EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
educated man (historical), the enlightened ones...
to lose courage, to be discouraged...
to become weak, to be debilitated by something...
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FIL: Isang lalaking nakapag-aral o miyembro ng pangkat ng mga edukadong Pilipino noong panahon ng kolonyalismong Espanyol na naghangad ng reporma.
EN: educated man (historical), the enlightened ones
These were the OG "woke" Pinoys of the 19th century. The educated, middle-class dudes like Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, and Graciano Lopez Jaena who studied abroad and came back wanting reforms. They were the original social media influencers, but using newspapers like La Solidaridad instead of TikTok.
From Spanish "ilustrado" (enlightened, educated male).
A specific historical term for the Filipino educated elite during the late Spanish colonial period.
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🇵🇭 Si Jose Rizal ay isang tanyag na ilustrado.
🇺🇸 Jose Rizal was a famous ilustrado.
🇵🇭 Ang mga ilustrado ang nanguna sa Kilusang Propaganda.
🇺🇸 The ilustrados led the Propaganda Movement.
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