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 | | The classical literature was written in Spanish, which ceased... |
| | The Philippine writers (Claro Mayo Recto is the most important of them), continued writing in Spanish until 1946. |
| | Ironically, a greater portion of Spanish literature by Filipinos was written during the American colonial period because the American colonial system was much more receptive and accommodating to Filipino intellectuals, the era of the Philippines as a Spanish colony just ended and media, newspapers, radios, government proceedings, education, etc. were totally in Spanish. |
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