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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55, 1569-1576

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The early name of the islands now known as Visayas (or Bisayas)—the group lying between Luzón, Mindanao, and Mindoro; so named from their inhabitants, known as Pintados (“painted men”) from their tattooed bodies.

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