#𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗬𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗻Ǖ

#𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗬𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀?, 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗥. 𝗢𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼

In some old Spanish maps, the Philippines was known as the Islas del Poniente or the Isles of the West because Magellan traveled to the islands using the Western route from Spain. To the Portuguese who used the Eastern route, the Philippines was the Islas del Oriente (Isles of the East). Imagine if we changed from Filipinas to Islas del Poniente, we would not be Filipinos today; we would be “Ponientas”!

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