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Post by toyomansi on Dec 4, 2009 4:54:45 GMT -5
I'm not an expert on the history, but it is said that a big part of the Filipino ethnic makeup is Chinese. In most of the people the mixing took place more than a hundred years ago because of big Chinese settlement during the Spanish colonization. But most people haven't explored their family tree that far back, and can mostly see evidence in their genetic features. Those of more recent mixing are better able to trace it back, and also those who have surnames like Lim, Tan, Yu and hispanicized Chinese surnames like Lacson, Biazon, Tuazon, Ongpin, Yuchengco, Quebengco, Cojuangco.
I think those with no Chinese ancestry look more like dark Malays/Indonesians, with rounder eyes and wider noses. And there are also the native mountain tribes, like Igorots and Aetas. I can only imagine why the arriving Spaniards named my family's home island Negros...
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Post by milkman's baby on Dec 4, 2009 18:50:43 GMT -5
Those of more recent mixing are better able to trace it back, and also those who have surnames like Lim, Tan, Yu and hispanicized Chinese surnames like Lacson, Biazon, Tuazon, Ongpin, Yuchengco, Quebengco, Cojuangco. Now that's interesting. The only Filipinos I've known had just Spanish surnames, but I didn't know that they actually hispanicized Chinese names like that. If I heard one of those names I would have just assumed it was another indigenous Filipino islander name. And I didn't know the Chinese had that much of an influence on the Philippines. Interesting. LOL Yes, it is kinda cool how you can go from one part of the island with lighter skinned, smaller eyed folks to the south and see very dark, almost African-looking Filipinos. Very different indeed.
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Post by toyomansi on Dec 8, 2009 6:00:26 GMT -5
Now that's interesting. The only Filipinos I've known had just Spanish surnames, but I didn't know that they actually hispanicized Chinese names like that. If I heard one of those names I would have just assumed it was another indigenous Filipino islander name. Next to these surnames and Spanish surnames there are also lots of indigenous surnames as well ^^ but it's not always the case that the last names can tell anything about a person's appearance, people with the hispanicized Chinese surnames can also look very native and people with Spanish surnames can also look very Chinese. Also, Spanish surnames doesn't guarantee Spanish blood, since these names were given out to most of the native population during colonial times.
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