Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

Antonio De Morga
Who is Antonio de Morga?
• Antonio de Morga Sánchez
Garay was born on 1559 in
Seville, Spain.
• Graduated from the University
of Salamanca in 1574 and in
1578 received a doctorate in
canon law.
• Was sent in the Philippines
in the year 1593 to work as
Lieutenant- Governor.
“I spent eight years in the Filipinas
Islands, the best years of my life,
serving continuously as lieutenant of the
governor and captain-general, and, as
soon as the royal Audiencia of Manila was
established, in the office of auditor,
which I was the first to fill. And
desirous that the affairs of those
islands should be known, especially those
which occurred during my connection with
them, I have related these matters in a
CHAPTER EIGHTH

Moros, Negritos, Visayans

Woolly hair, stature is not
great, strong, robust
Barbarians community or tribe not belongin
to any civilization
Planting rice, needlework
Clothing

Chinanas Bahaques Calombigas Potong

Colored
Sewed together cloth Gold armlets Narrow-
in front, wrapped which are wrapping
short sleeves, around the very large cloth below
and reaching waist, cover and made in
below the privy parts,
different
waist, red in reaching
color half way patterns
“There were no kings
or lords throughout
these islands who
ruled over them as
in the manner of our
kingdoms and
provinces; but in
every island, and in
each province of it,
many chiefs were
recognized by the
• The natives attended duties very
promptly. Natives served in wars and
voyages, and in their tilling, sowing,
fishing and building their chiefs’
•houses.
Natives also pay chiefs tribute which
they called buiz
• The plebeians or timaguas, they were the
nobles before. Persons who were exempted
from the services rendered by the
others.
• “…lordship and particular government of
their own following which is called
Three conditions of person among the
natives:

chief s Timaguas slave s

 Classes of slaves

Saguiguilires Namamahay
Comes to their
They lord’s house
served whenever the he
summons. To serve
inside in these offices
the house without any pay
or stipend
• Usual price for
Saguiguilir slave among
the natives, at most,
TEN TAES OF GOLD or
generally
EIGHTY PESOS

• If Namamahay, half of
the sum.
Thank you!