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Guide to '''Philippines ancestry, family history and genealogy''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Philippines ancestry, family history and genealogy''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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=== HISTORY === | === HISTORY === | ||
The metatarsal of the Callao Man, reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67,000 years ago[18] replaced the Tabon Man of Palawan, carbon-dated to around 24,000 years ago,[19][20] as the oldest human remains found in the archipelago. | [[Image:Ifugao rice terrraces.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Ifugao rice terrraces.jpg]]The metatarsal of the Callao Man, reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67,000 years ago[18] replaced the Tabon Man of Palawan, carbon-dated to around 24,000 years ago,[19][20] as the oldest human remains found in the archipelago. | ||
The modern era of the Philippines started with the coming of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain. | The modern era of the Philippines started with the coming of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and marked the beginning of Spanish colonization. In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain. | ||
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