NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Aklanon people

The Akeanon or Aklanon people is a sub-ethnic group of the Bisaya, which is the largest ethnic group in the Philippines. The Bisaya people or Visayans are a group of people of Malay ancestry who originate from the central and southern regions of the Philippines. ...

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Area

Aklanons form the majority in the province of Aklan in Panay. They are also found in other Panay provinces such as Iloilo, Antique, and Capiz, as well as Romblon. Like the other Bisaya, Aklanons have also found their way to Metro Manila, Mindanao, and even the United States. Aklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ... Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... Antique can stand for any of several things: An antique is an object, often furniture or any other domestic item, that is highly valued because of its age, or because it belongs to a specific time period. ... Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Luzon and Visayas being the other two. ...

History

The Aklanons are descendants of the Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came to the Philippines during the Iron Age. They got their name from the river Akean, which means where there is boiling or frothing. Akean, (in the local language of the Panay Island in the Philippines) where the term aklan was named after and is derived from the word akae, to boil or to froth. ...

Minuro it Akean

Aklan, originally known as Minuro it Akean, is considered to be the oldest province in the country and is believed to have been established as early as 1213 by settlers from Borneo. According to the tales of the Maragtas, Alkan once enjoyed primacy among the realms carved out in Panay by the 10 Bornean datus. These datus, after fleeing the tyranny of Sultan Makatunaw of Borneo, purchased the island from the Ati King Marikudo. They then established the sakup (states) of Hamtik, Akean (which includes the Capiz area), and Irong-irong, cultivated the land, and renamed the new nation as the Confederation of Madya-as (Madjaas). The datus supposedly landed in Malandog, Hamtik, where a marker commemorates the event which is reenacted in the Binirayan (literally, "place where the boats landed") Festival. May 30 - Battle of Damme; English fleet under William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy. ... Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... Datu is the title for ancient tribal chieftains in the pre-hispanic Philippines. ... Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... The Binirayan festival is an event celebrated in the province of Antique in the Philippines. ...

The first ruler of Aklan was Datu Dinagandan but was dethroned in 1399, by Kalantiaw. In 1433, Kalantiaw III formulated a set of laws that is known today as the Code of Kalantiaw. William Henry Scott, a well-known American historian, later debunked the Code of Kalantiaw as a fraud. ^[1]^[2] However, many Filipinos, including Aklanons and other Visayans continue to believe this legend as true. Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and... Kalantiaw is a fictional Filipino character created in 1913 by Jose E. Marco in his historical forgery, Las antiguas leyendes de la Isla de Negros (The ancient legends of the Island of Negros), which he attributed to a priest named Jose Maria Pavon. ... Events Births June 23 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany Kettil Karlsson Vasa, later Regent of Sweden. ... The Code of Kalantiaw was a legal code said to be written in 1433 by Datu Kalantiaw, a chief on the island of Negros in the Philippines. ... William Henry Scott (September 1, 1840 - January 11, 1937) was the 7th President of Ohio University. ... The Bisaya people or Visayans are a group of people of Malay ancestry who originate from the central and southern regions of the Philippines. ...

The capital of Akean changed several times. Towards the end of the 14th century, Datu Dinagandan moved the capital from the present Batan, which was captured in 1399 by Chinese adventurers under Kalantiaw. Kalantiaw established then a dynasty but it prematurely ended when his successor, Kalantiaw III, was slain in a duel with Datu Manduyog, the legitimate successor to Datu Dinagandan. When Manduyog became the new ruler, he moved the capital back to Bakan (ancient name of Banga) in 1437. Several datus succeeded Manduyog and when Miguel Lopez de Legaspi landed in Batan in 1565, Datu Kabanyag was ruling Aklan from what is now the town of Libucao. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Banga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and... // Events foundation of All Souls College, University of Oxford. ... // Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. ... Libacao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. ...

Spanish Era

The the Aklanons were the first Filipinos to be sighted by Europeans under the leadership of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and were among the first Filipinos converted to Christianity although they retain their traditional practices alongside their Catholic faith. Miguel López de Legaspi (1510 - August 20, 1572) was a Spanish Conquistador whose conquest of the Philippine Islands was for the glory of Spain and Christianity. ...

During the Spanish era, Aklanons were generally peaceful and did not revolt against Spanish rule in the area. However, the situation changed when two Aklanons, Francisco del Castillo and Candido Iban, joined the Katipunan with the intention of regaining the independence of Aklan along with the rest of the Philippines. Both were successful in ridding the area of Spaniards. The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by AndrÃ©s Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ...

