Philippines
Etymology
The name Philippines is derived
from that of King Philip II of Spain. Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos during his expedition in
1542 named the islands of Leyte and Samar Felipinas after the
then Prince of Asturias. Eventually the name Las
Islas Filipinas would be used to cover all the islands of the archipelago.
Before that became commonplace, other names such as Islas del Poniente
(Islands of the West) and Magellan's name for the islands San Lázaro
were also used by the Spanish to refer to the islands.
The official name of the Philippines
has changed several times in the course of the country's history. During the Philippine Revolution, the Malolos Congress proclaimed the establishment of the República
Filipina or the Philippine
Republic.
From the period of the Spanish-American War and the Philippine–American War until the Commonwealth period, American colonial
authorities referred to the country as the Philippine Islands, a
translation of the Spanish name. During the American period, the name Philippines
began to appear and it has since become the country's common name. Since independence, the official name of the
country has been the Republic of the Philippines.
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