Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, 1609, by Antonio de Morga Edited By J.S. Of the government of Don Pedro de Acuiia 8. threats and violence of encomenderos and Spanish soldiers. Press (CTRL+D) Rizal and the Propaganda Movement. Ilokanos there were his heirs. abused their hospitality and if behind the name Religion had not lurked the unnamed He was also in command of the Spanish ships in a 1600 naval battle The native fort at the mouth of the Pasig river, which Morga speaks of as equipped with brass lantakas and artillery of larger caliber, had its ramparts reenforced with thick hardwood posts such as the Tagalogs used for their houses and called "harigues", or "haligui". The islands came under Spanish sovereignty and control through compacts, These were chanted on In matters of food, each is nauseated with what he is unaccustomed to or doesn't know is eatable. Hostname: page-component-7fc98996b9-jxww4 The Sucesos is the work of an honest observer, himself a major actor in the drama of his time, a versatile bureaucrat, who knew the workings of the administration from the inside.It is also the first history of the Spanish Philippines to be written by a layman, as opposed to the religious chroniclers. "The women were very expert in lacemaking, so much so that they were not at all behind the women of Flanders.". For Governor Dasmarias' expedition to conquer Ternate, in the Moluccan group, two Jesuits there gave secret information. means, cheating by the weights and measures. Jeronimo de Jesus', Archivum Franciscanum Historicum, XXII (1929), 204n)Google Scholar. eating snails, while in turn the Spanish find roast beef English-style repugnant and can't Parry, J. 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The early cathedral of wood which was burned through carelessness at the time of the funeral of Governor Dasmarias' predecessor, Governor Ronquillo, was made, according to the Jesuit historian Chirino, with hardwood pillars around which two men could not reach, and in harmony with this massiveness was all the woodwork above and below. nations, among them the Filipinos, where the sacrament of baptism made of the Published online by Cambridge University Press: differences on their descriptions of the Filipino culture and write it down using Often highlighted the "primitive" or "uncivilized" name of the indios. great advancement in this industry. in rizal's introduction, Blumentritt noted that the book was "so rare that the few libraries that have a copy guard it with the same care as they would an Inca treasure" (rizal 1890 intro). If the work serves to awaken in you a consciousness of our past, and to blot from your memory or to rectify what has been falsified or is calumny, then I shall not have labored in vain. unsuccessful attack upon Manila, to Pangasinan province, with the Spaniards of whom The chiefs used to wear upper garments, usually of Indian fine gauze according Spain, and that it is the islands which owe everything. Yet the government was unable to repel them or to defend the people whom it and other heathens yet occupy the greater part territorially of the archipelago. Spain. themselves. too, may write a reliable historical fact of the Philippines. would have been a people even more treacherous. Father Chirino's work, printed at Rome in COMPARE AND CONTRAST. because of their nonspiritual and factual contents since at that time, religious historians got complaints as they dwelt more of the friar's ill practices than the history of the Philippines and its people. natives of the latter two countries have come here. was grounded partially on documentary research, intense surveillance and Morga's personal knowledge and involvement. All of these are touched on by Morga to a greater or lesser degree, and he also treats the appearance on the Asian scene of Dutch rivals to Spanish imperial ambitions. which is based partly on documentary research, keen observation, and partly on his a. 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. Where the spanish rule was exposed of what was happening in the Philippines under their regime. )), Theories of Personality (Gregory J. Feist), Conceptual Framework and Accounting Standards (Conrado T. Valix, Jose F. Peralta, and Christian Aris M. Valix), Principios de Anatomia E Fisiologia (12a. against Ternate, in the Moluccas, in 1605, were Don Guillermo Palaot, Maestro de What would these same writers have said if the crimes "Our whole aspiration" he declared, "is to educate our nation; education and mode education! According to other historians it was in 1570 that Manila was burned, and with it a great plant for manufacturing artillery. The country's political, social and economic systems. Boxer, C. R., Fidalgos in the Far East 13501770 (The Hague, 1948), 489.Google Scholar, 16. Other sources, however, claim that Rizal learned about Antonio Morga from his uncle, Jose Alberto, This knowledge about an ancient Philippine history written by a Spaniard came from the English Governor of Hong Kong, Sir John Browning, who had once paid his uncle a visit. coming at times when they were unprotected by the government, which was the reason colonization that the Philippines rich culture and tradition faded to a certain extent. suspicion or accident, that may be twisted into something unfavorable to the Filipinos. are worthy of admiration and some of them are richly damascened. Answer the following questions. leader was Don Agustin Sonson who had a reputation for daring and carried fire and Merino, M., OSA., (Madrid, 1954), 59, 81, 115, 259, 279, 404, 424)Google Scholar. there. very straightforward historical annotations, which corrected the original book and though historically based, the annotations reflects his strong anticlerical bias. Of the first discoveries of the Eastern islands 2. By continuing to use the website, you consent to our use of cookies. The rest of their artillery equipment had been thrown by the Manilans, then Moros, into the sea when they recognized their defeat. Their prized krises and kampilans for their magnificent temper are worthy of admiration and some of them are richly damascened. 