neighboring islands but into Manila Bay to Malate, to the very gates of the capital, and Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, 1609, by Antonio de Morga Edited By J.S. Pastells, P. Antonio de Morga: Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. is in marked contrast with the word used by subsequent historians whenever recording evil, that is worldwide and there is no nation that can 'throw the first stone' at any other. See Cline, Howard F., The Relaciones geograficas of the Spanish Indies, 157786 in Hispanic American Historical Review, 44 (1964), 84174.CrossRefGoogle Scholar, 46. 2. nowadays it would be called a bit presumptuous. The Book of Dr. Antonio de Morga, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, was important because it described the events in 1493-1603, and it was a clear account of the history of the islands. CONTENT ANALYSIS. Began with Miguel Lopez de Legaspi in 1564 to Pedro de Acuiia died in June 1606. Two others died before he reached Manila. The English, for example, find their gorge rising when they see a Spaniard eating snails, while in turn the Spanish find roast beef English-style repugnant and can't understand the relish of other Europeans for beefsteak a la Tartar which to them is simply raw meat. for this article. To entrust a province was then The raid by Datus Sali and Silonga of Mindanao, in 1599 with 50 sailing vessels and 3,000 warriors, against the capital of Panay, is the first act of piracy by the inhabitants of the South which is recorded in Philippine history. The expedition which followed the Chinese corsair Li Ma-hong, after his Uno de sus grandes atractivos de la isla filipina de Palawa es el ro subterrneo navegable que es el ms largo del mundo: el de Puerto Princesa. SJ., (Barcelona, 1904), three vols. Year of publication of annotation of Morga's book. But a description of events from years 1493 to 1603. organized threads of history intertwined together to come up with a masterpiece containing practical day-to-day affairs of the islands. (5 points) Before the annotation of Morga's book, he finds it for him to know what are the content and being stated on the book, thus he corrects the misleading . It was not Ubal's fault that he was True Dr. Jose Rizal found Dr. Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas in London Museum Library on May 24, 1888. The Jesuit, Father Alonso Sanchez, who visited the papal court at Rome and the very straightforward historical annotations, which corrected the original book and though historically based, the annotations reflects his strong anticlerical bias. He meticulously added footnotes on every chapter of the Sucesos that could be a misrepresentation of Filipino cultural practices. When Morga says that the lands were "entrusted" (given as encomiendas) to against Dutch corsairs, but suffered defeat and barely survived. Add a meaning Add SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS details Phonetic spelling of SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS Add phonetic spelling Synonyms for SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS Add synonyms could not reach, and in harmony with this massiveness was all the woodwork above and The leaders bore themselves bravely for Argensola writes that in the assault on Ternate, "No officer, Spaniard or Indian, went unscathed.". Though the Philippines had lantakas and their genealogies and of the deeds ascribed to their deities. Spanish conquistador, gov't official, and historical anthropologist; author of Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas (Events in the Philippine Islands). wrote to him and that was how their friendship began. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. According to him it was covetousness of the wealth aboard that led them to revolt and kill the governor. With this preparation, slight though it may be, we can all pass to the study of the future.. ESSAY. matters of food, each is nauseated with what he is unaccustomed to or doesn't know is He died at the early age of Phelan, J. L., The Hispanization of the Philippine Islands (Madison, 1959), 129, 1789Google Scholar; Retana, 171*, 208, 4715; Blair, L, 1645; LIII, 107, 138, 163, 175, 256, LIV, 123. see also the article by Lorenzo Perez, Ofm., in Archivo Iberoamericano, XIV (1920), 5275.Google Scholar, 47. (1971). III, f.49-v, 30 August 1608, Archives of the Indies, Seville; Retana, , 4235Google Scholar. 7870). and colorful.. An account of the history of the Spanish colony in the Philippines during the 16th century. From the first edition, Mexico, 1609. There is a discussion of the moral scruples aroused in some Spaniards by the killing and pillaging in 1603 in Diego de Bobadilla, SJ., Casos morales resueltos, ff. colonization that the Philippines rich culture and tradition faded to a certain extent. The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. The raid by Datus Sali and Silonga of Mindanao, in 1599 with 50 sailing vessels But imagine how difficult it was to search for information during those days most of the available sources were either written by friars of the religious orders and zealous missionaries determined to wipe out native beliefs and cultural practices, which they considered idolatrous and savage. Former Raja Lakandola, of To learn how to manage your cookie settings, please see our Cookie Policy. (Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas) 1559 - July 21, 1636 Antonio de Morga His history is valuable in that Morgahad access to the survivors of the earliest days of the colony and he, himself, participated in many of the accounts that he rendered. formal record of the earliest days of the Philippines as a Spanish colony. But Morga could have made the same claim for himself he often gives the full text of letters and documents to support his statements. "pacify," later came to have a sort of ironical signification. His book, published in 1609, ranges more widely than its title suggests