Thursday, May 1, 2014

Ilocanos and their Neighbors

The Ilocanos are the third largest ethnolinguistic group and are spread out not only all of the Philippines but also around the world.  As of 1900 the Spanish gave a census of Ilocanos around the Philippines and there are thirty-four municipalities throughout the three our of the four provinces of Luzon: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and La Union.

When it came to trade with other cultures and groups they started with trading with other cullers in the south, one of those areas being the Province of Pangasinan.  They improved their trade techniques ships from Japan and China would appear on their coasts.  Through the trade they started to develop reading and writing skills.

The one group that the Ilocanos did not take kindly was the Spanish.  As I've stated before the Ilocanos were not to fond of the Spanish mainly due to their attempt to rule and conquer the Ilocanos.

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