Dewey Jones Lutrago Pasco

AB-HISTORY 2 HIST-54
Activity 1
1. What is History? How is it different from historiography?
-History is a set of human events from the start up to the present in chronological order.
It talks about mostly how the civilization started, how the people survived, how they
advanced. And also, History started when the early people become civilized, also
history can be either in written or oral. History is very important for us in the present like
for example the pandemic, scholars used the past accounts way back the Bubonic
plague in Europe, they look for on how the doctors or the people managed the plague.
In short History is like a treasure whom it is very important to keep for the future
generation.
Historiography, on the other hand, is the study of historical literature, especially
historical writing based on the critical analysis of sources, the collection of specific
information from the accurate materials in those sources, and the integration of those
details into a narrative that can withstand critical examination.

2. What is the difference of primary from secondary sources?

-Primary Sources are the written accounts mainly books written by the author whom
he/she is present at the time of the event, more likely either he saw it or experienced it.
Either it is a diary, autobiography, document, manuscript that serves as original source
of information about a certain topic. For example, the written accounts of Antonio
Pigafetta at the time when he joined the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan in finding the
spice Island which leads to the discovery of the Island of the Philippines. Also, Oral can
be also categorized as primary source but it must undergo a series of collecting several
accounts to prove that certain oral source.
Secondary Source are those accounts from author which he creates his/her own
narrative about a certain event from the Primary source. In short, he adds certain
opinions from the narrative to make his own edition.

3. Give examples of primary sources. These examples must be specific by giving

the actual title of the book if it is a book or of the resource’s material in proper
citation format. You may use APA style (this too- format on citations- I hope you
are familiar with already). One of the widely used primary sources is the
compilation of Blaire and Robertson. You can Google this.
A. Blaire, E. H. (1903). The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803.
B. Pigafetta, A. (1550). First Voyage Around the World by Magellan 1518-1521.
C. Morga, A. (1609). Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas.
D. Columbus, C. (1493). Columbus's letter on the first voyage.
E. Frank, A. (1945). The Diary of a Young Girl.

4. How do Historians write History?

- Historians write history stress the use of primary sources, or sources that are
originally from a certain time frame, while still acknowledging their shortcomings.
Non-historians read books and watch documentaries, while historians do so
while still visiting libraries in search of original documents. Historians researching
non-English speaking areas must understand and use a foreign language. In
short Historians view what occurred in the past based on facts found in historical
records. Also, Historians use both primary and secondary sources to look for
information about the past. Primary sources are eyewitness accounts written or
produced by someone who witnessed or observed the incident. After it the
historian will make its own narrative and he/she can add his/her opinions.
 5. Who are some of the notable Filipino historians? Give me 3, with the
works/books that they have written. What are their contributions to Philippine
historiography?
A. Renato Constantino (1919- 1999)
- Veneration Without Understanding (1970)
- Neocolonial identity and counter-consciousness (1978)
- Renato Constantino, a Filipino historian and scholar, taught us to reexamine, correct,
and learn from our colonial experience. He desired for Filipinos to have a valuable
recollection of their heritage in order to further their search for true nationhood.

B. William Henry Scott (1921-1993)

- Barangay: Sixteenth-century Philippine Culture and Society (1984)
- Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History (1992)
- He is best known for two landmark scholarly books: 1968's "A Critical Study of the
Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History" and 1974's "The
Discovery of the Igorot’s: Spanish Contacts with the Pagans of Northern Luzon," which
was being pressed into publication when he died, and the 1994 cultural history
bestseller "Barangay: Sixteenth-century Philippine Culture and Society," which was
being pressed into publication when he died.

C. Serafin Quiason Jr. (1930-2016)

- English Country Trade with the Philippines, 1644-1765
- Dr. Quiason was the first Cultural Heritage Commissioner for the Presidential
Commission for Culture and the Arts, which was created in 1987. He was a driving force
behind the formation of the National Committee on Monuments and Sites in 1987, as
well as one of the many who pushed for the establishment of the National Committee on
Historical Research as the sixth national committee in 1992. His substantial body of
published works on politics, economics, and the social sciences in both local and
foreign journals and periodicals his personal legacy to aspiring historians of history and
the study of the Philippines bear witness to his contribution to academe and the culture
and arts field.