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| The great rebellion of the Manila Datus in 1587-1588, led by no other than Legazpi's own creole grandson. |
By the time the Spaniards have established themselves in Manila in 1570, the mobility of human resources between the two far-flung septentrion provinces of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) became fluid. There was a new-found need for moving people around. Mostly, it was because of economic nature. Later, Spanish authorities found it wise to transfer subersives and deportees between its new colonies because of brewing political upheavals. Read More ...
No wonder Mexicans are like brothers or sisters to Filipinos.
ReplyDeleteBut this is so interesting. I didn't know that Mexico sent military assistance and they led revolts in our country against Spanish.
Have you met any Filipino-Mexicans while here whose ancestors are from those Filipinos who were exiled in Mexico?
And yes, how were you able to get this historical information? As you mentioned, they are not in our history book. But they are very interesting.
Floro Mercene's Manila Men in the New World has good info on Pinoys in Mexico. Never met them but there are a lot living in Guerrero and Colima. How to find them? Look at their surnames. The Maganda clan in Espinalillo, for example, must have had Filipino ancestors.
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