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020			_a9781590202852
035			_a(AEA)04D7DFFE64ED48D3A3AA0519D9DD22AE
040			_cAEA
050			_aDS 655 _b.F846 2010
100			_aFrancia, Luis H., _d-1945 _944667
245		2	_aA history of the Philippines : _bfrom Indio Bravos to Filipinos / _cLuis H. Francia.
260			_aNew York : _bOverlook Press, _c2010
300			_a352 p. : _bill. _c24 cm.
520			_aWho were the Indios Bravos? Brilliant nineteenth-century polymath, doctor, bon vivant, and writer Jose Rizal and his friends gave themselves the name, half in jest and half in all seriousness, after having watched a Wild West show in Paris in 1889. Indio, of course, was the disparaging term the Spanish used for the indigenous populations in their colonies. Rizal and these other expatriate ilustrados, "enlightened ones," as they were referred to, admired both the excellent horsemanship and the dignity of the Native American performers-and recognized in them kindred spirits. They were indeed brave Indians, their peculiar status in the world mirroring somewhat that of the Filipinos themselves, who were highly critical of the Spanish colonial regime in Manila and who in Madrid and Barcelona advocated far-reaching reforms at the same time that they professed loyalty to Mother Spain. By appropriating the term meant to put them in their place, Los Indios Bravos were signaling the Spanish their intent to take charge of their destiny. It was a highly symbolic act, representing a paradigmatic shift in the burgeoning nationalist conciousness.
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