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English term for Gat or Lakan.
Noble
Give the 3 classes of the early Filipino society.
Noble, freemen, slaves
Belonged to lowest class.
Slaves or Alipin
Other term for "Gat"?
Lakan
Datu and his family belonged to the highest class in society. (True or False)
True
Allowed to own farm fields, and did not pay taxes to the Datu.
Freemen or Maharlika
Filipino term for Slaves?
Alipin
Other term for Maharlika?
freemen
Belonged to middle class and comprised the biggest population.
Maharlika or Freemen
He was the head of the Barangay and was usually called Gat or Lakan.
Datu
Live separately with the Datu.
Aliping Namamahay
Spaniards who were born in Spain
peninsulares
Born in other countries or in the colonies of Spain
insulares
Live with the Datu.
Aliping Saguiguilid
Datu was also called?
Gat or Lakan
Products of the intermarriages between Spaniards and Filipinos.
Mestizos
A class which initiated the reform movement.
Ilustrado
Native Filipino who became landowners and held positions in the government.
Principalia
They own very few properties and their income was enough for their necessities.
Indios
considered the lowest class in the colonial society.
Sangleys