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Originally Posted by Battara
With the Moro, the Spanish influence seems to have been more in the area of Moro armour with use of chain maille, plates, and especially the helmet.
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Moro armor could be a good study in its self. I original thought that the Moro were copying the Spanish, the influence certainly is there. Armor and weapons develop together. The Bugis armor has simularities to the Moro armor. It developed because of blowgun warfare and was around at the time the Portuguese arrived. Sometimes it seems, that some of our members consider the Philippines to be isolated. If any Philippine group was aware of arms and armor, before the Spanish; it would be the Moro as they were great sea going people. Closer to home, likely the more the influence. Pre-Spanish, the Moro were under Brunei domination and my guess is that much of thier warfare was local or Brunei directed. Although disputed by other forum members, I believe the Spanish attempt for control caused the "uniformity" of Moro arm and armor. Look forward to hear others thought on the subject.