PRELIM 01 - Brief History of the Bicol Region Flashcards

1
Q

The term “Bikol” may have derived from the word __________, the name of a river which drains into San Miguel Bay

A

Biko

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2
Q

The Bicol river starts from Lake Bato downstream to its estuarine mouth at __________

A

San Miguel Bay

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3
Q

The Bicol region is surrounded by the __________ in the south

A

Visayan Sea

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4
Q

The Bicol region is surrounded by the __________ in the east

A

Pacific Ocean

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5
Q

The Bicol region is surrounded by the __________ in the north

A

Lamon Bay

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6
Q

The Bicol region is surrounded by __________ and __________ in the west

A

Sibuyan Sea, Quezon Province

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7
Q

The term “Bikol” may have also derived from __________ or __________ which refers to a twisted or bent bamboo tree

A

Bikal, Bikul

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8
Q

A topography that consists of a series of mountain ranges with varied peaks, valleys, and deep gorges

A

Rugged topography

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9
Q

Capital of Camarines Norte

A

Daet

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10
Q

Capital of Camarines Sur

A

Pili

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11
Q

Capital of Catanduanes

A

Virac

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12
Q

Capital of Albay

A

Legazpi City

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13
Q

Capital of Sorsogon

A

Sorsogon City

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14
Q

Capital of Masbate

A

Masbate City

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15
Q

Bicolano province with the highest total population

A

Camarines Sur

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16
Q

Bicolano city with the highest population

A

Legazpi City

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17
Q

Bicolano barangay with the highest population

A

Concepcion Pequeña

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18
Q

Before the Spanish conquest of the Philippines in the 1570s, Bikol was written in the __________, which is similar to the Baybayin script, and was used to some extent until the mid 19th century

A

Bahasan script

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19
Q

One of the earliest Bikol publications

A

Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol (Dictionary of Bicol)

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20
Q

Person who compiled the Vocabulario de la Lengua Bicol (Dictionary of Bicol)

A

Father Marcos de Lisboa

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21
Q

Person who wrote the Catecismo de la Doctrina Cristiana

A

Fr. Alonzo Jimenez

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22
Q

Publication wrote by Fr. Alonzo Jimenez

A

Catecismo de la Doctrina Cristiana

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23
Q

The Bikol language is basically __________ with adaptations of some Arabic, Indian, Chinese, and Spanish words

A

Malayo Polynesian

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24
Q

The standard idiom of Bikol language

A

Bikol Naga

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25
Q

The Bikol region was known as __________, variously interpreted to derive from the word “ibalio”, which means to bring to the other side

A

Ibalon

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26
Q

The Bikol region was known as Ibalon, variously interpreted to derive from the word __________, which means to bring to the other side

A

Ibalio

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27
Q

A barangay system was in existence in Bikol by __________

A

1569

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28
Q

The Spaniards arrived in Masbate under __________ and __________

A

Mateo de Saz, Martin de Goiti

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29
Q

Year when the Spanish first arrived in Masbate

A

1567

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30
Q

Person who began colonization in Bikol region

A

Luis de Guzman

31
Q

Year when Luiz de Guzman began colonization

A

1569

32
Q

2 people who pioneered the conversion of Bikol, the first natives of Luzon to be Christianized

A

Alonzo Jimenez, Juan de Orta

33
Q

In __________, the region was subdivided into Partido de Ibalon and Partido de Camarines

A

1636

34
Q

In 1636, the region was subdivided into __________ and __________

A

Partido de Ibalon, Partido de Camarines

35
Q

Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, and Ticao and Burias islands composed __________

A

Partido de Ibalon

36
Q

Refers to the ancient name of Bikol region where one of the major ethnic groups in the Philippines called Bikolano resides

A

Ibalon/Ibalong

37
Q

Region where the Spanish abuse first started in Luzon

A

Bicol region

38
Q

Person who was the first to oppress the natives in Bikol region

A

Andres de Ibarra

39
Q

Person who exploited the gold mines

A

Juan de Salcedo

40
Q

Year when Juan de Salcedo started to exploit the gold mines

A

1571

41
Q

Year when Andres de Ibarra reached Bikol

A

1570

42
Q

The law that started the ordering of the adoption of Spanish surnames

A

1854 Claveria law

43
Q

Person who established the Claveria law

A

Narciso Claveria y Zaldua

44
Q

Number of alive languages in the Philippines

A

171

45
Q

Number of languages in the Philippines

A

181

46
Q

City where the most number of surname for the province is found

A

Sorsogon City

47
Q

__________ of Sorsogon’s surnames start with just 8 letters which are A,B,C,D,G,L,M

A

68%

48
Q

2 letters for surnames that are the most numerous in Sorsogon

A

B, G

49
Q

Date when the Claveria law was established

A

November 21, 1849 (Wednesday)

50
Q

The name of the catalogue that contained the surnames of people

A

Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos

51
Q

Number of surnames found in Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos

A

61,000

52
Q

Refers to the upper, ruling class in the pueblos of the Spanish Philippines

A

Pincipalia/Noble class

53
Q

A part of the ruling class who had functions similar to a town mayor

A

Gobernadorcillo

54
Q

A part of the ruling class who served as the head of the barangays

A

Cabezas de Barangay

55
Q

Gobernadorcillos was selected from ____________ electors

A

12

56
Q

A decree that was established to assure full and timely collection of taxes

A

1781 decree (By Simon de Anda)

57
Q

Name of a 1649 revolt that Sorsogon participated in

A

Samar’s Sumuroy sevolt

58
Q

Year when Samar’s Sumuroy rebellion occured

A

1762-1764

59
Q

The term for the refugees of Mt. Isarog

A

Remontados/Cimarrones

60
Q

2 collaborators that were condemned by local revolutionaries

A

Claro Muyot, Anastacio Camara

61
Q

In __________, the American military government was replaced by provincial civil governments under the Philippine commission

A

April 1901

62
Q

The medium/language on the introduction of popular education until the 1920s

A

Spanish

63
Q

Number of American Thomasites who arrived in Bikol to help execute the First Philippine Commission’s policy on public instruction in the first decade of the century

A

53 American Thomasites

64
Q

Refers to the people who replaced the 53 American Thomasites

A

Pensionados/Scholar

65
Q

The name of the school under the Thomasites

A

Sorsogon Institute

66
Q

Date when the Japanese landed in Legazpi

A

December 12, 1941

67
Q

Person who organized the first guerilla force against the Japanese in the Philippines

A

Wenceslao Vinzons (from Camarines Norte)

68
Q

The name of the guerilla forces that was found in Camarines Sur

A

Camp Isarog I

69
Q

2 guerilla units that recaptured Naga

A

Camp Isarog I, Tangkong Vaca

70
Q

Vinzons was formerly known as __________

A

Indan

71
Q

An army who aided the Filipino guerillas in defeating the Japanese

A

Douglas McArthur’s sixth army

72
Q

Date when Douglas McArthur’s sixth army helped the Filipino guerillas in defeating the Japanese

A

March & April 1945

73
Q

After defeating the Japanese, the commonwealth in Bikol was restored, and the US armed forces maintained a military base in __________

A

Panay Islands