Indigenous Cuyonon Religion  Diwata ng Kagubatan (literally goddess of the forest ) was worshiped by the ancient Cuyunon people, an ethnic group that predominantly lives in the Cuyo Archipelago and nearby areas such as northern Palawan and Antique. As the most powerful of the supernatural Cuyonon beings, she is honored in a celebrated feast, periodically held atop of Mount Caimana in Cuyo Island. When most of the natives were converted to Christianity during the Spanish Era, about 2/3 of the converted Cuyunonwere still celebrating her feast, angering the Spanish imperialists. The situation led the Spanish authorities to intensify their evangelization and governance efforts, which included the forced Roman Catholic conversion of the Cuyonon people, burning of houses of non-Catholic Cuyonons, and massive slavery. Later, the Spanish called Diwata ng Kagubatan as Virgen Del Monte, in another bid to rebrand the deity as 'Catholic' .
Indigenous Cuyonon Religion Immortals Diwata ng Kagubatan : goddess of the forest honored on top of Mount Caimana in Cuyo islandDe Leon, L. M. (2009). Cuyunon. Neguno: the god of the sea that cursed a selfsih man by turning him into the first sharkMalay, P. C. (1957). The First Shark. Weekly Women's Magazine .
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Island. When most of the natives were converted to Christianity during the Spanish Era, about 2/3 of the converted Cuyunonwere still celebrating her feast, angering the Spanish imperialists. The situation led the Spanish authorities to intensify their evangelization and governance efforts, which included the forced Roman Catholic conversion of the Cuyonon people, burning of houses of non-Catholic Cuyonons, and massive slavery. Later, the Spanish called Diwata ng Kagubatan as Virgen Del Monte, in another bid to rebrand the deity as 'Catholic'
islandDe Leon, L. M. (2009). Cuyunon. Neguno: the god of the sea that cursed a selfsih man by turning him into the first sharkMalay, P. C. (1957). The First Shark. Weekly Women's Magazine