8-14 PART

• Raider's of the Sulu Sea - A Historiography documentary film focusing on Zamboanga City depicting how the Spaniards defended the city with the Fort Pilar as Spain’s last stronghold
• The documentary centers on the activities of the slave raiders as a way of retaliation to the colonizers and a way to defend their way of life against oppression
• The Sulu and Maguindanao sultanates were then the two main kingdoms controlling the Muslim colonies of the Southern Philippines.
• With the king of Maguindanao, Rajah Dalasi, at the helm, they launched a bloody attack on Fort Pilar
• Tausug - A tribe without maritime experience, but known for its fierce warriors and widespread political power.
• Illanun - The one which was very important in piracy history. Long-standing seafaring community. Maguindanao and known for their superb maritime skills and knowledge.
• Balangingi Tribe or Samal - Occupied the chain of islands between Basilan and Sulu island
• Garay - Built from bamboo, wood, and the nipa palm and could carry more than 100 sailors. This single-sailed ship was 25 meters long and six meters across and housed a powder magazine and cannon at the bow. With 30 to 60 oars on each side, the garay was faster than any other seagoing vessel of its time
• Salisipan - Small boats designed for coastal raids. The largest Salisipan that was built is approximately 30 to 35 feet long. It is an open boat and usually runs along small rivers.
• Lanong - Also known as Joanga. Approximately 24 to 27 meters long. Both sides of this are paddled and rowed by over 150 to 190 men.
• Kalis - Sword with a mystical side.
• Barong - single-edged leaf-shaped blade made of thick tempered steel. This approximately one-meter long weapon was used in close hand-to-hand battle to cut Spanish firearms down to size.
• Kris - Weapon of warfare and ceremony. Measuring up to 1.2 meters in length, was not only carried by slave raiders into battle but also by nobles and high-ranking officials.
• Kampilan - Heavy single-edged sword adorned with hair. At the tip of the blade are two horns projecting which is used to pick up the head of a decapitated body. It is the longest sword used by the Filipino warriors with the length of 36-40 inches.
• In 1977, an archeological excavation in Butuan City revealed artifacts of ancient water vessels from 4th century. These ships were built and navigated by deaf sailors with intimate knowledge of the seas.
• Slave raiders were believed to have inherited their maritime skills from the deaf sailors
• The raiders would capture people to sell as slaves to areas with high demand for slaves namely, those in Malacca region in Malay Peninsula.
• Illanuns, specifically, would bore a hole to the palm of the captured people
• The Moros abduct Christian Filipinos from the North to show disapproval of the Spaniards or the conquistadores
• Spaniards build forts to discourage potential invaders. To be able to protect it, they built the front line of these defenses, known as Fort Del Pilar. It was a 10-meter high fortress that sprawled over 2 acres.
• The battles of the Raiders and the Spaniards were clashes of ideology, Islam against Christianity.
• They had to suppress the Spanish presence because the fort was the base of operations for checking on slave-raiding going to the North and coming back
• December 8, 1720 - The Maguindanao King Dalasi, known as the King of Bulig in Maguindanao at the time, planned an attack together with joint forces of the Sulu Sultanate.
• Sulu and Maguindanao - were the two main kingdoms that controlled Muslim colonies in the Southern Philippines.
• There were a total of 3,000 strong warriors that were led by Rajah Dalasi that attacked the fort. However, although Spanish soldiers were greatly skilled, they were outnumbered at that time with only 600 soldiers present at the fort.
• The slave raiders who attacked the fort pillar were poorly conceived as musketeers
• 1845 - Narciso Claveria was the Governor-General in the Philippines and Panglima Julano Taupan was the Datu or leader of the Balanguingui tribe
• 1847 - Claveria bought 3 steamships from England.

  1. El Cano
  2. Magallenes (Or Magallanes)
  3. Reyna de Castilla
• 1848 - Panglima Taupan surrendered to the Spaniards. 450 died in the battle, 150 raiding ships were destroyed, and 350 Samal men and women were captured alive.
• In 1909, the Tausug raider, Jikiri attacked and killed Americans in the Patian Island
• Halman Abubakar - uses the martial arts called, "Silat" as a way to pay homage to his Tausug roots.
• LEGACY OF HEROES, THE STORY OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR
• Legacy of Heroes - It discusses World War 2 in the Philippines and how thousands of heroic young Filipinos braved the odds and struggled to defend and protect the freedom of their people and motherland.
• Peace time - Philippine Commonwealth under American tutelage, life on the island's road along peacefully with institutions, infrastructure, and industry is taking root.
• Felix T. Pestana - They were the best years of my life, I would say.
• Ricardo A. Foronda - At Arellano Highschool, the tuition fee was 4 pesos a year.
• Ramon A. Alcaraz - The government is very efficient, no graft and corruption.
• Richard Gordon - One of the reasons why so many people wanted to be assigned to the Philippines is because it is considered good living for a soldier and remained that way until the spring of 1941
• US opposed Japan's invasion of China. At some point, the Japanese would consider hitting US bases around the world making the Philippines first on their list or their startup.
• General Doughlas McArthur - the military adviser of the Philippines. Under his direction, the Philippines Commonwealth prepares its own dependent plan