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MODULE 4.1
Mhie B. Daniel
INSTRUCTOR
 MODULE 4.1 Promoting and Preserving the
Country's Historical and Cultural Heritage

• Objective
• At the end of the session, students;
• 1. Understand Mindanao origin and the culture of the
original settlers.
• 2. Promote and preserve the history of Mindanao and
its
cultural heritage.
MODULE 4.1 Promoting and
Preserving the Country's
Historical and Cultural Heritage

MINDANAO – Brief History

Mindanao – the second largest

island of the Philippines.
- 293 mi. (471 km.) N to
S; 324 mi. (521 km.) E to W.
- derived from the name
MAGUINADAO/ns - largest
ethnic
group
MODULE 4.1 Promoting and
Preserving the Country's
Historical and Cultural Heritage

MINDANAO – Brief History

Spanish Period – 1565 -1898

- Moros, Spanish word for
Moors, African tribe
inhabited Spain
for centuries.
- from the indigenous groups
of the North of Mindanao up
to the
end, the Spaniards invaded
Mindanao and attempted to
colonized the place that
resulted
into a series of 'Moro Wars'.
MODULE 4.1 Promoting and
Preserving the Country's
Historical and Cultural Heritage

MINDANAO – Brief History

American Period – 1898- 1946

- Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation of
President Mc Kinley includes Mindanao as part of the
colonial Philippine Islands.
- Americans used their control over property
and land laws to let allow American Corporations and
Christian settlers in Mindanao to take over the
resources of the natives.
- massive Filipino Christian settlements after
Philippine independence in 1946 until land disputes
became a religious conflict between Muslim settlers,
the indigenous groups against the Christians in
Mindanao.
MODULE 4.1 Promoting and
Preserving the Country's
Historical and Cultural Heritage
MINDANAO – Brief History
Philippine Republic – 1946 to present
- 1969 - MNLF was established by Nur Misuari.
- an armed campaign to put up a separate Islamic
State in Mindanao.

- MNLF – became a strong force when OIC

(Organization of Islamic Conference) recognized them.

- Tripoli Agreement of the Marcos

Administration
recognized their cause by establishing
Autonomous
Regions to cater in Muslim settlers in Mindanao.
 MINDANAO – Brief History

MODULE 4.1 Philippine Republic – 1946 to present

- the Cory Aquino administration in
Promoting and 1987 fostered their recognition when the
government created ARMM as a governing

Preserving the
body of the Moro.

- the Duterte administration

Country's Moro
strengthened their position in the

Region when the BARMM or

Historical and Bangsamoro
Administrative Region in Muslim
Cultural Heritage Mindanao
was established.
BANGSAMORO – home to most
Muslims or
Moro populace composed of
majority of the