1. SPANISH PERIOD

2. SPANISH PERIOD
March 1521
Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese
Navigator)
headed the first Spanish foray to the
Philippines.
He made landfall on Cebu

3. 1571
Manila was founded.
16th Century
Luzon to northern Mindanao were under Spanish
control.

4. Reasons For Colonization:
3G
GOD
The conversion of natives to Christianity
GOLD
Accumulation of gold or wealth
GLORY
Spain Supremacy over Portugal as superpower

5. They contributed are:
Christianity
Elections
Charities
Taxations
Fiestas
Education

6. CHRISTIANITY

7. The Spanish Missionaries played significant role.
They bravely penetrated the unchartered
mountains.
they conquered winning the Filipinos
- to accept Christianity and Spanish rule.

8. EDUCATION

9. Spain introduced the European education
system
The Spanish Missionaries are the teachers.
They taught the 3R’s:
• Reading
• Writing
• Arithmetic

10. FIESTAS

11. Spain introduced fiestas and holidays
The fiestas was celebrated with:
• Music
• Feasting
• Dancing
• Thrilling display of fireworks

12. TAXATIONS

13. Filipinos are forced give taxes Spaniards.
To effectively maintain control of the colony.
Improve the production of food resources
Instituted revenue-generating measures
systematic taxation.
Compulsory sale of agricultural products

14. Philippines was invaded by the Spaniards.
They made our country into a colony of Spain.
The coming of Spaniards changed our history.
Introduced the different activities that we Filipinos
adapted until now.

15. SUBANEN/SUBANON
TRIBE

16. CULTURAL HISTORY OF
ZAMBOANGA CITY
"Zamboanga" provides an interesting
historical background.
Malay settlers called the region
"Jambangan",which means Land of the
Flowers.
They built settlements in river banks.


17. Chief Saragan, lived with his family at Mount
Pulumbato
Samals and Badjaos also settled here.
 Building their huts along the shorelines
confused "Jambangan“ with “Samboangan”,
"Sabuan", the wooden pole

18. Subanon (also spelled
Subanen or Subanun) is
a tribe indigenous to
the Zamboanga
peninsula area.

19.  Subanons regularly move from one
location.
 They cultivate crops, with rice.
 They are also known to raise livestock.
 Pigs, chickens, cattle, and water
buffaloes.
 Subanon houses are built along
hillsides.
 The homes are usually rectangular.

20. What are the common problems of
Subanen Tribe?
How to preserve their culture?

21. Problems that Subanens are facing
nowadays:
Rapid loss of plant biodiversity and
genetic resources
Few plant experts remained among the
Subanen communities

22.  The coming of Spain to the Philippines as a colonial power
complicated the picture.
 The culture of wealth of the people is inextricably tied to the rich
biodiversity of their ancestral lands.
 The loss of biodiversity to rampant logging, mining, and other
environmental atrocities
 Has an immense impact on the cultural wealth of our indigenous
peoples and local communities.
 Lifestyle change as a result of displacement from their ancestral
domains
 Lack of supportive mechanisms to pass on knowledge
 Leading to the discontinuance of their traditional healing
practices.
 The Spaniards tried to changed the Subanen.
The culture’s wealth inextricably tied rich
lands.
Loss of biodiversity, rampant environmental
atrocities.
Has immense impact to indigenous peoples.

23. Lack of support in passing knowledge
Discontinuance of their traditional healing p
Lifestyle change displacement from ancestr
domains

24. Threat of bio-piracy in indigenous people.
Bio-piracy: using wild plants, develop medicines.
Misappropriation of their knowledge and resources.
Pharmaceutical, cosmetic industries benefited
knowledge environment.
Losing traditional knowledge in biological resources.

25. How to Preserve Their Culture
 To preserve their culture, we should talk with their language.
 Knowledge on the use of plants for traditional medicine is maintained and developed by all
indigenous societies.
HOW TO PRESERVE THEIR
CULTURE
•We should talk with their language.
•Knowledge on using plants traditional medicine.
•Maintained and developed by all indigenous
societies.

27. •They’re famous for handloom weaving
prowess.
•Sponsor training on Basic Handloom
Weaving.
•Join the festival of local Subanen
tradition.
•Associate their dance with rituals.

28. Subanen is form of Lumad in Mindanao.
Adapting to changes in culture’s environment.
Subanen are dependent on natural products.
The different ethno-linguistic groups formed
partnerships.
The community has willingness to participate.

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