Latin-American Cultural and Racial influences in the Filipino & Vice-Versa

As far as Philippine influences on Latin America, I would say the alcoholic drink tuba made from coconut palm trees, and mangoes from Mexico which are exported to the U.S. under the name Manila mango, or at least that's what they use to call it. 

http://theparadoxicleyline.blogspot....balimbing.html

 

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Tuba - a drink from the Philippines

This tradition originated in the Philippines and was handed down through the generations. It then arrived in Mexico by means of the Manila Galleon.

When the Manila galleon arrived on the Colima coast in the 16th century in search of lime that was so necessary to prevent scurvy among its passengers, it disembarked groups of Philippine workers, who came to grow sugar cane and rice in the fields of the region.

The exchange of customs between both countries that had both been taken over by Spain soon bore fruit. Chocolate, tamales, tortillas pozole (a thick, pork based broth) were sent from Mexico and from the Philippines came, among other things, shawls and the tuba. This term comes from the Philippine and means a nutritious, refreshing drink which is an extract of the coconut palm flower.
By: Guadalupe Silva

http://mexico-westcost-history.blogs...ilippines.html

Philippine Mangoes:

Mexican Mangoes are similar:

 

Mango seedlings arrived from the Philippines to Mexico during the Spanish galleon trade arriving in 1779. Mexicans do recognize that their mangoes originate in the Philippines, but the Mexican mango has been cross-bred with other mango varieties from other places as well thus creating a Mexican variety, and now Mexico wants to claim their mangoes as their own. The Mexican mango is exported to the U.S. and many other countries. 

 

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Mexico tries to claim 'Manila mango' name as its own

Philippines wants to retain custody

By Lisa J. Adams
ASSOCIATED PRESS

June 19, 2005

MEXICO CITY – Since the thriving galleon trade between New Spain and the Philippines first brought seedlings of the Manila mango to Acapulco more than 200 years ago, Mexico has gradually made the fruit its own.

It now wants to officially adopt the name – but the Philippine government is fighting for custody.

ANTONIO AURELIO / Associated Press
Mexican growers filled a truck with Manila mangoes at Paso de Ovejas in Veracruz state June 2. Mexico is trying to claim the Manila mango name for itself.
As both countries seek to expand exports of mangoes and other fresh produce, Mexican growers have launched a novel effort to obtain a domain of origin for the Manila mango, a type of patent that would restrict the use of the name to mangoes grown in Mexico.

Producers seeking the domain of origin must apply for the designation from the appropriate agencies in their own government, while complying with World Trade Organization rules that regulate the global flow of commerce.

A domain of origin certifies a product's excellence, increasing its exports. It also protects the product's name from infringement by others – in this case, growers in the Philippines, where mangoes are called Manila Super Mango or Carabao.

Although Mexico is the world's largest mango exporter, Manila mangoes represent less than 1 percent of its $130 million in annual exports because of the variety's fragility and a fruit-fly problem that is also an obstacle to obtaining the domain of origin.

But Mexican growers are working to resolve those problems and convert the small, pale-yellow Manila – whose delicate skin and intensely juicy flesh make it one of Mexico's favorite domestically consumed mangoes – into an export success, including in markets targeted by the Philippines.

Mexico has gained some mileage from the Manila name through other mangoes. In the United States, the name Honey Manila is often applied to the widely exported Ataulfo variety from southern Chiapas state, "because the Americans can't pronounce Ataulfo," said Blanca Nelly Partida, a representative of Mexico's national mango export association, EMEX.

The Filipinos don't want to lose the right to use a name that originated in their country.

"Mexico acknowledges that their Manila mango variety came from the Philippines," said Adrian S. Cristobal, director-general of the Philippine Intellectual Property Office, or IPO.

"By using the name Manila mango, the public can be misled as to the true origin of the fruit," Cristobal said. "This is essentially unfair competition."

