Historiography of the Philippines Flashcards
What are the three main sections of PH historiography?
1) Pre-colonial- CH
2) Colonial- SPN/ US
3) Post-Colonial- Nationalist History
What was Pre-Colonial period concerned with?
Trade records
Ex:
Accounts of the Various Barbarians- Chau Ju Kua
Summary of Notices of the Barbarians of the Isles- Wang Ta-Yuan
3 details we get from records?
1) place names Ex: Ma-i : Laguna Bay or Mindoro (riches; gold mine) Li-han : Malolos, Gatchalian Pa-lau-yu: Palawan Liu-sun: Luzon Pai-pu-yan: Babuyan
2) products
3) culture and religion - Buddha in PH means there was culture before SPN
Colonial period: SPN
Who had monopoly?
Friars
> see through religious lenses
Colonial period: SPN & US
Notable trait of period documents
1) descriptive- words & illus (Boxer Codex)
2) Babaylan- demonized to promote Christianity (mangkukulam; sacerdotisas del demonio)
3) civilization- we ended your barbarianism
Colonial period: SPN
Examples of books
CdlT by FJdP
RdlIF by FPC
Costumbres de los Tagalog by Fr. Juan de PLASENCIA
Relación de las Islas Filipinas by Fr. Pedro Chirino
Colonial period: US
Monopoly changed, who wrote?
Secular writing
SCHOLARS/ administrators
Colonial period: US
Notable trait of period documents
1) descriptive - primer like
2) civilization- “without us you are nothing”
3) anti- Spanish - part of political agenda
Colonial period: US
Examples of books
TP:P&P by DW
Rizal’s life by AC
The Philippines: Past and Present by Dean Worcester
Rizal’s life by Austin Craig
Colonial period: US & SPN
What was the similarity?
Focus: Colonial Legacy
History of PH but we don’t know anything about PH
Post-Colonial
Biggest change in attitude?
Focus on PH
Emergence of Nationalist Historians
Prominent 50s-60s historians: ZZC
Problem?
Gregorio ZAIDE, Nicolas ZAFRA, Horacio dela COSTA
Same colonial framework of justifying/ glorifying colonizers
Thee things Nationalist historians did
Post-Martial Law
1) brought out HR issues
2) made to combat regression/ oppression
3) call to action
Post-Colonial
What was did Nationalist History shift to?
Revolution
Post-Colonial
Who were the two authors focused on revolution?
TA & RC
Teodoro AGONCILLO
Renato CONSTANTINO