Present

Currently, Aklanons enjoy some form of seff-reliance since Aklan is now a province of the Philippines. Some Aklanons have also been active in Philippine politics, which includes Alejandro Melchor and the late Jaime Cardinal Sin, who was active in the two People Power Revolutions. Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Alejandro Melchor was a Filipino civil engineer, mathematician, educator, and member of the Cabinet of the Philippines. ... Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines (1974-2005) Jaime Cardinal Sin, also Jaime Lachica Sin (August 31, 1928â€“June 21, 2005) (Chinese name: è¾›æµ·æ¢…; è¾›æµ·æ£‰), was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. ... The EDSA Revolution, also referred to as the People Power Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986, was a mostly nonviolent mass demonstration in the Philippines. ... The 2001 EDSA Revolution, also called by the local media as EDSA II (pronounced as Edsa dos) or the Second People Power Revolution, is the common name of the four-day popular revolution that peacefully overthrew Philippine president Joseph Estrada in January 2001. ...

Aklanons are also known throughout the Philippines due to the location of Boracay, one of the major tourist destinations in the country. Boracay is tropical island located approximately 315km (200 miles) south of Manila and 2km off the northwest tip of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. ...

Demographics

Aklanons number about 500,000. They are culturally close to the Karay-a and Hiligaynons. This similarity has been shown by customs, traditions, and language. The Karay-as, or Southwestern Visayans, or, Hamtikanon, form the seventeenth largest Filipino ethnic group. ... The Hiligaynon people, or HIligaynons, are the indigenous inhabitants of the large coastal plain if East Panay island. ...

Languages

Aklanons speak the Aklan languages, which includes Aklanon and Malaynon. Ati is also spoken to some extent. Meanwhile, Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a are used as regional languages. Tagalog is spoken by Aklanons in Metro Manila, while the official languages of the Philippines, Filipino and English are taught at school. Aklanon refers to the people of Aklan province in the Philippines, their language and culture. ... The Ati are an indigenous tribe of Negritos on the island of Panay in the Philippines. ... Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. ... Kinaray-a is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the Antique Province in the Philippines. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Religion

Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, the Aklanons likely practised the "worship" of Anitos. However, after Spainsh colonization majority of Aklanons have become devout Roman Catholics. They are known by their devotion to the to the Santo Niño or Child Jesus, as shown in the Ati-atihan festival. Aklanons also practice processions during religious holidays such as the Salubong. Anitos were idols worshiped by some Filipinos before the coming of the Spaniards. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... An image of the Santo NiÃ±o de Cebu can be commonly found in many Filipino homes. ... Jacopo Bellinis Madonna and Child Blessing depicts the infant Jesus in the act of blessing the viewer The Child Jesus is a religious symbol based on the activities of Jesus as an infant up to the age of twelve that recurs throughout history, starting from around the third or... The Ati-Atihan festival, held every third Sunday of January in the town of Kalibo in the province of Aklan on the Philippine island of Panay, is the wildest among Philippine fiestas. ...

Culture

Most Aklanons engage in agriculture while those in the coastal areas engage in fishing. They also make handicrafts. Music, such as courtship songs or kundiman, wedding hymns, and funeral recitals, are well-developed, as it is with dance. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Philippine classical music. ...

Historically, Aklanons practised tattoing, sometimes including henna, but abandoned the practice during the Spanish era. Recently, however, there has been a revival of it in Boracay island, which is caused primarily by its popularity with tourists. Henna (Lawsonia inermis, syn. ...

They are among the Filipino ancestries that are tolerant to the Negritos, such as the Ati. The Negritos include the Atis, and at least 5 other tribes of the Philippines, the Semang of the Malay peninsula, and 12 Andamanese tribes of the Andaman Islands. ... ATI may stand for: ATI Technologies Inc. ...

Literature

The Aklanons have a long tradition in literature with Marikudo as the most notable. Currently, many writers of Aklanon origin, including Melchor F. Cichon, have been trying to include Aklanon literture into mainstream.

Mythology

Like other Western Visayans, Aklanons are known believe in the aswang. Tales about these creatures are common among Aklanons and surperstitions are practised to ward against the danger brought by the aswang. Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of seven provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Palawan and 17 cities making it the region with the most number of cities. ... An Aswang (or Asuwang) is a ghoul in Filipino folklore. ...

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History

Minuro it Akean

Spanish Era

Present

Demographics

Languages

Religion

Culture

Literature

Mythology

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Spanish Era

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