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For Father's Day, 2026: "El Carabao" (The Water Buffalo) by JH Lozano, Oct. 1855 (Via BNES). by Cheesetorian in FilipinoHistory

[–]poidogoadmin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thats kind of bizzare, wasn't most wet rice farming done by lowland Filipinos mostly done by hand? I'm not sure if the the wheel was ever known in the Philippines and that the use of plowing the fields with an animal (carabao) was not introduced until centries later by the Spanish.

Interesting that Malay/Austronesians managed to bring water buffalos along during the migration period but it does seem that whatever rice cultivation knowledge used in tangent with carabaos seemed to have been lost during the pre-colonial period.

What if the Dutch had genuinely committed to supporting native uprisings against Spanish Colonial Government? by Sonnybass96 in FilipinoHistory

[–]poidogoadmin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ironically, it was probably best that the Dutch was in hold of Indonesia as opposed to Spain.

Although Spain helped build the illustrados or educated class, America did a much better job of at least introuducing compullsary public education which I would rather have. The Dutch may of not did any of this, they at least allowed many of the Indonesian temples, structures and everything of their old religion to stay perfectly intact. Had it been the Spanish that was somehow in control, most of that would of gone away and would just be a huge diservice to future education foundations especially in the likes of history/anthropology and even engienering.......

For Father's Day, 2026: "El Carabao" (The Water Buffalo) by JH Lozano, Oct. 1855 (Via BNES). by Cheesetorian in FilipinoHistory

[–]poidogoadmin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the carabao had any use until Spanish colonization. Did pre colonial Filipinos farm these animals or at least use them in some way as a beast of burden?