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The Former Philippines Thru Foreign Eyes

Note 1 — Letter of Daifusama, Ruler of Japan

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The Chinese were generally known in the Philippines as “Sangleys”; according to Professor Schott, “sang-lui (in the south szang-loi, also senng-loi) mercatorum ordo.” “Sang” is more specially applied to the travelling traders, in opposition to “ku,” tabernarii.

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