Sañosa, Carl Angelo C.

RZL110- A6
CE-1 11/14/19

“UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF CHINESE MESTIZOS”

1. What conditions led to the emergence of Chinese mestizos as important members of

Philippine society?

- The conditions that led to the emergence of Chinese mestizos as important members
of Philippines society are their contributions to the Philippine society in terms on the
area of commerce, industry, and business during the Spanish colonial period. They
carried on a profitable commerce by gathering or collecting goods from the north and

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selling them to Manila and nearby provinces. They controlled the internal trading in

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the Philippines while the Spanish mestizos were worried with the foreign trade. The

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ambitious power of the Chinese mestizos gave way to the rise of the Philippines

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middle class as more active and enterprising, wiser and more developing, more

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knowledgeable in trading and commerce than the Indios. Aside from being powerful
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in the market industry, the other conditions that made the Chinese mestizos important
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in the Philippine society was their formation of Filipino identity. This event occurred
latter part of the 19th century when the Chinese mestizos started giving opinions
regarding the Spanish colonial rule. The Spaniards feared for the Chinese mestizos
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might influence the Indios on their liberalism and independent mindset. And on late
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1870s, the writings of Pedro Paterno and Gregorio Sanciano defended the dignity of
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the Filipinos. Who was also nurtured by Jose Rizal, who is also a Chinese mestizo. in
conclusion, the Philippine Revolution of 1896 to 1898 became the act of
determination on the part of the Filipinos and Chinese mestizos to claim for
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themselves and for the future generations the unparalleled birthright of nationhood.
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2. What were the implications of the Chinese mestizos in Philippine society?

- The implications of the Chinese mestizos in Philippines society are their power in the
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field of marketing industry. This was and still the reason why Chinese mestizos are
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known and significant here in the Philippines. Their strategies in marketing are one of
a kind for they are also known as good in negotiating in terms of trading. They are the
reason why the export and import of goods in manila way back then are on top of the
notch compared to other countries.
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