The Historiography on Women in Colonial Philippines (17th-19th centuries)

The centennial of the Philippine revolution against Spain in 1996 spurred historiography on Filipino women: their contributions to the revolution surfaced, from providing different kinds of support to combatants at the risk of their lives and properties to taking leadership roles in the battlefield...

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Hovedforfatter: Camacho, Marya Svetlana T.
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez 2025
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:The centennial of the Philippine revolution against Spain in 1996 spurred historiography on Filipino women: their contributions to the revolution surfaced, from providing different kinds of support to combatants at the risk of their lives and properties to taking leadership roles in the battlefield. Women from different provinces were identified as “heroines”, joining the ranks of the handful previously honored as such. However, the nature of the revolution as an armed conflict begged the qu...