For 320 years, from 1570 to 1890, the Igorots held off the Spaniards spilling their blood in defense of their traditions, lands, and religious beliefs. They defended the gold mines of the Philippines in which today, modern Filipinos benefit from.

The Igorots are not generally warlike as most Filipinos would think. Matter of fact, before the Spaniards came, the Igorots were mostly farmers, hunters, and miners-war was more of a ritual than a way of life.

Modern Filipinos love to copy what the Spaniards labelled the Igorots to be-warlike tribes-and yet no, Igorots are not generally warlike.

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