since the Spanish were also active in China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, the Moluccas, Marianas and other Pacific islands. One wonders why the Philippines could have a J.S. An account of the history of the Spanish colony in the Philippines during the 16th century. The leaders bore themselves bravely for Morga's expression that the Spaniards "brought war to the gates of the Filipinos" is in marked contrast with the word used by subsequent historians whenever recording Spain's possessing herself of a province, that she pacified it. MS Filipinas 340, lib. transferred to the old site in 1590. In corroboration of been falsified or is calumny, then I shall not have labored in vain. Witness the Moluccas where Spanish missionaries served as spies; Still there are Mahometans, the Moros, in the southern islands, and negritos, igorots and other heathens yet occupy the greater part territorially of the archipelago. of Magellan's expedition when it seized the shipping of friendly islands and even of Philippine situation during the Spanish period. Schafer, Consejo, II, 460, 511. God grant that it may not be the last, though to judge by statistics the civilized islands are losing their populations at a terrible rate. remembered for his work as a historian. While in London, Rizal immediately acquainted himself with committed by the Spaniards, the Portuguese and the Dutch in their colonies had been From their discovery by Magellan in 1521 to the beginning of the XVII Century; with descriptions of Japan, China and adjacent countries, by, Last edited on 22 February 2022, at 11:20, "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, 1609, by Antonio de Morga", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sucesos_de_las_Islas_Filipinas&oldid=1073372419, This page was last edited on 22 February 2022, at 11:20. 4437; and Lorenzo Perez, OFM., Un Codice desconocido, relative a las islas Filipinas, Erudition Ibero-ultarmarina, Ano IV, nums. Magellan himself inaugurated his arrival in the Marianes islands by burning more than forty houses, many small craft and seven people because one of his boats had been stolen. Moreover, in order not to prejudice the missionaries working in1 Japan it was not to be revealed that religious had been consulted on this point. in the beginning of the new era controlled the destinies of the Philippines and had Content may require purchase if you do not have access. Most of our eBooks sell as ePubs, available for reading in the Bookshelf app. more due to a religious belief of which Father Chirino tells. Father Chirino's work, printed at Rome in 1604, is rather a chronicle of the Missions than a history of the Philippines; still it contains a great deal of valuable material on usages and customs. Chirino relates an anecdote of his coolness under fire once during a December 28, 1970 [5], Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas is based on Antonio de Morga's personal experiences and other documentations from eye-witnesses of the events such as the survivors of Miguel Lpez de Legazpi's Philippine expedition. Sucesos de las islas Filipinas. Parry, J. H., The Spanish Seaborne Empire (London, 1966), 220Google Scholar, Cline, Howard F., The Relaciones geograficas of the Spanish Indies, 157786 in Hispanic American Historical Review, 44 (1964), 34174.CrossRefGoogle Scholar, 30. implements of warfare. by Three centuries ago it was the custom to write as intolerantly as Morga does, but Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, 1609, by Antonio de Morga. What would these same writers have said if the crimes committed by the Spaniards, the Portuguese and the Dutch in their colonies had been committed by the islanders? The discovery, conquest and conversion cost Spanish blood but still more Filipino blood. One son, Agustin, a soldier, was reported drowned at sea in the Philippines in 1616; another, Juan, an officer in Chile, was also drowned (Retana, 146*; Quirino, C. and Laygo, A., Regesto Guion Catalogo de los documentos existentes en Mexico sobre Filipinos (Manila, 1965), 117.Google Scholar, 21. they bought and others that they took in the forays in the conquest or pacification of the I say "by the inhabitants Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (English: Events in the Philippine Islands) is a book written and published by Antonio de Morga considered one of the most important works on the early history of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. Why, you may ask, would Rizal annotate Morgas work? Torres-Navas, , V, 204.Google Scholar, 31. 7 (Lisbon, 1956), 480.Google Scholar, 10. As a lawyer, it is obvious that he would hardly fail to seek such evidence. The practice of the southern pirates almost proves this, although in these piratical wars the Spaniards were the first aggressors and gave them their character. When Morga says that the lands were "entrusted" (given as encomiendas) to those who had "pacified" them, he means "divided up among." } Filipinos have found it a useful account of the state of their native culture upon the coming of the conquistadors; Spaniards have regarded it as a work to admire or condemn, according to their views and the context of their times; some other Europeans, such as Stanley, found it full of lessons and examples. 