History 1 - Philippine History

History the art and science of writing history.

Art style, technique and degree of objectivity
Science - inquiry, investigation and the veracity
Levels of History personal-local; national; global
Importance of History collection of proved pasts and lessons of the past
Pre-colonial Philippine History
Political datu (local chieftain) rajah (leader of the conglomeration of barangay
datus); umalohokan (P.I.O of the barangay); council of elders (advisory council of the
barangay); trial by ordeal
Economic subsistence economy, communal ownership, barter trade, foreign trade
with neighboring countries
Religion emergence of pre-colonial religion; animism vs. paganism; anitos and
diwatas; ancient rituals of healing and curses; superstitious beliefs
Society mobility in the society; maharlika, timawa, dependents (distinguishable
to namamahay and saguiguilid); contact with/influences from foreigners
The Entry of the Europeans to the Orient
Reasons (1) rise of mercantilism, (2) 3Gs, (3) papal bull of Pope Alexander VI &
Treaty of Tordesillas, (4) fall of Constantinople and the Crusades, (5) the Venetian
Monopoly
Results of Exploration Navigational Advancements, Trade Expansion, Contact of
West to East
European Explorers - Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Amerigo Vespucci,
Ferdinand Magellan, Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
Magellan Expedition Arrival, Initial Contact, First Catholic Mass, Battle of
Mactan, Circumnavigation of Sebastian de Cano
Villalobos Expedition Arrival, Contact, Reason of Failure, Effect/s of the
Expedition
Legaspi Expedition Arrival, Contact, the Burning of Manila and the Fall of Tondo,
Establishment of Spanish Rule, The Encomienda/Hacienda System
The Spanish Colonial System
Political The National Government (Governor-General & Royal Audiencia), The
Local Government (Alcaldia (alcalde mayor) & Corrigimiento (corregidor), Pueblo
(gobernadorcillo), Barrios (cabeza de barangay), The Residencia and Visita

Economic Galleon Monopoly, Tributo, Polo y Servicio, Major Trading Goods and
Partners, Banco de las Islas Filipinas, Exploitation and Corruption of Domestic Trade
and Force Labor
Religion Devolution of Ecclesiastical System (Archbishopric to the Local Parishes),
Influence of Ecclesiastical Institutions to State Affairs, Prevalence of Church
Corruption
Society Principalia, Ilustrados, Indios, Social Mobility and Discrimination

Important Notes

Study the
(a) transformation of domestic aspects (PERS) of the Philippines
(b) discussed philosophies and concepts in the writing of history
(c) significance of the study of history in the formulation of future policies in
the Philippines and of personal decision-making