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Before the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, the Philippines was split into numerous barangays, small states that were linked through region-wide trade networks. [1]: 26–27 The name "barangay" is thought to come from the word balangay, which refers to boats used by the Austronesian people to reach the Philippines. [2]
Scott's review has become a seminal academic work on the study of early Philippine history, having been reviewed early on by a panel of that era's most eminent historians and folklorists including Teodoro Agoncillo, Horacio de la Costa, Marcelino Foronda, Mercedes Grau Santamaria, Nicholas Zafra and Gregorio Zaide. [7]
In particular, the aims and objectives of the foundation are the following: 1) to foster, encourage and support scholarly research on any area of Philippine history; 2) to initiate, create, maintain and support a Philippine History Library and Museum to be administered by the Philippine Historical Association; 3) to provide financial support to ...
Gabriel Fabrero Fabella (July 18, 1898 – January 29, 1982) was a prominent Filipino historian during the 20th century. He is primarily known as the historian behind Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal's decision to issue Proclamation No. 28 on May 12, 1962, which changed the date of Philippine independence from July 4, 1946 to June 12, 1898 – the date when Philippine President Emilio ...
[2] Alzona left the faculty of the University of the Philippines in 1945, although she would be appointed U.P. professor emeritus of history in 1963. [2] In 1955, she co-founded the Philippine Historical Association [9] along with other prominent historians such as Teodoro Agoncillo and Gregorio Zaide. From 1959 to 1966, Alzona chaired the ...
Michael Charleston "Xiao" Briones Chua [1] (Chinese: 曾華紹; pinyin: Zēng Huáshào) is a Filipino historian, [2] academic, and television personality.. He is best known for his academic works on Philippine history and his numerous appearances as a commentator on historical topics on Philippine television, [3] [4] including a regular appearance on a news segment called "Xiao Time" [5] on ...
Political and cultural history of the Philippines, Volumes 1–2. Barrows, David (2014). A History of the Philippines-Illustrated. ISBN 978-0-34-292-6466. Church, Peter (13 March 2017). A Short History of South-East Asia. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-06248-6. De Borja, Marciano R. (2005). Basques In The Philippines. University of Nevada Press.
Gregorio Fernandez Zaide (May 25, 1907 – October 31, 1986) was a Filipino historian, author, and politician from the town of Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines.A multi-awarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and more than 500 articles about history, and is known as the "Dean of Filipino Historiographers."