The Dispossession of the Cimarrones
By Jose Fernando P. Obias
from the book "INA ON THE RECORD"

When the Cimarrones of Mount Isarog approached Caceres Bishop Gonzales to ask for a chapel suited to their spiritual needs, far from their thoughts was the idea that someday their tribal devotion would become regional.

The Cimarrnones had accepted the doctrine of Christianity – but not the government the conquistadores brought with them.  The Cimarrones would not have any of the tax system and the titling of lands by the Castila.  With better weapons and military training, the Spaniards had their way in almost everything, in pushing their weight around but not extensively enough, else they would be spreading their strength so thinly they would be very vulnerable to any attack at any point along their spread.  The farther away they were from their municipio, the weaker was their defense. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [ Back ]