A Short History of the Philippines: For Use in Philippine SchoolsD. Appleton, 1905 - 331 pages |
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... Better Days - Ronquillo de Peñalosa Governor - The " Residen- cia " -Union of Portugal with Spain - Expeditions to Bor- neo and Ternate - Japanese Pirates - The Filipinos ' Part in Spanish Conquests 94 CHAPTER IX . SALAZAR AND DE VERA ...
... Better Days - Ronquillo de Peñalosa Governor - The " Residen- cia " -Union of Portugal with Spain - Expeditions to Bor- neo and Ternate - Japanese Pirates - The Filipinos ' Part in Spanish Conquests 94 CHAPTER IX . SALAZAR AND DE VERA ...
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... Better than Conquest - Rafael de Aguilar Governor - Aguilar and Foreigners — Progress of the Filipinos CHAPTER XX . THE FILIPINOS AND THE CORTES . Napoleon Conquers Spain - First Filipino Deputies - The Con- stitution of 1812 ...
... Better than Conquest - Rafael de Aguilar Governor - Aguilar and Foreigners — Progress of the Filipinos CHAPTER XX . THE FILIPINOS AND THE CORTES . Napoleon Conquers Spain - First Filipino Deputies - The Con- stitution of 1812 ...
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... better . The history of the Philippines begins with the study of the first men who made this land their home . The First Inhabitants . - The first people who lived in these Islands were the Negritos . These are the little black savages ...
... better . The history of the Philippines begins with the study of the first men who made this land their home . The First Inhabitants . - The first people who lived in these Islands were the Negritos . These are the little black savages ...
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... better weapons and clothes . Some of them had a new and better religion . We therefore call these tribes the Cultured Malayans . To - day they are composed of eight Christian tribes and the Moros . The Chris- tians are the Visayans ...
... better weapons and clothes . Some of them had a new and better religion . We therefore call these tribes the Cultured Malayans . To - day they are composed of eight Christian tribes and the Moros . The Chris- tians are the Visayans ...
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... better civilization than their Malayan descendants who came to these Islands . The simple natives whom the Spaniards found here knew nothing of their past but a few tra- ditions which were passed from parent to child by speech . In ...
... better civilization than their Malayan descendants who came to these Islands . The simple natives whom the Spaniards found here knew nothing of their past but a few tra- ditions which were passed from parent to child by speech . In ...
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Aguinaldo American ancient Filipinos Anda anitos archbishop army attack battle bishop boats Bohol Borneo brave British built burned Bustamente Cagayan called cannon captured Cavite Cebú Cebuans centuries chief Chinese Christian church civilization coast commerce conquer conquest Cuba Dutch encomenderos encomiendas enemies ernor expedition fight Fili Filipinos fleet force Fort Santiago fought friars galleon Goiti governor hundred iards Ilocos Ilocos Norte insurrection Islands Joló killed king labor land Lavezaris laws leaders Legazpi Limahong live Luzon Magellan Malayans Manila Manila Bay Mariñas Mexico Mindanao Mindoro Moluccas mountains natives Negritos officers Pampanga Panay Pangasinan Pasig peace pesos Philip Philippines pines pinos priests provinces QUESTIONS AND TOPICS rebellion rebels religion revolt rich river Rizal rulers sailed Salcedo sent ships Silan slaves soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish rule sultan Tagalogs thousand tobacco town trade tribute troops Vigan villages Visayans wild tribes Zambales
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