EARLY NAMES OF THE PHILIPPINES BASIC INFORMATION AND TUTORIALS

What are the early names of the Philippines?

Different names that the Philippines were called at one time:

Mai by the Chinese traders in the 10th century.

Luzon Islands by the Japanese, or sometimes  Luzones or Lucones.

Archipelago of San Lazaro by the Spanish discoverers, led by Magellan because they were discovered on the Sabbath of St. Lazarus, March 16, 1521.

Vall Seu Parigne (Valley Without Peril) because of the hospitality and brotherly love shown by the natives for the Spaniards.

Islas del Poniente (Islands of the West) because Magellan came here by the westerly route from Spain.

Islands of the East by the Portuguese because they came to the Philippines by the easterly route.

Felipinas or Philipinas which the islands were named in 1542 by Rui Lopez  de Villalobos in honor of the Prince. This was from the Spanish word Felipinas, from which the Americans derived the English word Philippines.