4 Socio-economic and Political Issues in the Philippines

• Taxation during the Spanish period

  compulsory
• Colonial laws on taxation

  Enacted by the Real y Supremo Consejo de las Indias (Royal and Supreme Council of the Indies) for the Spanish monarchy
• Compilation of legislations related to the New York

  Recopilacion de leyes de los reynos de las Indias (A four-volume collection of laws relating to the Indies)
• Four-volume collection of laws relating to the Indies are the Tributo, Sanctorum, Donavito, and Caja de Comunidad.
• Tributo


  A general tax paid by the Filipinos to Spain which amounted to 8 Reales
• Sanctorum


  A church tax in the amount of 3 Reales
• Donativo


  A military force tax in the amount of half Real
• Caja de Comunidad


  A community tax in the amount of 1 Real
• Servicio Personal


  Also known as polista, can be freed from forced labor when he paid a falla or fine
• Exempted from forced labor and falla

  • gobernadorcillo
  • cabeza de barangay
  • principalia
• Cagayan and Dingras Revolts


  Revolts against the tributes on Luzon, triggered by the alleged abuses of the tax collectors, including the collection of high taxes
• Augustin Sumuroy


  A Waray from Palapag in today's Northern Samar, together with his followers rose in arms against the Spaniards in Samar, triggered when the town mayors sent the Warays to the shipyards in Cavite for forced labor
• Augustin Sumuroy's Revolt spread to

  • Cebu
  • Masbate
  • Camiguin
  • Bicol
  • Camarines
  • Albay
  • Zamboanga
• Francisco Maniago


  A Kapampangan, led an uprising in Pampanga against the tribute, forced labor, and rice exploitation
• David Dula


  Co-conspirator of Maniago.