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Chinese History in The Philippines

The Chinese first arrived in the Philippines in the 16th century. In 1594, the Spanish governor created Binondo as a permanent settlement for Chinese mestizos, who were of mixed Chinese and Filipino heritage. Binondo became a center for both Chinese business and intermarriage between Chinese immigrants and Filipinos. As the Chinese population grew, the Spanish saw them as a threat. By the 18th century, the population was officially classified into four groups, including Spanish/Spanish mestizos, Indigenous people, Chinese, and Chinese mestizos, who paid taxes. By the late 19th century, there were almost 500,000 Chinese mestizos living in the Philippines, many in

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Chinese History in The Philippines

The Chinese first arrived in the Philippines in the 16th century. In 1594, the Spanish governor created Binondo as a permanent settlement for Chinese mestizos, who were of mixed Chinese and Filipino heritage. Binondo became a center for both Chinese business and intermarriage between Chinese immigrants and Filipinos. As the Chinese population grew, the Spanish saw them as a threat. By the 18th century, the population was officially classified into four groups, including Spanish/Spanish mestizos, Indigenous people, Chinese, and Chinese mestizos, who paid taxes. By the late 19th century, there were almost 500,000 Chinese mestizos living in the Philippines, many in

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SECTION 1 THE

ASCENDANCE OF THE
CHINESE MESTIZO
CHINESE HISTORY IN THE
PHILIPPINES
As early as the 16th century, the
Chinese were already in the Philippine
archipelago.
In 1594, the Spanish Governor Luis
Perez Dasmariñas created Binondo as a
permanent settlement for Chinese
Mestizos who converted to Catholicism.
In this part of Manila Chinese merchants
and traders were free to do their
business.
Binondo also became the place of
intermarriages between Chinese
immigrants and Filipino natives, thus the
emergence of Chinese mestizos. As the
Chinese population increased, the
Spaniards saw them as a threat to their
own rule.
Chinese mestizo communities, aside
from Binondo, emerged in many other
parts of the archipelago. In Manila,
notable communities were Santa Cruz
and Tondo.
In the early 17th century, more than
100 Chinese individuals were married to
native Filipinos in Iloilo, Pampanga, and
Cebu.
In Northern Luzon, Chinese mestizos
could be found in Pangasinan, Benguet,
and Mountain Province.
From the beginning of the Spanish
colonial period until 1740, the inhabitants
of the Philippines were classified into
three: Spaniards, Indios, and Chinese.
As the Chinese mestizos population
grew, questions regarding their legal status
as inhabitants of the country arose.
It was only in 1741 that their legal status
was officially established when the whole
population of the Philippines were
reclassified into four according to tax
payment or tribute. These classes are the (1)
Spaniards and Spanish mestizos, (2) Indios,
(3) Chinese, and (4) Chinese mestizos.
Spaniards and Spanish mestizos
were not required to pay tribute or tax,
whereas the three other classes were
required to pay taxes depending on their
income.
At the end of the 19th century, there
were almost 500,000 Chinese mestizos in
the Philippines with 46,000 living in
Manila.
A Chinese mestizos then was:
• any person born of a Chinese father
and Indio mother.
• a Spanish mestiza who married a
chinese mestizo; or
• a child of a Spanish mestiza and a
Chinese mestizo.
However, a Chinese mestiza and an
Indio were listed as Indios.

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