History and Philippine Historiography

Flashcards covering the meaning of history, historiography concepts, key historians, and specific historical texts from the Spanish and American periods in the Philippines.

iotopia

The Greek word for history mentioned by Gottschalk (1969) meaning 'to learn'.

Barnes (1963)

The scholar who defined history as being concerned with the study of the human past.

Dr. Zeus Salazar

A historian who defined history as 'mga pangyayari na may saysay para sa grupo ng taong sinasaysayan nito' and advocated the use of Filipino in historical discourse.

Keith Jenkins

A scholar who viewed history as a form of power and a discourse consisting of tactics for organizing and sequencing events.

Samuel Tan

A prominent historian who described history as a dynamic process where stages and aspects are interrelated, representing a collective interplay of events.

Renato Constantino

A nationalist historian who viewed the masses as the real mover of history, following Marx’s Idea of History.

General History

A branch of history that covers political, economic, diplomatic, and military history.

Historiography

The scientific way of writing history, derived from the Greek words 'historia' (past) and 'graphier' (to write).

Baktin

A figure who emphasized that silences in history are just as important as the voices.

Pantayong Pananaw

A perspective and reason for the study of oral traditions, cultures, and local history in Philippine historiography.

Positivism

A rigid historical tradition where knowledge and interpretation must be based on verifiable data gathered after internal and external examination of documents.

New Historicism

A historical approach that seeks the interpretation of facts from all perspectives, including those not previously concerned with history.

Leslie Bauzon

The author of 'Perspective on Contemporary Philippine Historiography' who emphasized developing a methodology for analysis within the Philippine setting rather than using Western models.

Fray Juan de la Plasencia

Author of 'Los Casturibres de los Tagalogs' (1589), which is considered the first civil code of the Philippines.

Fr. Pedro Chirino

A distinguished Jesuit historian who authored 'Relacion de las Islas Filipinas' (1604), a narrative of Filipino life prior to colonization.

Father Pedro Murillo y Velarde

Known as the Father of Philippine Cartography for his inclusion of a map of the archipelago in his historical accounts.

Dr. Antonio de Morga

A respected Spanish official and author of 'Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas,' one of the most reliable sources on 16th-century Philippines.

Captain Miguel de Loarca

An encomendero in the Visayas who wrote 'Relacion de las Islas Filipinas,' highlighting the high degree of advancement in early Filipino material culture.

Antonio Pigafetta

The chronicler of Magellan’s voyage who provided first-hand information on Philippine culture prior to Spanish contact.

Henry Peddington

Author of 'Remarks on the Philippine Islands and their Capital Manila, 1818-1822,' noted for documenting native discontentment with Spanish abuses.

Dasalan at Tocsohan

A work by Marcelo H. del Pilar that mocked religious prayers and critiques the corruption of the friars.

Ang Dapat Mabatid Ng Mga Tagalog

An essay by Andres Bonifacio that narrates the sufferings of Filipinos under the Spanish colonial government.

Trinidad Pardo de Tavera

A Filipino Ilustrado who published 'Biblioteca Filipina' in 1903, which is considered a most reliable source for historians.

Epifanio de los Santos

A critic and biographer who wrote monographs on the lives and revolutions of Filipino heroes like Bonifacio, del Pilar, and Aguinaldo.

Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson

Authors of the 55-volume work 'The Philippine Islands: 1493-1898,' considered an authority in Philippine history.