What happened in March 1521?
The memorized answer is "Magellan discovered the Philippines".
But for the real answer, one has to look. Search.
And the search will lead to this conclusion: In March 1521, the Spaniards invaded our shores.
The Spaniards did not discover us as our elementary education told us. That fact that Magellan apparently "discovered" us is simply the effect of a Euro-centric view of the world that we, Filipinos, have unknowingly and unwittingly embraced.
For one, we were never lost in 1521. Just ask the Chinese businessmen in our shores back then :) So if we were not lost, why are we supposed to be discovered?
Our land had a thriving society and culture when they arrived. They went here not because they want to discover us. They went for something else:)
I am not angry. I just want the records straight. I just want to know the truth. And for the truth to be known by all. And the truth is that we have a sophisticated society when the colonizers arrived. We were not indios.
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