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The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Filipino: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. This was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname. It is also the reason why Filipinos share some of the same surnames as many Spaniards and other Hispanic countries. Among Filipinos, a Spanish surname does not necessarily imply Spanish ancestry.

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  • The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Filipino: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. This was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname. It is also the reason why Filipinos share some of the same surnames as many Spaniards and other Hispanic countries. Among Filipinos, a Spanish surname does not necessarily imply Spanish ancestry. The book was created after Spanish Governor-General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention. Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos, de la Cruz, del Rosario, and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred names of well-known local rulers such as Lacandola. To complicate matters further, discrepancies like family members holding different surnames would hinder some of the colonial government's activities such as taking a census and tax collection. (en)
  • El Catálogo alfabético de apellidos es un libro donde se publicaron los apellidos predominantes en la era colonial de Filipinas y las otras islas de Indias Orientales Españolas después de un decreto para la distribución sistemática de los nombres familiares y la implementación del sistema de nombres español en los habitantes nativos de Filipinas. El libro se creó después de que el capitán español y Gobernador general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa publicase un decreto el 21 de noviembre de 1849, en respuesta a las inconsistencias con las que los filipinos arbitrariamente seleccionaban sus apellidos. Siguiendo la evangelización de Filipinas, muchos habitantes escogieron apellidos como de los Santos, de la Cruz, del Rosario, Bautista debido a su significado religioso (aún hoy estos apellidos son muy comunes entre la población). Muchos otros escogieron apellidos de conocidos líderes y jefes del área, como . Además, mucha gente de la misma familia adoptó diferentes apellidos, lo que representó un problema bastante grave para las autoridades españolas, quienes encontraban difícil realizar un censo a los habitantes del archipiélago, así como la recaudación de los impuestos. (es)
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  • Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa; Domingo Abella (en)
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  • Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (en)
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  • Manila : National Archives & Records Administration, Central Plains Region (en)
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  • Manila : National Archives & Records Administration, Central Plains Region
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  • The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Filipino: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. This was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname. It is also the reason why Filipinos share some of the same surnames as many Spaniards and other Hispanic countries. Among Filipinos, a Spanish surname does not necessarily imply Spanish ancestry. (en)
  • El Catálogo alfabético de apellidos es un libro donde se publicaron los apellidos predominantes en la era colonial de Filipinas y las otras islas de Indias Orientales Españolas después de un decreto para la distribución sistemática de los nombres familiares y la implementación del sistema de nombres español en los habitantes nativos de Filipinas. (es)
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  • Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (en)
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