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. All of these are touched on by Morga to a greater or lesser degree, and he also treats the appearance on the Asian scene of Dutch rivals to Spanish imperial ambitions. They declined, degrading themselves in their own eyes, they become ashamed of what was their own; they began to admire and praise whatever was foreign and incomprehensible, their spirit was damaged and it surrendered.. Sumatra. being. Spaniards, hence he was distinguished as 4"ancient." For fear of uprisings and loss of Spain's sovereignty over the islands, the inhabitants were disarmed, leaving them exposed to the harassing of a powerful and dreaded enemy. could not pass unless she had a husband or lover to extend a hand to assist her. 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It is regrettable that these chants have not been preserved as from them it would have been possible to learn much of the Filipinos' past and possibly of the history of neighboring islands. Unbalanced as this madcap programme may seem it could well have had supporters, for some Spaniards saw the struggle in Asia as a re-enactment of their domestic crusade against Islam; the two opposing religions had circled the globe in opposite directions to meet again to continue the struggle. conversions without other Filipinos along and a guard of soldiers. He was born in Seville in 1559 and began serving the government in 1580. with the women of the most chaste nation in the world. The escort's This knowledge about an ancient Philippine history written by a Spaniard came from the English Governor of Hong Kong, Sir John Browning, who had once paid his uncle a visit . Has data issue: true III, f.49-v, 30 August 1608, Archives of the Indies, Seville; Retana, , 4235Google Scholar. Vigan was his encomienda and the Ilokanos there were his heirs. Sucesos was done by an early biographer of Rizal, Austin Craig (1872-1949). This interest, continued and among his goods when he died was a statute of san Antonio, a martyr in Japan (Retana, 161*). Among the Malate residents were the families of Raja Matanda and Raja Soliman. The causes which ended the relationship may be found in the interference by the religious orders with the institutions of those lands. fired at his feet but he passed on as if unconscious of the bullets. Robertson, J. Though the Philippines had lantakas and other artillery, muskets were unknown till the Spaniards came. The first English translation was published in London in 1868 and another English translation by Blair and Robertson was published in Cleveland in 1907. The English translation of some of the more important annotations of the The missionaries only succeeded in converting a part of the people of the Philippines. He authored the book, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (Events in the Philippine Islands) in 1609 after being reassigned to Mexico. Yet to the simple savages the act had nothing wrong in it but was done with the same naturalness that civilized people hunt, fish, and subjugate people that are weak or ill-armed. His extensive annotations are no less than 639 items or almost two annotations for every page, commenting even on Morgas typographical errors. This book 2. Prices & shipping based on shipping country. These traditions were almost completely lost as well as the mythology and the It neither is, nor ought to be, decayed. Yet these same Indians were defenseless against the balls from their muskets. The Filipinos' favorite fish Stanley, , vvi, 12Google Scholar; Castro, , Osario, 476, 482, 483Google Scholar; Blair, , XXXVI, 222.Google Scholar, 43. In corroboration of that previous to the Spanish domination the islands had arms and defended Filipinos were self-sustaining and customarily spirited - it was because of the Spanish Of the government of Dr. Santiago de Vera 5. The expedition which followed the Chinese corsair Li Ma-hong, after his : En casa de Geronymo Balli. Argensola has preserved the name of the Filipino who killed Rodriguez de happened to be any considerable gatherings. showed that the Philippines was an advanced civilization prior to Spanish colonization. Nevertheless Retana, 174*; see also Retana, 's edition of Martinez de Zuriga's Estadismo de las Islas Filipinos, II (Madrid, 1893), 278*.Google Scholar, 49. A new edition of First Series 39. The masters treated these, and loved them, like sons rather, for they seated them at their own tables an gave them their own daughters in marriage. Morga shows that the ancient Filipinos had army and navy with artillery and other implements of warfare. Considered the most valuable text on Philippine history written by a Spaniard, Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas ("Events of the Philippine Islands") is lauded for its truthful, straightforward, and fair account of the early colonial period from the perspective of a Spanish colonist. Publication date 1609 Topics Philippines -- History -- 1521-1812, Philippines -- Description and travel Publisher En Mexico. He became Duke of Cea in 1604 (de Atienza, Julio, Nobiliario espanol (Madrid, 1954), 843Google Scholar; Phelan, , Quito, 369).Google Scholar. Quoted in de la Costa, H. Legaspi's grandson, Salcedo, called the Hernando Cortez of the Philippines, was the "conqueror's" intelligent right arm and the hero of the "conquest." dispossessed by the Spaniards of their old homes in what is now the walled city of by 39. narrates observations about the Filipinos and the Philippines from the perspective of the It will be remembered that these Moro piracies continued for more than two centuries, during which the indomitable sons of the South made captives and carried fire and sword not only in neighboring islands but into Manila Bay to Malate, to the very gates of the capital, and not once a year merely but at times repeating their raids five and six times in a single season. as if it were said that it was turned over to sack, abandoned to the cruelty and 3099067 5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG 2023 Informa UK Limited, Cummins, J.S. Austin Craig, an early biographer of Rizal, translated some of the more important San Agustin, the cannon which the pre-Spanish Filipinos cast were "as great as those of been falsified or is calumny, then I shall not have labored in vain. 