How and when Filipinos were called Filipinos

Under the Spanish regime, the natives were called Indios and the term Filipinos were only applied to Spaniards born in the Philippines. Peninsulares is the term used for Spaniards born in Spain, while Insulares has usage similar to the term Filipinos.

Those who have mixed blood, either Spanish-Filipino or Chinese-Filipino were called Mestizos. It was only in 1898 that Indios or natives began to be called Filipinos.

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Yup. Tama nga.

You are a Filipino regardless of race. Filipino is a nationality, not an ethnicity. Kaya huwag kayong maniniwala sa mga Amerikano kapag tinawag kayong ethnic Filipino.

Wala pa naman tayong nariginig na ethnic American diba? So why the term ethnic Filipino?

correk, filipinos are filipinos whether their native malay blood is full or none at all

Thank the Spaniards for that. I prefer some other term to cover the ASEAN stock.

filipinos??? ako un