KASAYSAYAN NG ORIENTAL MINDORO

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Across
  1. 1. Spanish trade route where goods like silk and porcelain were exchanged; Mindoro was a stop for Chinese traders.
  2. 3. – First Spanish Governor-General who visited Mindoro in 1571 and brought the natives under Spanish rule.
  3. 4. – Spanish name for Mindoro, meaning “mine of gold.”
  4. 6. – First known settlers of Mindoro, arriving about 8,000–3,000 years ago.
  5. 10. – Became the provincial capital before Calapan in the 17th century.
  6. 13. – Socio-economic region made up of Mindoro (Oriental and Occidental), Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.
  7. 14. – The name Chinese traders used for Mindoro during early trade relations.
  8. 15. – Historic Spanish capital of Mindoro and now a famous tourist spot.
  9. 16. – Settlements created by Spanish missionaries to gather and Christianize the Mangyans.
  10. 17. – Leader of a small community (barangay) during the Spanish era.
  11. 18. – Indigenous people living in the mountains and coastal areas of Mindoro.
Down
  1. 2. – The eastern half of Mindoro island, made a separate province in 1950.
  2. 5. – The western half of Mindoro island, also created in 1950.
  3. 7. – Ancient Filipino spirit or deity figures made into statues or images.
  4. 8. – Present capital of Oriental Mindoro and later declared the MIMAROPA Regional Government Center.
  5. 9. Triangle – Area in Oriental Mindoro (Roxas, Mansalay, Bulalacao) known as a hotbed of NPA insurgency.
  6. 11. – Early settlers from Southeast Asia around 200 B.C. who had contact with India, China, and Arabia.
  7. 12. – Town head during Spanish times.