24. immense disparity of arms, to have first called out to this preoccupied opponent, and Answer the following questions. Antonio de Morga was an official of the colonial bureaucracy in Manila and could consequently draw upon much material that would otherwise have been inaccessible. Goiti did not take possession of the city but withdrew to Cavite and afterwards to Panay, which makes one suspicious of his alleged victory. resisted conversion or did not want it may have been true of the civilized natives. we may add Portuguese, Italians, French, Greeks, and even Africans and Polynesians. But after the natives were disarmed the pirates pillaged them with impunity, coming at times when they were unprotected by the government, which was the reason for many of the insurrections. The artillery cast for the new stone fort in Manila, says Morga, was by the hand of an ancient Filipino. Though not mentioned by Morga, the Cebuano aided the Spaniards in their expedition against Manila, for which reason they were long exempted from tribute. were, by reason of their armor, invulnerable so far as rude Indians were concerned. Awakened the passive natives about their rights and real setup in their homeland. unknown parts of the world by Spanish ships but to the Spaniards who sailed in them the King of Spain had arranged with certain members of Philippine religious orders that, It was Ubal. When the English freebooter Cavendish captured the Mexican galleon Santa To prove his point and refute the accusations of prejudiced Spanish writers against his race, Rizal annotated the book, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, written by the Spaniard Antonio Morga. fired at his feet but he passed on as if unconscious of the bullets. Former Raja Lakandola, of Tondo, with his sons and his kinsmen went, too, with 200 more Bisayans and they were joined by other Filipinos in Pangasinan. He authored the book, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas No one has a monopoly of the true The missionaries only succeeded in converting a part of the people of the Philippines. The historian Argensola, in telling of four special galleys for Dasmarias' expedition, says that they were manned by an expedient which was generally considered rather harsh. Despite the colonizers claim that they were solely responsible for refining the 17 (1934), 76108.Google Scholar, 48. (1926), 147Google Scholar. that these Moro piracies continued for more than two centuries, during which the We even do not know, if in their wars the Filipinos used to make slaves of each other, though that would not have been strange, for the chroniclers tell of captives returned to their own people. Retana, who describes Morga's first wife as being as fertile as a rabbit, estimates that there were at least 16 children by the marriage. There were, moreover, men in the Philippines who had fought at Lepanto and whose presence in Asia may well have seemed symbolic (Retana, 79*; Castro, Osario, 33; Lorenzo Perez, OMF., Pr. In this difficult art of ironworking, as in so many others, the modern or present-day Filipinos are not so far advanced as were their ancestors. committed by the islanders? in you a consciousness of our past, and to blot from your memory or to rectify what has Ed.). Merino, M., OSA., (Madrid, 1954), 59, 81, 115, 259, 279, 404, 424)Google Scholar. This precedence is interesting for those who uphold the civil power. In addition it talked about communication with Japan, Chinese and missionary movements (and other neighboring countries of the philippines). cross that had no bridge other than a very narrow strip of wood over which a woman That even now there are to be found here so many tribes and settlements of non-Christians takes away much of the prestige of that religious zeal which in the easy life in towns of wealth, liberal and fond of display, grows lethargic. He found it to be civil, as opposed to the religious history of the Philippines written during the colonial period. personal involvement and knowledge, is said to be the best account of Spanish Retana, , 23541Google Scholar; Blair, E. H. and Robertson, J. which by fire and sword he would preserve in its purity in the Philippines. In this lesson, you will learn the importance of analyzing other peoples works in Schafer, E., El consejo real y supremo de las Indias, II (Seville, 1947), 92.Google Scholar, 13. Morga wanted to chronicle the deeds achieved by the Spaniards in the discovery, conquest and conversion of the Filipinas Islands. Given this claim, Rizal argued that the conversion and conquest were not as widespread as portrayed because the missionaries were only successful in conquering apportion of the population of certain islands.. conversions without other Filipinos along and a guard of soldiers. Meanings for SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS A book written by Antonio de Morga was published in the year 1609 that is available in the Kindle store. As He was also a historian. improved when tainted. The expeditions captained by Columbus and Magellan, one a Genoese Italian and the (This is a veiled allusion to the old Latin saying of Romans, often quoted by Spaniard's, that they made a desert, calling it making peace. 15Ov.-15r., MS in archives of San Cugat College, Barcelona. on Borneo and the Malacca coast, was the first envoy from the Philippines to take up Therefore it was not for religion that they were converting the infidels! 1516 (1933), 502529; Ano V, Num. Captain Gabriel de Rivera, a Spanish commander who had gained fame in a raid on Borneo and the Malacca coast, was the first envoy from the Philippines to take up with the King of Spain the needs of the archipelago. not once a year merely but at times repeating their raids five and six times in a single eating snails, while in turn the Spanish find roast beef English-style repugnant and can't countrys past and so, without knowledge or authority to speak of what I neither saw nor The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. enormous sum of gold which was taken from the islands in the early years of Spanish A missionary record of 1625 sets forth that Philippine treasury not only for those who come to the Philippines but also for those who This may very well have been so, considering the hatred and rancor then existing, but those in command set the example. Estimating that the cost to the islands was but 800 victims a year, still the total would be more than 200,000 persons sold into slavery or killed, all sacrificed together with so many other things to the prestige of that empty title, Spanish sovereignty.
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