While the designation usually is based on a product's geographic origin – such as the town of Tequila, Mexico, or the province of Champagne, France – the Manila mango's domain would refer to Mexican hybridization and cultivation practices, cultural distinctions that supposedly make the variety unique.

The WTO does not recognize – or regulate – domains of origin based on cultural distinctions, however, so countries work out mutually acceptable agreements with their trading partners, Mexico agricultural economist Yolanda Trapaga said.

Mexico's next step is "to start hashing this out with the Philippines," she said. "There has to be a bilateral negotiation, to see where it goes."

The way Mexico sees it, the Manila mango long ago became a product unique to this country.

Although Manila seedlings arrived in Mexico from the Philippines in 1779 during the galleon trade, the variety was crossed with other mangoes over the years, so today's Manila mangoes possess a genetic mix found only in Mexico, said Héctor Cabrera, an expert with Mexico's National Institute of Forest, Agricultural and Livestock Research.

Mexico shipped more than $130 million in mangoes in 2004, the majority to the United States, with smaller markets in Canada, Japan and European countries, the Economy Department reported.

The Philippines shipped $31 million to its four top markets in 2004: Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China, according to the country's trade department.

Philippines growers eventually hope to increase their mango exports to $70 million, the trade department said.

I just noticed how the one who imported the coffee beans from Brazil, "Don Fernando H. Macasaet" (He might be a Datu too because the Datus/Rajahs/Sultans who converted to Christianity were given the honorific "Don") [And purportedly also had a Brazilian wife] bears the same surname with the winner for Manhunt International contest. 

Our Philippine bet; June Macasaet.

Hahahaha I never suspected he was descended from nobility (Principalia) only until now.

His looks are mestizo but his surname and descent is Prehispanic nobility.

That guy is like Dean Galang.

Who's family is descended from Rey S. Galang; a grandmaster of the Bakbakan Martial Arts Society.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Galang

Who's descent goes way back to the Prehispanic warrior-castes who preserved the martial arts techniques generation after generation. 

We'll I'm quite glad that our scrappy native Filipino heritage isn't drowned out by the wave of hispanization.

I find this article interesting regarding tuba in Mexico, and other items thought to originate in the Philippines. The article contends the following were directly introduced to Mexico from the Philippines:

- Filipino expertise in ship-building
- cock fighting
- ceviche recipe (escabeche; raw seafood kinilaw)
- the Philippine mango
- tamarind (sampalok)
- rambutan
- acacia
- peppers (labuyo?)
- papaya 

I don't know if all those things truly originate directly from the Philippines when it arrived to Mexico, or if they arrived there earlier from other sources. I know that cock-fighting has always been speculated, but we know that Europeans had already practiced cock-fighting before Europe's Age of Discovery, so there's a chance they brought it directly from Spain. Cock-fighting does ultimately originate in the Far East particularly Southeast Asia from my understanding. Mango does originate directly from the Philippines into Mexico as I mentioned in an earlier post. Rambutan has a good chance also as it is grown in the Philippines. Papaya is unlikely since it actually originates in the Americas. What about ceviche recipes such as escabeche a.k.a. raw seafood kinilaw, tamarind (sampalok), acacia, and peppers (labuyo)? 

In the article it also mentions coconut/nipa-palm trees that were brought by Filipinos to create nipa huts, and the Filipinos called them "palapa" which is derived from Javanese "kelapa" which means coconut, and often they are used to make the "nipa" thatch roof umbrellas often found in resorts in Mexico. 

The fermented alcohol drink tuba is taken to a different level by Mexicans as they mix it with beet juice (which accounts for its red appearance), tiny bits of tropical fruit, and crushed peanuts on top. 

Lastly, it mentions the following items from Mexico and the rest of Latin America introduced into the Philippines: 

- avocado
- cacao
- pineapple
- calabaza
- caimito
- arrowroot
- peanuts
- lima beans
- balimbing
- cassava
- chico
- zapote (sayote)
- tomato
- squash,
- camachile
- sensitive mimosa (makahiya)
- achuete 

 

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Philippines Mexico Connection 

Even though Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo are two different places, it is synonymous with one another. They are located on the west of Mexico by the Pacific Ocean, 250 km (4 hour drive) northwest of Acapulco. Zihuatanejo (zee-wha-tan-EH-ho) was a resort for the Mexican nobility before the colonial Spaniards arrived. Retaining most of its original Mexican atmosphere, it's a quiet fishing village with beautiful views of the ocean. Ixtapa (eesh-tah-pa), originally spelled Iztapa, is a 10-minute drive to the south of Zihuatanejo, and is a fairly new development that was created in the 1970s with the sole purpose of attracting tourists. That said, Ixtapa's beaches are lined with resorts that front the Pacific Ocean, and numerous shopping areas and restaurants right behind. A Spanish Galleon trade route was established in 1527 that connected Zihuatanejo to the Philippines. The first coconut/nipa-palm trees in Mexico were planted in Zihuatanejo, which originally came from the Philippines. With the coconut/nipa-palm trees, the Filipinos also introduced their many uses to the inhabitants of Mexico. Palapa Today, numerous "nipa" thatched roof umbrellas dot the resorts' sandy beaches, and the "nipa" thatched roof shacks accomodate the resorts' "watering holes" for libation purposes. The Filipinos who brought the coconut/nipa-palm trees to this area back in the 16th century named these nipa huts "palapa," a term which the Mexicans have retained to this day. In my research, the word palapa has its roots in Javanese from the word "kelapa," meaning coconut. Palapa, referring to nipa/coconut fronds, was the term used by the inhabitants of the Philippines during that time. tuba tub´a' n. native drink, palm sap, palm wine Tuba, an alcoholic drink made from palm flower sap, may be native to the Philippines, but it is sold everyday in the streets of Zihuatanejo (and other parts of Mexico, such as Acapulco, Colima, Manzanillo, etc...) by men called "Tuberos." The Filipinos have passed down the art of making tuba, much to the chagrin of the Spanish colonists, to the native (Mexican) Indians back in the 16th century. Tuba is considered a traditional beverage in Mexico. The Mexican Tuberos peddle their concoction on the streets, calling out its name in an elongated, "tuuuuba!" much like the street vendors in the Philippines who yell out, "baaalut" or "taaaaho." The traditional Mexican version of the tuba is often served with beet juice (which accounts for its red appearance), tiny bits of tropical fruit, and crushed peanuts on top. While the origin of the coconut tree and the tuba is not a secret to the Mexican historians, it is a surprising discovery to most Filipinos. Besides the coconut/nipa-palm trees, the Filipinos also brought with them to Mexico their expertise in ship-building, cock fighting, ceviche recipe (escabeche; raw seafood kinilaw), the Philippine mango, tamarind (sampalok), rambutan, acacia, peppers (labuyo?), and papaya among many other things. Thousands of Filipinos immigrated to different areas of Mexico during the Manila Galleon trade, either as slaves or sailors who had decided that the inhuman treatment and difficult sea voyage was not for them. The Philippines also benefitted from this alliance. From Mexico and South America, we got the avocado, cacao, pineapple, calabaza, caimito, arrowroot, peanuts, lima beans, balimbing, cassava, chico, zapote (sayote), tomato, squash, camachile, sensitive mimosa (makahiya), and achuete among others. The native barong Tagalog could have originated from Mexico, since the Mexicans and Cubans do sport a similar design but with a different material. The Filipinos have also adopted some Mexican words, such as tiangui, palenque, nana(y), tata(y), etc... There is still much to be learned about the Philippine connection to Mexico. Unfortunately, not enough research can be found about the Philippines' impact on the Mexican culture. This subject has certainly peaked my curiosity, and I hope to uncover more during our visit to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. I recommend the following website links below for further reading.

http://milkphish.hubpages.com/hub/Ph...ico-Connection

Mexican tuba served with beet juice (which accounts for its red appearance), tiny bits of tropical fruit, and crushed peanuts on top