RELACION DE LAS YSLAS FILIPINAS Flashcards

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RELACION DE LAS YSLAS FILIPINAS*
By

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Miguel de Loarca

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where the chief settlement of the Spaniards is.

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City of Manila, and the island of Luzon

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it is the finest and richest of all the islands discovered

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City of Manila, and the island of Luzon

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was the first to be settled, and served as the starting point for the conquest of all the others

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island of Cubu [sic Cebu]

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I shall commence with the island of Cubu and those adjacent to it, the _______.

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Pintados

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There are two kinds of people in this land, who, although of the same race, differ somewhat in their customs and are almost always on mutual unfriendly terms.

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those who live along the coast
those who live in the mountains

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The inhabitants of the _______
cannot live without the fish, salt, and other articles of food, and the jars and dishes of other districts

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mountains

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Those who live in the ______
cannot live without the rice and cotton of the mountaineers.

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coast

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natives — are not acquainted with the art of writing, they preserve their ancient lore through _______

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songs

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  • that is mourning
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Larao of the dead

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One of the observances which is carried out with most rigor is that called _______.
This rule requires that when a chief dies all must mourn him, and must observe some restrictions

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larao

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when a chief dies all must mourn him, and must observe the following restrictions:

No one shall _______ with any other during the time of mourning, and especially at the time of the burial.

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quarrel

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when a chief dies all must mourn him, and must observe the following restrictions:

Spears must be carried point ______, and daggers be carried in the belt with hilt reversed.

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downward

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when a chief dies all must mourn him, and must observe the following restrictions:

No ____ or _______ shall be worn during that time.

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gala or colored dress

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when a chief dies all must mourn him, and must observe the following restrictions:

There must be no ______ on board a barangay when returning to the village, but strict silence maintained.

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singing

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the ________ who is held in honor goes through the village and makes announcement of the mourning.

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timaguas

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when a chief dies all must mourn him, and must observe the following restrictions:

They make an ________ around the house of the dead man;
and if anyone, great or small, passes by and transgresses this bound, he shall be punished

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enclosure

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  • one of those who serve without the dwelling
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slave

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has not the means to pay - his owner pays for him; but the latter takes the slave to his own house, that he may serve him, and makes him ______.

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ayuey

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The first man who waged war, according to their story, was _______

the son of that Anoranor

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Panas

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grandson of the first human (parents: crossed out in MS.) beings.

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Panas

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Panas declared war against _________, on account of an inheritance; and from that time date the first wars, because the people were divided into two factions, and hostility has handed down from father to son.

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Mangaran

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______ - was the first man to use weapons in fighting.

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Panas

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There are three cases in which these natives regard war as just:
The first is when an Indian goes to another village and is there put to death without cause;

the second, when their wives are stolen from them; and

the third is when they go in friendly manner to trade at any village, and there, under the appearance of friendship, are wronged or maltreated.

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Just wars

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Laws
They say that the laws by which they have thus far been governed were left to them by ________, the woman whom we have already mentioned.

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Lubluban

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only the ______ - are defenders and executors.

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chiefs

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T or F| there are no judges

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TRUE!!!!! (although there are mediators who go from one party to another to bring about a reconciliation.)

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T OR F| No Indian in this country is made a slave or is put to death for any crime which he commits, even if it be theft, adultery, or murder

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TRUE!!!

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that for each crime there is an established fine, which they have to pay in _____ or ______, and if the culprit is unable to pay the fine he will borrow the money, and pledge himself to the man from whom he borrows.

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jewels or gold

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three classes of slaves in these islands:

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AYUEY
TUMARANPOC
TOMATABANS

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the most thoroughly enslaved, is the bondman of him who is served in his own dwelling; such as a slave they call _______.

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ayuey

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AYUEY
These slaves work _____ days for the master
and _____ for themselves.

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three

one

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Slaves that live in their own houses

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TUMARANPOC

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TUMARANPOC
are obliged to go to work for their master ____ day out of four, having the _____ days for themselves.

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one

three

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There are other slaves, whom these people hold in most respect, who are called

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tomatabans

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  • these work in the house of the master only when there is some banquet or revel.
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TOMATABANS

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On such occasions they bring small gifts, and share in the drinking. But when one of these slaves dies, the property left by the slave is shared with his children by the master.

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TOMATABANS

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TOMATABANS
During their lifetime, these slaves are bound to work for their master _____ days in a month; or if they do not work, they annually give the master five chicubites of rice.

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five

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The ______ - are worth among these people two gold taels of Labin sian, the equivalent of twelve pesos.

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ayueys

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The ______ - are worth the same sum ( two gold taels of Labin sian).

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tumaranpoques

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The ______ - are worth one tael, or six pesos.

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tomatabans

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The ____ women, like their husbands, work in the houses of chiefs.

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ayuey

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The _______ women, if they have children, serve half of the month in spinning and weaving cotton, which their masters supply; and during the other half of the month they work for themselves.

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tumaranpoque

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The _____ women spin only one hank of cotton each month for their masters, who furnish them the cotton in the ball.

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tomataban

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Only the ____ receive food and clothing from their masters; to the others the masters give nothing.

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ayueys

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When these slaves die the masters take away all their property, except from the ______

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tomatabans

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Those whom these natives have sold, as slaves to the Spaniards are mostly the ______

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ayueys

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T OR F| If a thief commits a great robbery, he and all his relatives (or at least his nearest kin) are fined.

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TRUE!!!! (If they are unable to pay the fine, they are made slaves)

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T OR F| if a chief commits any crime, even against one of his own slaves or timaguas, he is fined in the same manner.

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TRUE!!!! But they are not reduced to slavery for lack of means to pay the fine; as, if they were not chiefs, they would be slaves.

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T OR F| In case of a small theft, the punishment falls upon the thief and his relatives.

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FALSE!!! If small theft lang kay siya ra maparusahan

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When there is famine the poor, who have not the means of sustenance, in order not to perish, go to the rich - and almost always they seek their relatives and surrender themselves to them as ____- - in order to be fed.

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slaves

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The freemen of these islands, who are called ________– are neither chiefs nor slaves.

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timaguas

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When feasts are given to other chiefs he must attend; for it is the custom that the _____ drinks first from the pitarrilla, before any chief does so.

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timagua

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He must, with his weapons, accompany the chief when he goes on a journey.

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timagua

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When the latter (chief) enters a boat the ______ must go to ply the oar, and

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timagua

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to carry his weapons for the defense of the vessel; but if the vessel sustains any damages he receives no punishment for this, but is only reprimanded.

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timagua

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the chief - is under obligation to defend the ______, in his own person and those of his relatives, against anyone who seeks to injure him without cause

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timagua

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If the timagua goes to any other village and there is wronged, the ____ will endeavor; with all his forces, to avenge him to the same extent.

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chief

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the ceremony of joining hands over the dish of rice are for _____ only

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chiefs

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Their marriage is accomplished when the pair unite in drinking pitarrilla from the same cup.

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timaguas

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