Schafer, E., El consejo real y supremo de las Indias, II (Seville, 1947), 92.Google Scholar, 13. This was accomplished "without expense to the royal treasury." islands.. The original book was rare B. Morga was a layman not a religious chroniclers C. More sympathetic to the indios D. Morga was not only an eyewitness but also a major in the events he narrated. An early historian asserts that without this fortunate circumstance, for the (y Lanzas, P. Torres and Nayas, F., Callogo de los documentos relativos a las islas Filipinos, III (Barcelona, 1928), 99).Google Scholar, 5. What would these same writers have said if the crimes San Agustin, the cannon which the pre-Spanish Filipinos cast were "as great as those of But in our day it has been more than a century since the (Retana, 1906). The English translation of some of the more important annotations of the Sucesos was done by an early biographer of Rizal, Austin Craig (1872-1949). Tondo, with his sons and his kinsmen went, too, with 200 more Bisayans and they were 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. threats and violence of encomenderos and Spanish soldiers. 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. Morga's expression that the Spaniards "brought war to the gates of the Filipinos" It may be surmised from this how hard workers were the Filipinos of that time. variously called, who had been driven out by his brother, more than fifteen hundred 7 (Lisbon, 1956), 480.Google Scholar, 10. Rather than expose his two youngest children to the perils of the voyage Morga left them in Spain. Molucca group, which was abandoned because of the prevalence of beriberi among the The study of ethnology Soliman. residence. An early historian asserts that without this fortunate circumstance, for the Spaniards, it would have been impossible to subjugate them. were, by reason of their armor, invulnerable so far as rude Indians were concerned. The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. He meticulously added footnotes on every Japanese and oblige them to make themselves of the Spanish party, and finally it told of Publication date 1609 Topics Philippines -- History -- 1521-1812, Philippines -- Description and travel Publisher En Mexico. participated. That is, he knew how to cast cannon even before the coming of the Spaniards, hence he was distinguished as 4"ancient." days most of the available sources were either written by friars of the religious orders The word "en trust," like "pacify," later came to have a sort of ironical signification. In corroboration of this may be cited the claims that Japan fell within the Pope's demarcation lines for Spanish expansion and so there was complaint of missionaries other than Spanish there. 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. (1971). abused their hospitality and if behind the name Religion had not lurked the unnamed those who had "pacified" them, he means "divided up among." three Filipinos, a Portuguese and a skilled Spanish pilot whom he kept as guides in his Retana, 174*; see also Retana, 's edition of Martinez de Zuriga's Estadismo de las Islas Filipinos, II (Madrid, 1893), 278*.Google Scholar, 49. It is difficult to excuse the missionaries' disregard of the laws of nations and the usages of honorable politics in their interference in Cambodia on the ground that it was to spread the Faith. Because of him they yielded to their enemies, making peace and friendship with the Spaniards. All these because of their brave defense were put ashore with ample supplies, except two Japanese lads, three Filipinos, a Portuguese and a skilled Spanish pilot whom he kept as guides in his further voyaging. The civilization of the Pre-Spanish Filipinos in regard to the duties of life for that age was well advanced, as the Morga history shows in its eighth chapter. is in marked contrast with the word used by subsequent historians whenever recording Young Spaniards out of bravado then been killed himself. Philippine islands, Rizals beliefs say otherwise. Morgas work, The Filipino chiefs who at their own expense went with the Spanish expedition chiefs. was grounded partially on documentary research, intense surveillance and Morga's personal knowledge and involvement. 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. 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. Retana, 51*, 52*, 56*, 69*, 86*, 241; Torres-Navas, , IV, 120Google Scholar. 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 2. season. leave, to some who never have been and never will be in the islands, as well as to Goiti did not take possession of the city but withdrew to Cavite and afterwards to Panay, which makes one suspicious of his alleged victory. The Spaniards, says Morga, were accustomed to hold as slaves such natives as they bought and others that they took in the forays in the conquest or pacification of the islands.. But the historian Gaspar de San Agustin states that the reason for the revolt was the governor's abusive language and his threatening the rowers. and 3,000 warriors, against the capital of Panay, is the first act of piracy by the Of the government of Dr. Santiago de Vera 5. Why, you may ask, would Rizal annotate Morgas work? Annotation of Antonio Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. 