Tag: Baybayin

The Decline of the Baybayin Script During the Early Spanish Period and the Spanish Efforts for its Preservation (1593–1703)

Baybayin is one of the writing systems used in the pre-colonial Philippines. However, during the Spanish colonial period, the use of Baybayin declined throughout the archipelago. Some perceived that the Spaniards were responsible for the script’s eventual dormancy by destroying all existing na...