fr. juan j. delgado gave the name pearl of the orient seas.
fr. juan j. delgado gave the name pearl of the orient seas.
who gave the name pearl of the orient seas?
fr . juan j. delgado
bullet::::- pearl of the orient/pearl of the orient seas (/"perla del mar de oriente") is the sobriquet of the philippines. the term originated from the idea of spanish jesuit missionary fr. juan j. delgado in 1751. in his last poem "mi último adiós", dr. josé rizal referred the country with this name. in the 1960 revision of "lupang hinirang", the philippine national anthem, the tagalog version of this phrase was included as the translation from the original spanish.
names of the philippines
pearl of the orient









































pearl of the orient may refer to:









































section::::places.









































bullet::::- shanghai, the most populous city of china.









































bullet::::- hong kong, a special administrative region of china.









































bullet::::- pearl of the orient seas, the historical and romantic title for the philippines.









































bullet::::- manila, the capital of the philippines.









































bullet::::- penang, one of the federal states of malaysia.









































bullet::::- saigon, the capital of former south vietnam and also the most populous city of vietnam.









































bullet::::- sri lanka, in south asia.









































bullet::::- goa, a small coastal state in india.









































section::::other uses.
pearl of the orient