Philippine under spanish regime

Question 1

was despatched in 1542 and ended disastrously.
▪ He left no permanent mark upon the islands beyond giving
the name “Felipinas” to some them, in honor of “our
fortunarte Prince.”

Answer 1

RUY LOPEZ DE VILLALOBOS

Question 2

In 1564, his expedition begun, with which enterprise
begins the real history of the Philippines.
▪ They reached Cebu of February 13, 1565.

Answer 2

MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGASPI

Question 3

▪Spanish monarch
granted lands to
certain individuals
who had rendered
great service to
Spain. ▪The encomendero has the
right to collect the tributes
and to use the personal
services of the inhabitants.

Answer 3

THE ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM

Question 4

THE TRIBUTE

Answer 4

▪The Filipinos paid tribute as
a symbol of vassalage to
Spain.

▪ It consisted of eight reales (one
peso), payable in kind or money.
▪ In 1851, the tribute was increased to
twelve reales. But in 1884, the
cedula replaced the reales.

Question 5

▪The Filipinos hated the
tribute for two reasons:

Answer 5

1. It reminded them of

their bondage to Spain,
and

2. It spawned Spanish

abuses.

Question 6

Filipinos render services

such as public works of non-
military nature like working

in mines and to cut trees for
building ships need for war. ▪The polo system gave
each polista 1⁄4 real
with some rice per
day.
▪ The worst thing was that the
polistas were seldom paid.

Answer 6

THE POLO (FORCED LABOR)

Question 7

▪It was the annual quota
assigned to each
province. In every
province, everyone had
to make a compulsory
sale of his products to
the government. ▪The worse condition
was that the
government bought
people’s products at
much lower price than
the prevailing prices in
the market.

Answer 7

BANDALA

Question 8

▪The Spanish
military force was
just small in the
country. So it had to
be backed up by
the natives. The Spaniards recruited the
natives in one region to
support them.The military used
them to put down
the revolts in
another region. The lack of national
consciousness among
the natives facilitated
the Spaniards’ divide
and rule technique.

Answer 8

DIVIDE AND RULE

Question 9

was
supposed to maintain
peace and order in the
Philippine Islands,
especially in the provinces.

were
untrained and ignorant

▪Thus, they turned out to
be the agents of abuses ▪“they maltreated
innocent people, looting
their carabaos, chickens
and valuable belongings,
and raping helpless
women.”

Answer 9

THE GUARDIA CIVIL

Question 10

FAILURE OF THE COLONIAL

ADMINISTRATION

Answer 10

These frequent changes of
the administration in the
Philippines hampered down
the economic and political
conditions of the country.

Question 11

enriched himself
through bribes and
gambling clubs in Manila.

Answer 11

▪Gen. Fernando Primo de
Rivera

Question 12

came to Manila a poor
man and went back
home a billionaire.

Answer 12

▪Gen. Valeriano Weyler

Question 13

was hated by
the people for executing
Dr. Jose Rizal

Answer 13

▪Gen. Camilo de
Polavieja

Question 14

PHILIPPINE REPRESENTATION

IN THE SPANISH CORTES

Answer 14

▪In 1810, the Spanish government granted
representation of the Philippines in the
Spanish Cortes.

▪Unfortunately, the Philippine
representation was abolished
in 1837. ▪it prevented the exposure of the
anomalies or corruptions of the
Spanish officials in the Philippines

Question 15

MALADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Answer 15

▪Corruption characterized
the courts in the
Philippines during the time
of Rizal.

▪Justice was costly, partial
and slow.
▪Corruption characterized
the courts in the
Philippines during the time
of Rizal.

▪Justice was costly, partial
and slow.

Question 16

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Answer 16

Man’s merit was based on the color

of the skin and hair, the shape of

the nose and of the head.

Question 17

FRAILOCRACY

Answer 17

The powerful friars practically governed the
Philippines. The archbishop even commanded the

governor general.