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Why is our country named as Philippines?
In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spain ceded the territory to the United States, while Filipino rebels declared the First Philippine Republic.
What is the original name of the country Philippines?
The Philippines were claimed in the name of Spain in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, who named the islands after King Philip II of Spain. They were then called Las Felipinas.
How did the Republic of the Philippines get its name?
The official name of the state is Republic of the Philippines, or Republika ng Pilipinas in Filipino. The name comes from Spanish (las Islas) Filipinas, “the Philippine islands”. This was a geographical designation for a chain of islands, established as a colony and named in 1570 after Philip II of Spain.
Who was the King of Spain when the Philippines was named?
The entire archipelago would come to be known under this name. And, who was this Philip? “Philip” was Philip II (1527 – 1598) eventually to become the King of Spain. He was king for a while: 1554-1598. So, if you’re carefully following the dates, at the time that the Philippines was named, he wasn’t yet king. He was just the Prince of Asturias.
Where did las Islas Filipinas get its name?
During the expedition of Ruy López de Villalobos to the region, the Spanish sailor Bernardo de la Torre bestowed the name Las Islas Filipinas on the islands of Leyte and Samar, in honor of the then Prince of Asturias (heir to the Spanish throne).
Where did the name Luzon come from in the Philippines?
It originated from the Tagalog word lusong, a wooden mortar that is used to pound rice. When the Spanish produced maps of the Philippines during the early 17th century, they called the island Luçonia which was later respelled as Luzonia, then Luzon.