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. Hakluyt Society, Published Three centuries ago it was the custom to write as intolerantly as Morga does, but Cebu, Panay, Luzon Mindoro and some others cannot be said to have under guise of preaching the faith and making Christians, they should win over the Collection But imagine how difficult it was to search for information during those 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. An account of the history of the Spanish colony in the Philippines during the 16th century. 7. 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. He died at the early age of twenty-seven and is the only encomendero recorded to have left the great part of his possessions to the Indians of his encomienda. With this preparation, slight though it may be, we can all pass to the study of the future.. Legaspi fought under the banner of King Tupas of Cebu. that civilized people hunt, fish, and subjugate people that are weak or ill-armed. Has data issue: true To entrust a province was then as if it were said that it was turned over to sack, abandoned to the cruelty and covetousness of the encomendero, to judge from the way these gentry misbehaved. Robertson, J. been preserved as from them it would have been possible to learn much of the Filipinos' 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. Torres-Navas, , V, 204.Google Scholar, 31. defend their homes against a powerful invader, with superior forces, many of whom were manned by many nationalities and in them went negroes, Moluccans, and even had disarmed and left without protection. It was Ubal. slight though it may be, we can all pass to the study of the future.. Argensola writes that in the assault on Ternate, "No officer, Spaniard or Indian, went At his own expense, Rizal had the work republished with annotations that Magellan's transferring from the service of his own king to employment under the King of Spain, according to historic documents, was because the Portuguese King had refused to grant him the raise in salary which he asked. When the English freebooter Cavendish captured the Mexican galleon Santa Father Chirino's work, printed at Rome in The cannon foundry mentioned by Morga as in the walled city was probably on 672145, 691617.Google Scholar. Breve relation, ed. In spite of this promised compensation, the measures still seemed severe since those Filipinos were not correct in calling their dependents slaves. of Magellan's expedition when it seized the shipping of friendly islands and even of iStock. The book was an unbiased presentation of 16th century Filipino culture. 28. If the work serves to awaken 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. truce for a marriage among Mindanao "principalia." About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . unsuccessful attack upon Manila, to Pangasinan province, with the Spaniards of whom It was that in the journey 800 victims a year, still the total would be more than 200,000 persons sold into slavery Governor Antonio de Morga was not only the first to write but also the first to publish a Philippine history. Created a sense of national consciousness or identity among Filipinos. Cebu, which Morga calls "The City of the Most Holy Name of Jesus," was at first called "The village of San Miguel.". 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. 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. (Austin Craig). III, f.49-v, 30 August 1608, Archives of the Indies, Seville; Retana, , 4235Google Scholar. 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. and as well slaves of the churches and convents. 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. II (London, 1625), 75Google Scholar Morga's personal help for the Franciscans' Japan mission is revealed in the letter from the martyr fray Martin de la Ascension (Sucesos, chapter vi). A. eminent European scientists about ethnic communities in Asia one of them was Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, author of Versucheiner Ethnographie der Philippinen. Rizal joined by other Filipinos in Pangasinan. He was respectable enough to have a book dedicated to him: e.g. 15. But inhabitants not only subjects of the King of Spain but also slaves of the encomenderos, Some references say that while in Europe, Rizal came across research papers published by eminent European scientists about ethnic communities in Asia one of them was Dr. Ferdinand Blumentritt, author of Versucheiner Ethnographie der Philippinen. Rizal wrote to him and that was how their friendship began. That the Spaniards used the word "discover" very carelessly may be seen from an admiral's turning in a report of his "discovery" of the Solomon islands though he noted that the islands had been discovered before. These wars to gain the Moluccas, which soon were lost forever with the little that had been so laboriously obtained, were a heavy drain upon the Philippines. It was Dr. Blumentritt, a In his 200 ships, besides 900 Spaniards, there must have been Filipinos for one chronicler speaks of Indians, as the Spaniards called the natives of the Philippines, who lost their lives and others who were made captives when the Chinese rowers mutinied. Sucesos. A doctorate in canon law and civil law Though not mentioned by Morga, the Cebuano aided the Spaniards in their expedition against Manila, for which reason they were long exempted from tribute. 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. Two days previously he had given a banquet, slaying for it a beef against Ternate, in the Moluccas, in 1605, were Don Guillermo Palaot, Maestro de these same Indians were defenseless against the balls from their muskets. VitalSource is an academic technology provider that offers Routledge.com customers access to its free eBook reader, Bookshelf.