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OUR COUNTRY AS A COLONY OF SPAIN
PRESENTED BY:
JESSICA L. SAGARIO
BABY KAREN DEVE TIMBREZA
What we want to explain:
How did the Spanish officials rule our country?What changes did Spain make to the Philippines
government?How did the Filipinos react to the Spanish rule?How did the Spaniards keep on controlling he
Filipinos?What was the secret behind the Spanish power?
Philippines under Spanish regime:
The Philippines was a colony of Spain for 333 years.
From 1565-1893
Central government under Spain:
Spain established one central government in the Philippines. Thus, for the first time in our history, we became united as one nation called “FILIPINAS”.
Philippine Territory in Spanish time:
Differences in the territory ruled by central government:
The island archipelagoes of Guam, the Marianas, the Caroline, and the Palau's in the south Pacific were included in Philippine territory during Spanish times.
Most of Mindanao and Sulu were excluded.
Interior mountain regions of Luzon and Visayas were excluded.
Monarchy under SpainKing of spain
KING OF SPAINCOUNCIL OF THE INDIES
SPANISH ARCHBISHOP
SPANISH VICEROY IN MEXICO
BISHOPS
PARISH PRIESTS
SPANISH GOVERNOR GENERAL IN
MANILA
ROYAL AUDEINCIA
PROVINCIAL ALCALDE MAYOR
CITY ALCALDES
GOBERNADORCILLOSCABEZA DE BARANGAY
GOVERNMENT DEBTS:
Since the beginning the colonial government in the Philippines suffered debts year in and year out.
TWO REASONS:
Government officials were dishonest.The ordinary people lacked cooperation and loyalty to he State.
Population: Spaniards
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missionariessoldiersover all
Population: Filipinos
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population
Christianity and Spanish colonization
The Spaniards were able to keep the Philippines as a colony because most of the Filipinos became Christians.
Filipinos were attracted to Christianity because of three reasons:The message of Christianity appealed to the people.Filipinos life was approved by ChristianityThe missionaries helped the soldiers in conquest
and pacification of the Philippines
Church Organization:
Civil government/ church
organizationarchbishop bishops
Parish priest people
First bishop of Manila: Monsignor
Domingo de Salazar
The Power of the Church: Union of Church and State:
Practice allowing only one religion in the country
Because of this union the church and state, the catholic priests then had the great influence in government. They receive their salaries from the government.
Until 1764, the archbishops could act as the temporary governor-general.
e.g. Archbishop Manuel Rojo(1762-1764)
Fraile: town priest
What do fraile’s do?
Fraile
Confessor
Preacher
Election inspector
Registrar of deeds
Law enforcer
Tax collector
The Only Christian Nation:Spaniards used the Philippines as the military
base and mission centre to spread Spanish power and Christianity to other Asian counties. Although it failed they kept the Philippines as a mission field.
The Philippines was the spiritual light of Asia as far back as the 16th century.
Why Spain Kept the Philippines?
Queen Isabel I(1504)
Phillip II
For the conversion
of the people of Filipinas, I would gladly spread the
riches of the indies
1619
Philip III(Advisers)
Manila
Fr. Hernando Moraga
In God’s name, Please do not abandon the
Philippines, Your majesty. Remember what your illustrious great grondmother,
stated in her testament
Go with God, Father Moraga, be assured that I will not give up what my father conquered and left
me.
1621Father Hernando de los rios coronel
Philip IV
For glory and
pride
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