The Spanish Colonial Period

• March 16, 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan arrived on the Philippines
• Homonhon - Island in Eastern Samar where Magellan landed
• Limasawa - First catholic mass
• April 14, 1521 - Fr. Pedro Valderrama baptized more than 500 natives with Rajah Humabon
• Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas
• Las Islas Filipinas is in honor of Prince Philip of Asturias
• Prince Philip of Asturias - Reigned as King of Spain from 1556 to 1598
• 1565 - King Philip II of Spain officially colonized the country and assigned the new expedition to the first Governor-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
• Who named the Philippines (Las Islas Filipinas)?

  Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
• Las Islas Filipinas is in honor of what?

  Prince Philip of Asturias
• Who reigned as king of Spain from 1556 to 1598?

  Prince Philip of Asturias
• Who did King Philip II of Spain assign the first expedition to (1565)?

  Governor-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
• Motives in colonizing the Philippines:

  1. Spice Trade
  2. Converting Filipinos to Christianity
• Spices were the leading component of ancient commerce in the 15th century
• Reduccion - Relocation of scattered settlements to a large town
• Spanish priests believed that stories about mythical creatures, spirits, deities, and rituals contained works of the devils.
• Spanish priests instructed natives to undergo baptism and embrace Christianity
• Parish Priest became the only Spaniard in direct contact with Filipinos
• Parish Priest became the embodiment of Spanish power and culture
• Spanish literature - Characters similar to kings and queens, princes and princesses
• Spain colonized the Philippines for 333 years
• The Propaganda Movement are led by the ilustrados
• Ilustrados - Elite Filipinos who went to Europe to study
• The Propaganda Movement - Demanded independence from Spain along with Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo
• Give the second reason as to why the Spain colonized the Philippines

  Converting Filipinos to Christianity
• What did the Parish priest symbolize to the Spaniards?

  Spanish power and culture
• The Propaganda Movement demanded independence from Spain along with who?


  Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo
• Members of the Reform Movement (La Solaridad)

  1. Jose Rizal
  2. Marcelo H. del Pilar
  3. Mariano Ponce
• Members of the Reform Movement (La Solaridad)

  1. Jose Rizal (Dimasalang/Laon Laan)
  2. Marcelo H. del Pilar (Plaridel)
  3. Mariano Ponce (Tikbalang/Kalipulako)
• Who was Plaridel?

  Marcelo H. del Pilar
• Revolutionaries and Kalayaan writers

  1. Andres Bonifacio
  2. Emilio Jacinto
• Revolutionaries and Kalayaan writers

  1. Andres Bonifacio (May Pag-asa)
  2. Emilio Jacinto (Dimasilaw)
• Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto were what?

  Revolutionaries and kalayaan writers
• La Solaridad and Kalayaan contributed to secular writings that ignited the desire of the Filipinos to be free from Spain
• June 12, 1898 - General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines from the Spanish colonial rule in his home in Kawit, Cavite
• Baybayin - First Filipino alphabet
• Roman Alphabet - Replaced the first Filipino Alphabet
• Religious practices became based on the teachings of Christian doctrine
• Corridos and moro-moros assimilated European legends and traditions
• Periodicals during the Spanish colonization gained a religious tone