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ANALYZING HISTORICAL DOCUMENT
Activity: Analyzing “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas” by Antonio de Morga
NAMES: JOHN VINCENT M. APALLA Date: 11-02-2021
Directions:
1. Read carefully the “History of the Philippine Province of the Islands” of the Society of Jesus by Fr.
Pedro Chirino.
2. Work as a team and answer the questions that follow.
3. Use the rubric below as a guide in accomplishing the required task.
Success Indicator Descriptor Allotted Points
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Completeness All questions are answered. 7
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Quality Each answer is explained well with elaboration and/or 15
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example.
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Miscellaneous The worksheet is erasure-free and cleanly 3
accomplished. No grammatical lapses are incurred.
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No PARTICULARS ANSWERS
1 ORIGIN
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 Who is the author in terms of gender, religion,  Antonio de Morga was a Spanish
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nationality, and political belief? soldier, lawyer and a high-ranking

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colonial official for 43 years, in the

Philippines (1594 to 1604), New
Spain and Peru, where he was
president of the Real Audiencia for
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20 years.
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 When was it created?  Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas created

at 1493- 1603
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 When was it published?  1907

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 Who is publishing it?

 Is there anything we know about the author that is
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pertinent to your evaluation?
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 Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas is

founded on Antonio de Morga's life
experiences as well as other
documents from eyewitnesses to the
events, such as Miguel López de
Legazpi's Philippine mission survivors.
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q PURPOSE
 Why does this document exist?  It exists because it is considered one of
the most significant accomplishments in
the early history of Spanish colonization
of the Philippines. It was deemed
important to call upon the evidence of an
illustrious Spaniard who presided over the
Philippines' early destinies.
 Why did the author create this piece of work? What is

the intent?
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 This work (Sucesos de las Islas
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Filipinas) "was compelled to call upon the
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evidence of an illustrous Spaniard who
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presided over the Philippines' fortunes at the
dawn of her new period and witnessed the
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 Why did the author choose this particular format?
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 The author chose this approach since it was

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easier for him to explain or relate what he

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wanted to look at, and it is closely related. It's

 Who is the intended audience/ Who was the author
also set up in such a way that he'll be able to
thinking would receive this?
execute his inspiration more easily.
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 What does the document “say”?  The intended audience of this document
are the Jesuits and Filipinos
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 It examines the political, social, and economic

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elements of both the colonizer and the

colonized country. The book chronicles events
both inside and beyond the country from
1493 to 1603, including the Philippines'
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history. The pre-colonial Philippines already

had a functioning judicial and legislative
system; Spanish missionaries abolished the
Philippines' baybayin written system in order
to achieve their objectives; and our
 Can it tell you more than is on the surface? forefathers had a sophisticated society and
culture rich in arts and literature.
 Antonio de Morga wrote Sucesos de Islas

Filipinas but later on annotated by Dr. Jose
Rizal into a more detailed one.
3 VALUE
 What can we tell about the author from the piece?  Antonio de Morga's book Sucesos de las
Islas Filipinas is regarded as one of the
most important publications on the early
history of Spanish colonization of the
Philippines.
 What can we tell about the time period from the  By releasing an annotated version of de
piece? Morga's Sucesors de las Islas Filipinas
[Events of the Philippine Islands, first
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published in 1609]. Rizal's goal was to
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show the Filipino people not only their
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early history, a pre-Spanish history, but
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also their own ancestral culture and
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identity.
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Under what circumstances was the piece  The title literary translates to "Events in
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created/written and how does the piece reflect those the Philippine Islands," and the book's
circumstances?
principal objective is to describe events in
the Philippines during the Spanish
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colonial period as observed by the author.

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During the Spanish invasion, the book

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also covers Filipino customs, traditions,

manners, and religion.
 What can we tell about any controversies from the  In Zambales, the ladies wear little jackets
piece?
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[sayuelos] with sleeves of the same kinds

of cloth and of all colors, called varos, in
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Chapter 8 describing how the people of

