Religion in the Philippines without Spanish Colonization?

No, it'll be too big to manage. They might still become separate colonies.

Wasn't West Papua administered as a separate colony as well? When it came time for independence, however, it was still incorporated into greater Indonesia, so the same could happen here. Under the rule of a single colonial power, the islands may become known as just another series of Indonesian archipelagos. I'm not sure if everyone would be find having the Dutch control so much of the East Indies, though, so some other parts of SEA may have been taken from them in one way or another.
 
One fact here if the Dutch colonize the Philippines and it becomes part of Indonesia post-Independence: Indonesia is probably the 3rd largest nation population-wise on Earth.
 
Actually if the Dutch get both the Philippines and Western Malay Archipelago, the Spanish/Portuguese might focus in Nusa Tengarra.
 
Northern Luzon will become Muslim since it is affiliated with Majapahit, before that it was affiliated with Northern Sumatra, the Majapahit affiliation is what caused the delay to Islam...

What happened is that Majapahit's destruction was 40 years before Legaspi came...so the area was mostly Hindu/Pagan..A few decades more might make it more muslim..

Highly doubt it. Even Mindanao before mass Christian settlement during the 1930s had only 70k Moros per 1918 US philippine census. This points to Lumad dominance rather than Muslim dominance like Dayak dominance in Borneo before Indonesia or Malaysia mass settled Borneo with Muslims.

If Most of the islands particularly were Muslims supposed to be strong still minorities by 20th century, how do you expect them to majority by 1500s or 1600s were Brunei/Islam control is even in question by local rebellion.

The best way to describe Islam strength in the island is like Anatolia a few decades after manzikert, rulers mostly Islam, majority population non Islam. Took centuries plus mass conversion to convert majority Anatolia into Islam. And the Moros never did that to Mindanao nor did Brunei ever did that in Borneo in otl.

Islam should be treated a new invader like the Spanish rather than an old established religion like the Hindu in the Philippines or the more ancient native religions. States like Sulu is more the exception to the rule peacefully converting to Islam.
 
Highly doubt it. Even Mindanao before mass Christian settlement during the 1930s had only 70k Moros per 1918 US philippine census. This points to Lumad dominance rather than Muslim dominance like Dayak dominance in Borneo before Indonesia or Malaysia mass settled Borneo with Muslims.

If Most of the islands particularly were Muslims supposed to be strong still minorities by 20th century, how do you expect them to majority by 1500s or 1600s were Brunei/Islam control is even in question by local rebellion.

The best way to describe Islam strength in the island is like Anatolia a few decades after manzikert, rulers mostly Islam, majority population non Islam. Took centuries plus mass conversion to convert majority Anatolia into Islam. And the Moros never did that to Mindanao nor did Brunei ever did that in Borneo in otl.

Islam should be treated a new invader like the Spanish rather than an old established religion like the Hindu in the Philippines or the more ancient native religions. States like Sulu is more the exception to the rule peacefully converting to Islam.
I know a historian who said that Lakandula and Soliman are from S.Luzon, so Brunei is allied with S.Luzon...the History of the Kingdom of Tondo is distorted..there is another Kingdom mentioned in Pansonum connected to Majapahit due to marital ties..this is why I chose an earlier POD for my TL.

Aceh and Javanese missionaries are the ones that can easily convert the people of the Northern Philippines to Islam..since they are the traditional allies of that area not the Borneans/Bruneians
 
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