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Austronesian Migration Theories

Historical Background Overview 1. Judicial System Prior to the Spanish Conquest Before the Spanish conquistadors came to the Philippines, the Filipinos had their own laws and system of administering justice. The government was patriarchal in form. The unit of government was the barangay, a settlement of about 30 to 100 families. The barangays were independent of each other. Each barangay was governed by a datu, who gained position by inheritance, wisdom, physical prowess or wealth. The datu ex

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Austronesian Migration Theories

Historical Background Overview 1. Judicial System Prior to the Spanish Conquest Before the Spanish conquistadors came to the Philippines, the Filipinos had their own laws and system of administering justice. The government was patriarchal in form. The unit of government was the barangay, a settlement of about 30 to 100 families. The barangays were independent of each other. Each barangay was governed by a datu, who gained position by inheritance, wisdom, physical prowess or wealth. The datu ex

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STRAND PROPONENTS CLAIM

They were Austronesian within Southeast Asia


William Meacham who developed differences in culture and
language.
Inhabitants
inherently lived in
Believed the claims of Meacham, however,
the archipelago
Bennet Bronson and F. they did not emphasize on the connection
Landa Jocano between the people due to tha lack of
evidence.

People living in the Philippines came from


H. Otley Beyer different homelands. They arrived in the
Philippines through different waves of
migration from their own homeland.

Inhabitants came Austronesians from the edges of the Celebes


from outside regions Wilhelm G. Solheim II Sea dispersed throught the region.

Instead as coming from the south as argued


Peter Bellwood by Solheim, Austronesians came from
southern portion of China.

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