a panaromic survey part 2 Flashcards
Some laws enacted for Spain were also applied to the Philippines, such as:
Las Siete Partidas, Las Leyes de Toro, Codigo Penal, Codigo Civil, and Codigo de Commercio
The main cause of the weakness of the administrative system was?
The appointment of officials with inferior qualifications, and without dedication to duty, and moral strength to resist corruption for material advancement.
the principal officials of the administrative system obtained their position by blank or by blank
royal appointment, while the rest were filled by the general himself or sold to the highest bidder (term of office depends on the king’s orders)
the king’s appointees were ignorant of Philippine needs, and were subjected to many restrictions and often shifted assignments to prevent them from stablishing a following the natives
blank was held at the end of an officials term wjhen he was called upon to account for his actuations
residencia
blank was the most corrupt branch of the government where blank was the administrator
provincial system
alcalde (he was the administrator, judge, military commanddant , all rolled into one)
What was the first decree of reform in 1866
fixed salaries and provided that only lawyers or persons with two years of legal experience in some law office were qualified for provincial governorship
gobernadorcillos was a honorary position no expeted salary but was entitled to 2 pesos per month, HOW DOW THEY GET MONEY?
The collected tributes/taxes that were collected from the natives were collected but most of it became a lucrative gain and source of income by corrupt GOBERNADORCILLOS
Did the indios have rights during the 19th century
During that time the constitutional rights and liberties of the indios were curtailed, homes were searched without warrants and people were convicted and exiled for being filibusteros.
- cases were settled not according to the merit of the case but on the basis of their race, money, and certain personal advantages.
- Such as the story of the mother of Rizal where injustice shit happened
blank was one of the most important of Spain’sm motives in colonizing people and blank were used by the government as instruments of colonial control
the spread of christianity and
friars (the term was unlimited which resulted into power and became abusive)
- such as acquiring vast tracts of lands and enchriched their bank/coffers due to the ignorance of the people and played politics to suit their purposes
what was the Education System
Serious criticisms against the system were??
- no established first settlement in the PH
- no systematic government supervision of schools
- schools were free to administer their own curricula and prescribe the qualifications of their teachers
were the
- overemphasis on religious matters
- obsolete teaching methods
- limited curriculum
- poor classroom facilities
- absence of teaching materials such as books
- primary education was negleted
- prejudice against Filipinos in the schools of higher learning
- friar control over the system
students knowledge was measured in terms of the ability to memorize even they did not understand it, which affected their intellectual progress
