Spanish colonial period in the Philippines

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The Spanish colonial period in the Philippines was the more than three-century era (1565–1898) when the archipelago was ruled by Spain, marked by the spread of Catholicism, the galleon trade, and profound political, social, and cultural transformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial period
historical period
capital Manila
colonizingPower Spain
conflict British occupation of Manila (1762–1764)
Chinese revolts in Manila
Dutch–Spanish conflicts in the Philippines
Moro-Spanish wars
local uprisings against tribute and forced labor
country Philippines
culturalImpact Hispanization of Filipino culture
development of Christianized lowland societies
development of Filipino Catholic folk practices
development of Tagalog and Spanish literature
development of pasyon and religious theater
emergence of ilustrado class
emergence of principalia class
introduction of Hispanic surnames
introduction of Roman Catholic marriage laws
introduction of Western legal concepts
introduction of Western music forms
introduction of baroque architecture
introduction of stone church architecture
spread of Catholic fiestas
demographicImpact emergence of Chinese-mestizo community
growth of Christian lowland population
migration of Chinese merchants (Sangleys)
spread of Spanish and Latin American cultural influences
duration more than three centuries
economicActivity Manila-Acapulco galleon trade
abaca production
export of Chinese and Asian goods to New Spain
import of Mexican silver
indigo production
sugar production
tobacco monopoly
endTime 1898
followedBy American colonial period in the Philippines
First Philippine Republic
introducedInstitution Ateneo Municipal de Manila
Audiencia of Manila
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Intramuros fortifications
linked to: Intramuros

Manila Cathedral
University of Santo Tomas
cabeza de barangay office
encomienda system
galleon shipyards in Cavite
gobernadorcillo office
municipal cabildo in Manila
parish system
polo y servicios (forced labor)
public primary schools
reducción (resettlement policy)
tribute system
languagePolicy promotion of Spanish language among elites
use of local languages in catechism
legalFramework Laws of the Indies
Royal decrees from Madrid
canon law in ecclesiastical matters
notableFigure Andrés Bonifacio
Diego Silang
Emilio Aguinaldo
Gabriela Silang
Governor-General Carlos María de la Torre
Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo
José Rizal
Miguel López de Legazpi
Padre Jacinto Zamora
Padre José Burgos
Padre Mariano Gómez
officialReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf Spanish East Indies
Spanish Empire
politicalStructure direct rule from Madrid (after 1821)
division into provinces and pueblos
governor-general of the Philippines
integration into Viceroyalty of New Spain (until 1821)
precededBy precolonial Philippines
religiousOrderActive Augustinians
Dominicans
linked to: Dominican friars

Franciscans
linked to: Franciscan Order

Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus

Recollects
significantEvent Battle of Manila Bay (1898)
Cavite Mutiny
Cry of Pugad Lawin
Gomburza execution
Manila-Acapulco galleon trade
Pact of Biak-na-Bato
Philippine Revolution
Spanish conquest of the Philippines
Tejeros Convention
Treaty of Paris (1898)
establishment of Spanish East Indies
startTime 1565

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Governor-General of the Philippines historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Captaincy General of the Philippines commonName Philippines under Spain
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Andrés de Urdaneta participantIn Spanish colonization of the Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Christianity in the Philippines historicalEvent Christianization of Luzon
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
El Folk-lore Filipino historicalContext Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Historia de Ilocos timePeriodDescribed Spanish colonial Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Patricio Montojo y Pasarón historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario partOf Spanish colonial Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Domingo de Salazar historicalEra Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
American colonial period (Philippines) precededBy Spanish colonial period (Philippines)
subject linked to: American colonial period
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Cavite City historicalEra Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Magellan’s Cross associatedWith Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Spanish conquest of the Philippines followedBy Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Battle of Imus historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Tejeros Convention historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Katipunan historicalEra Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Casa Manila timePeriodRepresented Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Puerta de Postigo timePeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Real Audiencia of Manila appliesToJurisdiction Spanish colonial Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Vigan partOf Spanish colonial Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Spanish–Chamorro Wars relatedTo Spanish–Philippine colonial system
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres seeAlso Spanish colonization of the Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
American colonial period in the Philippines follows Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Captain Municipal of Cavite El Viejo timePeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Sugbuanon colonialHistory Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
Spanish–Moro conflict partOf Spanish colonization of the Philippines
linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines