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The indigenous peoples of the Cordillera in northern Luzon, Philippines, often referred to by the exonym Igorot people, [2] or more recently, as the Cordilleran peoples, [2] are an ethnic group composed of nine main ethnolinguistic groups whose domains are in the Cordillera Mountain Range, altogether numbering about 1.8 million people in the early 21st century.
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The term Igorot or Ygolote was the term used by the Spanish for mountain people. The Ifugaos, however, prefer the name Ifugao. History.
Igorot peoples The Ibaloi (also spelled Ibaloy ; Ibaloi : ivadoy , /ivaˈdoj/ ) are an indigenous ethnic group found in Benguet province of the northern Philippines . [ 2 ] Ibaloi is derived from i- , a prefix signifying "pertaining to" and badoy or house, together then meaning "people who live in houses".
The Spanish were heavily motivated to invade Igorot territory by the prospect of economic gain, particularly due to the gold deposits in the region. [2] Religious orders were also motivated by the prospect of proselytizing and missionary work. Igorot resistance was largely successful due to a combination of geographical and social factors.
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It includes Igorot people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Filipino women . It includes Filipino women that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Hilary Pit-a-pit Clapp (Bontoc: Pit-a-pit, lit. 'Igorot boy'; 1897 – April 1945) was a Filipino doctor and politician from Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines.He was an early convert of the Protestant American missions.
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