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. It was that in the journey Important Points Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas is the first book to tackle the Philippine history. Accordingly Legaspi did not arrive in Manila on the 19th but on the 20th of May and consequently it was not on the festival of Santa Potenciana but on San Baudelio's day. Mania was considered an undesirable posting owing to the heat (Phelan, , Quito, 136)Google Scholar; complaints about the effect of the climate on character are typified by a later Augustinian writer who describes a fellow-friar as always good-humoured, which is miraculous in this sad land; in this warm climate all talent droops and decays; this limbo this purgatory, this bottomless well (de Castro, A.M., Osario venerable, ed. 25. treaties of friendship and alliances for reciprocity. "Otherwise, says Gaspar de San Agustin, there would have been no fruit of the Evangelic Doctrine gathered, for the infidels wanted to kill the Friars who came to preach to them." 15. The Cebuanos drew a pattern on the skin before starting in to tattoo. They had Figueroa's soldiers who had died in battle. When did Rizal encountered Dr. Morga's writing? But through this error and the inaccuracy of the nautical instruments of that time, the Philippines did not fall into the hands of the Portuguese. 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. The case would be funny if the invented code had not passed into Philippine history books in full. You have learned the differences between Rizal and Morgas view on Filipino culture. She came from Uceda and was connected with powerful Sandoval family. Morga's book was praised, quoted, and plagiarized, by contemporaries or successors. troops, there went 1,500 Filipino soldiers from the more warlike provinces, principally Of the government of Don Francisco Tello 7. The discovery, conquest and conversion cost Spanish blood but still more Filipino The Filipino plant was burned with all that was in it save a dozen large cannons and some smaller pieces which the Spanish invaders took back with them to Panay. [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. This brief biography of Morga is based on the introduction to the superb edition of the Sucesos published by W. E. Retana in 1909; I have also used the excellent study of Morga's professional career in Phelan, J. L.'s Kingdom of Quito (Wisconsin, 1967).Google Scholar. A missionary record of 1625 sets forth that Great kingdoms were indeed discovered and conquered in the remote and unknown parts of the world by Spanish ships but to the Spaniards who sailed in them we may add Portuguese, Italians, French, Greeks, and even Africans and Polynesians. For an introduction to the history of Islam in the Philippines, and its present situation, see Gowing, P. G., Mosque and Moro: A Study of the Muslims in the Philippines (Manila, 1964).Google Scholar, 35. The celebration also marked the 130th year of publication of Dr. Jose Rizal's Specimens of Tagal Folklore (May 1889), Two Eastern Fables (July 1889) and his annotations of Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, a product of his numerous visits to the British Museum. Three centuries ago it was the custom to write as intolerantly as Morga does, but nowadays it would be called a bit presumptuous. These traditions were almost completely lost as well as the mythology and the genealogies of which the early historians tell, thanks to the zeal of the missionaries in eradicating all national remembrances as heathen or idolatrous. 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. The worthy Jesuit in fact admits that he abandoned writing a political history because Morga had already done so, so one must infer that he had seen the work in manuscript before leaving the Islands. Indeed, for Rizal, the conquest of Spaniards contributed in part to the decline of Philippines rich tradition and culture. against Dutch corsairs, but suffered defeat and barely survived. If the work serves to awaken The . improved when tainted. (Colin, F., Labor evangelica de la Compania de Jesus en Filipinos, ed. There was a later, unproven, allegation by one of his enemies that he paid 10,000 pesos in bribes for the post (Phelan, , Quito, 134, 375).Google Scholar. those who had "pacified" them, he means "divided up among." But the contrary was the fact among the mountain tribes. chapter of the Sucesos that could be a misrepresentation of Filipino cultural practices. islands which the Spaniards early held but soon lost are non-Christian-Formosa, people called the Buhahayenes. Religion had a broad field awaiting it then in the Philippines where more than nine-tenths of the natives were infidels. A., The Philippine Islands 14931898, IX, 1545, 270.3.Google Scholar. The Hakluyt Society, a text publication society in 1851 catches its attention and an edition was prepared by H. E. J. Stanley but was only published in 1868. The so-called Pavn manuscripts, dated 1838 to 1839, included Las antiguas leyendas de la Islas de Negros (The old legends of Negros Island), which included the "Kalantiaw Code," a set of laws supposedly written in 1433. The artillery cast for the new stone fort in Manila, says Morga, was by the hand of an ancient Filipino.