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thelome
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thelome asked in TravelAsia PacificPhilippines · 1 decade ago

Why does many Philippinos have spanish last names or surnames?

excuse my ignorance

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    no entender

    saludos = )

  • Alcarin E
    1 decade ago

    Until the 20th century, Spain governed the Philippines. The Philippines were also the main Pacific port for the Manila galleon, Spanish trading fleets. Due to such a long-term presence on the islands, it is unsurprising to still find vestiges of Spanish influence to this day in areas such as names.

  • Celcius
    1 decade ago

    When Spanish took the phillipines loong time ago they convert our ancestors to become Christians and they changed their names.

    e.g

    Makisig to felipe, Liwayway to Maria

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    You may want to look up "Catálogo alfabético de apellidos"

    Source(s): http://www.delafuente-samaco.com/samaco/genealogy/... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_Catalog_...
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