Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness

Gregorio Sancianco, the author of El Progreso de Filipinas (1881), is an ephemeral figure in Philippine history. Although somewhat known for his defense of the native against charges of indolence, Sancianco advanced a penetrating critique of colonial tribute that generally has been ignored but to wh...

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Main Author: Aguilar Jr., Filomeno V.;
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-10212024-08-07T03:42:03Z Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness Aguilar Jr., Filomeno V.; Gregorio Sancianco, the author of El Progreso de Filipinas (1881), is an ephemeral figure in Philippine history. Although somewhat known for his defense of the native against charges of indolence, Sancianco advanced a penetrating critique of colonial tribute that generally has been ignored but to which thisarticle draws attention. Sancianco argued that tribute did not only negate the principle of assimilation, but it also divided the native population and provoked social antagonisms. The tribute’s abolition in 1884 rendered Sancianco’s historical position as transitional, straddling the creole nationalism of the 1860s and the ilustrados’ colonial nationalism of the 1880s. Sancianco’s critique of tribute anticipated nationalist consciousness.KEYWORDS: TRIBUTE • IDENTITY • SPANISH COLONIALISM • RACISM • NATIONALISM 2019-11-29T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol67/iss3/5 info:doi/10.13185/2244-1638.1021 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1021/viewcontent/Gregorio_20Sancianco_2C_20Colonial_20Tribute_20_5Bvol._2067_20no._203_E2_80_934_20_282019_29_20375_E2_80_93410_5D.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description Gregorio Sancianco, the author of El Progreso de Filipinas (1881), is an ephemeral figure in Philippine history. Although somewhat known for his defense of the native against charges of indolence, Sancianco advanced a penetrating critique of colonial tribute that generally has been ignored but to which thisarticle draws attention. Sancianco argued that tribute did not only negate the principle of assimilation, but it also divided the native population and provoked social antagonisms. The tribute’s abolition in 1884 rendered Sancianco’s historical position as transitional, straddling the creole nationalism of the 1860s and the ilustrados’ colonial nationalism of the 1880s. Sancianco’s critique of tribute anticipated nationalist consciousness.KEYWORDS: TRIBUTE • IDENTITY • SPANISH COLONIALISM • RACISM • NATIONALISM
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author Aguilar Jr., Filomeno V.;
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Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness
author_facet Aguilar Jr., Filomeno V.;
author_sort Aguilar Jr., Filomeno V.;
title Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness
title_short Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness
title_full Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness
title_fullStr Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness
title_full_unstemmed Gregorio Sancianco, Colonial Tribute, and Social Identities: On the Cusp of Filipino Nationalist Consciousness
title_sort gregorio sancianco, colonial tribute, and social identities: on the cusp of filipino nationalist consciousness
publisher Archīum Ateneo
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