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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Population: Filipinos

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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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