Toponymy of Manila since 1898
Hispanic toponymy is common in Manila and the Philippines due to historical reasons. In the following pages, I show the changes of place names present in the historical City of Manila at the end of the Spanish colonial rule in 1898, and the results are analyzed in terms of preservation and linguisti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Editorial Universidad de Sevilla
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Philologia Hispalensis |
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| Online Access: | https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/PH/article/view/21226 |
| Summary: | Hispanic toponymy is common in Manila and the Philippines due to historical reasons. In the following pages, I show the changes of place names present in the historical City of Manila at the end of the Spanish colonial rule in 1898, and the results are analyzed in terms of preservation and linguistic filiation: English, Spanish, Tagalog, and other languages. Defining and proper place names are distinguished, and it is concluded that 54.79% proper place names have disappeared, while 45.21% are preserved. New place names substituting disappeared proper place names tend to be Hispanic eponyms due to cultural, historical, and social reasons.
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| ISSN: | 1132-0265 2253-8321 |