..."Moro Pirates":
During
the time of Alimud Din, the Spaniards forfeited all claim to sympathy in the
conduct of their feud with the Moros. The Mohammedans of Mindanao and Sulu have
indeed proved to be barbarians of the first order. However, history does
not elaborate which ones of the handful of Malayan tribes that made up
this part of the southern Philippines their new home accountable for the
attacks on the other islands' residents, and are usually described as plain
"Moros." For the purpose of historical and descriptive
accuracy, "Moro Pirates" will be
used to describe the actual band of people who committed the acts of
piracy and not the Moro People in general, just as Nazi
Germans did not represent the German people. The Moro Pirates have been
historically known by most of the ship traders and island residents of the
Southeast Asia region to be constant in their way of life for over
500 years. Historical accounts show that the Moro Pirates have been
practicing their way of life almost 100 years before the Spaniards
arrived in the Philippines- it was their nature. In contrast, the Spaniards
also had their share of barbarism against their Filipino captives and willing
subjects.2
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