Did you know #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth
is celebrated in October to commemorate the first documented presence of Filipinos in what would later be known as the continental United States?
#FAHM #FAHM2021 #OnThisDay
is celebrated in October to commemorate the first documented presence of Filipinos in what would later be known as the continental United States?
#FAHM #FAHM2021 #OnThisDay
Upon arrival, two Luzones Indios were first sent to shore to scout the land. In spite of observing several local indigenous people (the Chumash people), the landing party (now led by 2 Spaniards) climbed atop a hill and claimed the new land as theirs. #FilipinoAmericanHistory
The Chumash retaliated - resulting in the deaths of one Spaniard (Felipe de Contreras) & one unnamed Filipino. The galleon retreated & continued onto Acapulco, Mexico. For decades, Filipinos continued to work on these Spanish galleons, enduring poor working conditions & violence.
In the mid 1700s, Filipino sailors escaped these ships and formed settlements in Louisiana. The earliest documented settlement of Filipinos was in St. Malo, Louisiana in 1763; it was also the first documented presence of any Asian group in what would later become the US. #History
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