Note 28 — II. Industries at the Time of Discovery and Conquest
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Weaving was one of the industries well-known to the Filipinos long before the coming of the Spaniards. Contemporary writers all speak of the great quantity of cloths, especially cotton, woven in the country.28 Says Sande: “All know how to raise cotton and silk, and everywhere they know how to spin and weave for clothing.”29