the only secular historian in the islands before 1887 was Dr. antonio de morga with his secesos de las islas filipinas
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Dr. Antonio de Morga was a Spanish official and historian who lived in the Philippines during the early 1600s. He was considered the only major secular historian in the islands before 1887, giving us a different perspective from religious accounts.His famous work, "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas" (Events of the Philippine Islands), is one of the earliest and most detailed records of Philippine history from a secular (non-religious) point of view.Key Points:Written in 1609, it documents political, cultural, and social events during the Spanish colonization.Unlike most writers of the time (who were mostly missionaries and priests), Morga wrote as a government official and observer.His work gives valuable insights into Filipino life before and during Spanish colonization.Jose Rizal even annotated (wrote comments on) Morga's book to show how Filipinos had a rich culture before Spain came.
