The names come from the religion, not from the mixing of ethnicity.
Do you honestly believe that in 400 years of occupation there is no mixing of ethnicity? The reason I ask is because in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, etc, the 500 year ruld of the islands gave way to a great mix of races and cultures that spawned the modern day inhabitants of those islands. Puerto Rico was occupied by Taino Indians until Spanish occupation, which in turn brought the african slave trade to the island, making a melting pot which is the root species for the modern day Puerto Rican. Cuba had the same history, as well as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It would seem uncommon that an occupation of the Philippines for so long, would not bear at least a certain degree of mixed ethnicity. (which in my opinion, is a beautiful thing). I'd like to look deeper into that. Just curious.
Do you honestly believe that in 400 years of occupation there is no mixing of ethnicity? The reason I ask is because in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, etc, the 500 year ruld of the islands gave way to a great mix of races and cultures that spawned the modern day inhabitants of those islands. Puerto Rico was occupied by Taino Indians until Spanish occupation, which in turn brought the african slave trade to the island, making a melting pot which is the root species for the modern day Puerto Rican. Cuba had the same history, as well as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It would seem uncommon that an occupation of the Philippines for so long, would not bear at least a certain degree of mixed ethnicity. (which in my opinion, is a beautiful thing). I'd like to look deeper into that. Just curious.
The Philippines, in terms of it's Spanish integration was much different than Mexico or the Carribean Islands. Intermarriage between Spaniards and Indigenous people sometimes occurred, but wasn't very common as it was in the Americas. A very small minority of intermarriage, and inter-breeding took place between the two ethnic groups in the Philippines and usually only to Indigenous people of high status like the daughters of wealthy landowners. That is why there is very little mixed race Filipinos living in the Philippines today and is also why a lot of wealthy Filipinos have Spanish blood.
The reason why the Philippines didn't adopt as much of the Spanish culture as Mexico and the Islands did was because they were being governed only indirectly by Spain through the more regionally closer Mexican Government. It turns out that whatever culture the Filipinos absorbed during their time as a colony is actually more Mexican than Spanish.
The Philippines, in terms of it's Spanish integration was much different than Mexico or the Carribean Islands. Intermarriage between Spaniards and Indigenous people sometimes occurred, but wasn't very common as it was in the Americas. A very small minority of intermarriage, and inter-breeding took place between the two ethnic groups in the Philippines and usually only to Indigenous people of high status like the daughters of wealthy landowners. That is why there is very little mixed race Filipinos living in the Philippines today and is also why a lot of wealthy Filipinos have Spanish blood.
The reason why the Philippines didn't adopt as much of the Spanish culture as Mexico and the Islands did was because they were being governed only indirectly by Spain through the more regionally closer Mexican Government. It turns out that whatever culture the Filipinos absorbed during their time as a colony is actually more Mexican than Spanish.
I see. Cool, I didn't know that. Thanks for the input.
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