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Mindoro ((:mɪnˈdoɾo)) is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Luzon, and northeast of Palawan. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.〔C.Michael Hogan. 2011. (''Sulu Sea'' )〕 ==History== In past times, it has been called Ma-i or ''Mait'' by Chinese traders and, by Spaniards, as ''Mina de Oro'' (meaning "gold mine") from where the ilsand got its current name. According to the late historian William Henry Scott, an entry in the official history of the Sung Dynasty for the year 972 mentions Ma-i as a trading partner of China. Other Chinese records referring to Ma-i or Mindoro appear in the years that follow. The products that Mindoro traders exchanged with the Chinese included "beeswax, cotton, true pearls, tortoise shell, medicinal betelnuts and ''yu-ta'' () cloth" for Chinese porcelain, trade gold, iron pots, lead, colored glass beads and iron needles.〔 From 1920 to 1950, the island was a single province with Calapan City as the provincial capital. In 1950, it was divided into its two present-day provinces, Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro, following a referendum that was pushed through by then acting governor Romeo Venturanza. The island was the location of the Battle of Mindoro in World War II. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mindoro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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