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Thursday, June 28, 2012

History : An Old Spanish Map Showing Panatag Shoal as Part of the Philippine Islands Territory

Here's an old Spanish map that substantiates our  claim that the Scarborough Shoal has always been a part of the Philippine territory since the Spanish colonial period. Philippines being a colony then, Spain  would not have included the shoal in this map if it was not a part of its territory.

The map was made by Jesuit priest Pedro Murillo Velarde in 1744. It shows the Philippine Islands, including a shoal named Panacot, known today as Panatag or Scarborough. 

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An old Spanish map of the Philippine Islands showing Panatag Shoal as part of its  territory.

Related News and Picture Source:
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=821746&publicationSubCategoryId=63
Related Link :
http://theprojectreview.blogspot.com/2011/11/interesting-places-spratly-islands.html

4 comments:

  1. That would be our strong evidence to China that Panatag Shoal is ours! If China has a common sense, they will not claim Panatag shoal that too far away from their country.

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    1. Hi Apple thanks for your comment. You are right is too far from China and Panatag is not even an island so historically it had no use to the Chinese. Now that the area is said to be rich in oil they are sayings it's their territory. It's really bad that China has become a bully and aggressor to its neighbors now that it is the biggest economy in the world.

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  2. Its Like The China Have The Seven Deadly Sin, The "GREED" In The End Let The God Sort Of Them All!.

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