During the Spanish colonial period, natives of the Philippine islands were usually known by the generic terms indio ("Indian") or indigenta ("indigents"). However, even during the early Spanish colonial period the term "Filipino" was already being used to refer to the "indio" natives of the Philippine archipelago, especially when it was necessary to distinguish the "indios" of the Philippines from the "indios" of the Spanish colonies in other parts of the world. The usage of the word "Filipino" to refer to the natives appear in many early Spanish-era works and writings, such as in the "Relación de las Islas Filipinas" (1604) of Pedro Chirino, in which he wrote chapters entitled "Of the civilities, terms of courtesy, and good breeding among the Filipinos" (Chapter XVI), "Of the Letters of the Filipinos" (Chapter XVII), "Concerning the false heathen religion, idolatries, and superstitions of the Filipinos" (Chapter XXI), "Of marriages, dowries, and divorces among the Filipinos" (Chapter XXX), while also using the term "Filipino" to refer unequivocally to the non-Spaniard natives of the archipelago like in the following sentence: