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for my social studies class. sanvitores and grodecz
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SPANISH INFLUENCES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Studying History through PICTURES
Why Study History1. History Helps Us Understand
People and Societies
2. History Helps Us Understand Change and How the Society We Live
in Came to Be
Identify these pictures…
Date this picture.
What is the occasion?
Place and activities?
What street is this?1
What is the name of the street?2
3
4
5
6
Answers
Colon Street
What is the name of the street?2
Jones Street
3
Magallanes Street
4
Parian
5
Plaza Washington now Carbom Market
6
Martires Street now MJ Cuenco
Colonial towscape
Ordenanzas generales de descubrimiento y nueva poblacion.
King Philip II promulgated this law.1.Near body of water,2.Note to be taken on prevailing wind.
3. An empty space for plaza mayor, church and public buildings.
4. In Maritime communities, the church could not front the plaza major since this spot was for the town hall, the customs house and the arsenal.
Cebu Cathedral
5. Geometric grid. In which lines are neatly parallel or perpendicular to each other and intersect at right
angles
Map of Manila
Map of Colon
Government set-upThe Spanish government was
CENTRALIZED in nature
NATIONAL in scope.1.The seat of government is MANILA2.The GOVERNOR GENERAL was the head of government.
Administering the colony from Spain
1. The Governor had no power to make laws. Only the Crown could do so.
2. Colonial officials merely carried them out.
3. However, they could suspend the law and notify the king later.
King of Spain
King Philip II
A la ley se acata, no se cumple
(We respect the law, but do not carry it out)
LEGAL PRINCIPLE
ROYAL COUNCIL OF THE INDIES
• The King’s advisory council for the colonies.
Governor General Carlos
dela TorreOther Great
Generals:a.Miguel Lopez de
Legazpib.Jose Basco
Governor General• He enforced the law (Executive power)• Cumplase, the power to suspend any
royal degree.• Chief Judge. Head of the Royal
Audiencia (Supreme Court)• Religious power like the power to
appoint parish priests.
Check and Balance
• ROYAL AUDIENCIA – to check the abuses of the colonial officials and render justice to the natives.
• RESIDENCIA – Investigation done regarding the conduct of the outgoing general.
• VISTA – The visitador was a special envoy of the king to the colonies to investigate conditions and reports his observations to the king. Has the power to punish officials.
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT• The provinces were called ALCADIAS
and were each governed by ALCALDE MAYOR. • The political-military district is called
CORREGIMIENTOS and governed by CORREGIDOR (places resistant to Spanish Rule)
ALCALDE MAYOR• To enforce the law.• To collect taxes• Dispensed justice• Given the privilege of INDULTO
DE COMERCIO. The privilege to engage in trade.
City Government• These cities had an AYUTAMIENTO
(City Government) and a CABILDO (City Council)• Subdivided by PUEBLOS (Towns)• The Town was governed by
GOVERNADORCILLO
Cabeza de Baranggay
• His main duty is to collect taxes.• No salary but they occupied
palces of honor in any town activity and were exempted from paying taxes.
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