Disaster in Itî’s land the tragic social history of the Datû class in Leyte (1521-1622)
The label “Leyte” comes from Ila Itî, meaning it “belongs to Iti”. It replaced the island’s older name, Abuyo, and seems to have been intended to memorialize the tragic fate of the datû (indigenous elite) family that extended hospitality to the early Spanish explorers who reached our shores (the exp...
| Publicat a: | Journal of History Vol. LVI, no. 1 (Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2010), 58-91 |
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2010
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