Luzon appeared, the gear and clothing of
these natives of Luzon. The bow and
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arrow weaponry, the marriage, and the

feast Islands pearl oysters are found,
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especially in the Calamianes, where some

have been obtained that are large,
exceedingly clear, and lustrous. Gold
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jewelries - rich in placers and gold mines

possess in jewels and gold ingots, islands
pearl oysters are found, especially in the
Calamianes, where some have been
obtained that are large, exceedingly clear,
and lustrous. Prior to the arrival of the
 Does the author represent a particular “side” of a Spaniards, there were no customs or
controversy or event? government.
 Yes. Because the author claims that before
the arrival of the Spaniards, the native
Filipinos had their own culture, which did
 How do you feel about the author’s perspective from not entail the development of a religion or
the piece?
civilization.
 The Filipinos' true culture and nationalism
grew as a result of the natives' willingness
to present their culture and identity. I
respect his viewpoint because he was sent
to the Philippines to convert or persuade
our forebears to Christianity, and he
expected to bring up practices that he
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er as
considered to be harmful. When it came to
the heavenliness of their Divine creations,
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their own pastors and priestesses, their
own atonements and weird ideas, as the
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maker advised, our forefathers had a few
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public and religious standing, their styled
songs, their tremendous admiration, and
other views at the time were all
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 What was going on in history at the time the piece highlighted by the creator.
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was created and how does this piece accurately

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reflect it?
 The entire work is derived from Jose
Rizal's edition of Sucesos De Las Islas
Filipinas por el Doctor Antonio De Morga
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or condensed from it (Paris 1890). If

(Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas) succeeds
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in reawakening your awareness of our

past, which has been erased from your
memory, and in correcting what has been
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falsified and slandered, then my efforts

have not been in vain, and we will be able
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to study the future with this as a

foundation, however small it may be.
4 LIMITATIONS
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 What part of the story can we NOT tell from this  Chapter 5 seems to be where we can't tell
document? you about the part of the story
 How could we verify the content of the piece?
 We might be able to verify the essay's
content. Considering how we have been
experiencing the events represented on the
piece as a substance thus far, I believe that
some of it is certainly accurate. Therefore,
we can determine the substance of a piece
by determining whether the story's
 Does this piece inaccurately reflect anything about substance is authentic.
the time period?  Yes it reflects inaccurately about the time
 What does the author leave out and why does he/she period.
leave it out [if you know]?
 The authors left messages regarding the

Filipino people's early past, as well as the
 What is purposely not addressed?
authenticity of their culture and identity.
 The paper does not specify the exact dates
of some important events.
5 CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE
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 How relevant is the reading to the understanding of  The reading is necessary for
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the socio-political, religious, and cultural landscape of comprehending the Philippines'
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the Philippines?
sociopolitical, religious, and cultural
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landscape in such a way that it reflects
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valuable perspectives on our modern
rs e society's problems. It presented the seeds
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of an idea about how Filipinos should see
themselves in the midst of a growing
nationalism that eventually led to the
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formation of a nation. It has the

appearance of being a living language.
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Introduces real-life scenarios from the

past's experiential basis to our country's
prominent element pieces. This raises
topics like environmental awareness and
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peace education, among others.

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 What is the contribution of the reading to Philippine  The reading's contribution to

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history?
Philippine history is that by publishing
this annotated version of de Morga's
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Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, the

intention was not only to provide the
Filipino people with their early history,
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a pre-Spanish history, but also to

present to them their own authentic
culture and identity, which did not
require a new religion or "civilization"
from Spain.
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Activity: Analyzing “Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas” by Antonio de Morga

NAMES: JOHN VINCENT M. APALLA Date: 11-02-2021

Success Indicator Descriptor Allotted Points

nationality, and political belief? soldier, lawyer and a high-ranking

colonial official for 43 years, in the

 When was it created?  Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas created

 When was it published?  1907

 Who is publishing it?

 Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas is

 Why did the author create this piece of work? What is

 The author chose this approach since it was

easier for him to explain or relate what he

wanted to look at, and it is closely related. It's

 It examines the political, social, and economic

elements of both the colonizer and the

history. The pre-colonial Philippines already

 Antonio de Morga wrote Sucesos de Islas

colonial period as observed by the author.

During the Spanish invasion, the book

also covers Filipino customs, traditions,

[sayuelos] with sleeves of the same kinds

Chapter 8 describing how the people of

arrow weaponry, the marriage, and the

especially in the Calamianes, where some

jewelries - rich in placers and gold mines

was created and how does this piece accurately

or condensed from it (Paris 1890). If

in reawakening your awareness of our

falsified and slandered, then my efforts

to study the future with this as a

formation of a nation. It has the

Introduces real-life scenarios from the

peace education, among others.

 What is the contribution of the reading to Philippine  The reading's contribution to

Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, the

a pre-Spanish history, but also to

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