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A set of flashcards demonstrating the Leitner system. Cards that the learner knows are promoted to a box for less frequent review (indicated by green arrows); cards for which the learner has forgotten the meaning are demoted to be studied more frequently (indicated by red arrows).
Francisco Maniago was a Filipino revolutionary leader who lived in the 17th century, during the Spanish colonization period in the Philippines.He led a revolt in Pampanga in 1660 [1] against the bandala system, where the locals were forced to sell their agricultural products at low prices, [2] and the polo y servicio system, a form of forced labor where the locals worked on any government ...
Over time, the Lakandula's name has come to be written in several ways. However, according to the firsthand account written in Spanish by Hernando Riquel, the royal notary who accompanied Miguel López de Legazpi, the Lord of Tondo specifically identified himself as "Sibunao Lacandola, lord of the town of Tondo" [1] when he boarded Legazpi's ship with the lords of Manila on May 18, 1571.
Bunga bunga is a phrase of uncertain origin and various meanings that dates from 1910 and a name for an area of Australia dating from 1852. By 2010 the phrase had gained popularity in Italy and the international press to refer to then-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's alleged sex parties with prostitutes, which caused a major political ...
Bunga River, northeastern Nigeria; Bunga bangkai, a common name in Indonesia for Amorphophallus titanum, the so-called "carrion flower" Bunga raya, the Malay name for Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the national flower of Malaysia; Bunga, or Botija, a Caribbean musical instrument of the aerophone type; Bunga, a character from the Lion King spin-off The ...
A definition states the meaning of a word using other words. This is sometimes challenging. Common dictionaries contain lexical descriptive definitions, but there are various types of definition – all with different purposes and focuses. A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols).
Datu Magat Salamat was a Filipino historical figure best known for co-organizing the Tondo Conspiracy of 1587.He was one of at least four sons of Lakandula, [1] [Notes 1] [3] and thus held the title of Datu under his cousin and co-conspirator Agustin de Legazpi, who had been proclaimed paramount ruler (ruler over other datus) of the indianized kingdom of Tondo after the death of Lakandula ...
A picture of three Visayan babaylanes from Negros in 1907. Little is known about Tamblot's personal life other than their position as a babaylan to a regional deity in Bohol. [2] [3] [4] The term babaylan was most often used in the Visayan Islands and described a tradition, common throughout the Philippines, of religious practitioners who led ritual sacrifices and ceremonies, acted as mediums ...