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Cojuangco clan
Filipino political clan
Cojuangco clan
The Cojuangco (Chinese: 許寰哥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘-hoân-ko; pronounced [kʰɔ˦ huan˨ ko˦]; Kapampangan: [koˈ(x)wəŋku]; Tagalog: [k̠oˈhwaŋ.k̠o]) clan is a prominent Filipino family descended from Co Yu Hwan (許玉寰; Khó͘ Gio̍k-hoân), a Sangley Chinese Filipino who migrated to the Philippines in 1861 from Hongjian Village, Jiaomei Township, Zhangzhou, Fujian. He was commonly called in Hokkien Chinese: 寰哥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoân-ko; lit. 'Brother Juan' or together with his surname in Hokkien Chinese: 許寰哥; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Hoân-ko; lit. 'Brother Juan Co' among Chinese Filipinos who are historically mostly Hokkien, and during the Spanish era of the Philippines, the latter name with honorific was typically written and spelled using Spanish orthography to produce "Cojuangco" (Spanish: [koˈxwãŋ.ko]). He adopted the Christian name José Cojuangco ("El Chino" José) in 1865 when he moved to Bulacan. The Cojuangco clan is among the most powerful and influential families in the Philippines, exercising economic control...
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