Sanglay comes directly from the Hokkien Chinese word seng-li (Chinese: 生理; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-lí),[1] meaning “business”. Hokkien, also known as Min-nan, Amoy, Hoklo, or Holo, is the dominant language of Southern Fujian and northeastern Guangdong provinces in China, as well as Taiwan. The majority of Chinese sojourners, traders, and settlers in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period came from southern Fujian and spoke Hokkien, as well as leaving their mark on Filipino language and culture (especially the cuisine). (Klöter, Wikipedia) Their offspring were called Mestizo de Sangley, and many of them became Christians. Native Filipinos who married Spanish or Mexicans were called Mestizo. The term Sangley was reserved for the immigrant Chinese.
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The Spanish colonization of the Philippines in the 17th century required more skilled laborers and they recruited Chinese immigrants from the islands. The economy became highly dependent upon the Chinese for their economic role as traders and artisans.
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Suspicions and mutual hostility characterized the Sino-Spanish relations, exploding periodically into bloody massacres and mass expulsions. The Chinese revolted against the Spaniards in 1574, when a force of about 3,000 men and 62 Chinese warships attacked the city. In order to safeguard the city, the Spanish 64 ! ・ 2nd Marianas History Conference 2013