippines is Animism.
Magellan and his expedition were the first Spaniards to reach The Philippines, but they did not discover it. They reached The Philippines on March 16, 1521.
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The official religion is Islam.
Before the Spaniards colonized the Philippines, the natives are quite literate and they have their own alphabet what is now known as "Baybayin" (see link). And yet when the Spaniards landed, they called the natives "Indio" meaning uncivilized. Because women don't wear top-clothings. But why would they. The Philippines being near the Equator is a very hot and humid country. And also because, the natives eats with their hands. This is still practice today. I myself eat with my hands when I'm home. How else can you commune with foods. The Filipinos revered their foods, because for us to eat, some fauna or some flora would give up their life. But today, because of refrigeration and mechanized farming, foods are no longer appreciated or revered. We take everything for granted. BTW, the name 'INDIO" is what is "INDIANS" to the NorthAmericans (USA).
Yes, there were, the Maya were the first one, then the Aztec & Inca.
According to the book Social Studies In Perspective History of the Philippines by Viharin,A.G., First came the Spaniards who arrived in the Philippines on March 17 1521 the expedition led by Magellan who died in the battle of Mactan.The Spaniards retreated only to come back on the 24th of July 1526 and several other expeditions later they were able to conquer Luzon and Visayas but not Mindanao. Later came the Americans who fought with the Filipinos against the Spaniards only to conquer the Philippines after the Spaniards left.The Americans paid 20 million dollars so that Spain would turn over the Philippines to America. Due to world war 2,and because the Philippines was under the America's rule,Japan decided to attack the Philippines.The Japanese took over the Philippines on 1942 to 1945.After which, America decided to give the Philippines it's freedom.
The Spaniards first established a colonial and centralized form of government in the Philippines. SISTEMA ENCOMIENDA: KING CARLOS TRUSTED THE COUNTRY TO THE CONQUISTADOR. LOCALS OR NATIVES(BE IT LAND,ANIMALS OR ETC.) WERE CALLEDENCOMIENDAS. SPANIARDS ON THE OTHER HAND,WERE CALLEDENCOMENDROS. FOR FILIPINOS(GRADE 5 STUDENTS LIKE ME) WHO ARE INTERESTED. PLEASE SEE MORE ABOUT THAT ON PAGE122 OF KALINANGAN 5 BOOK.(GREEN WITH A FACE PAINTED)
They spoke Spanish, before and after they settled into Mexico.
The people of Spain are called Spanish or Spaniards.
The first tribe that the Spaniards encountered in the Americas was the Taino tribe in the Caribbean islands.