RIZL Week 2 Flashcards
The Philippines was discovered by Spain
under the FERDINAND MAGELLAN
expedition on _____ __, ____. He was sent
by king Charles I.
March 17, 1521
With Spain and Portugal
competing on claims over the Moluccas and
the Philippine Islands, the Spaniards were
only able to return to the Philippines in
1543 under the expedition of ___ _____ __
__________ who named the islands as
“Filipinas”. The Villalobos expedition
exacted the location of the Philippines.
Ruy Lopez de Villalobos
In 1565, ______ _____ __ _______
was sent to the Philippines by
Phillip II, the new king of Spain,
and also Portugal.
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Legazpi became
the first Governor General of the
Philippines. He also established
the __________ ______. Likewise,
he founded the city of Manila
under Spain in 1571 after taking it
from Rajah Sulayman
Encomienda System
ruled the Philippines indirectly as the representative of
the Spanish King
Viceroy of Mexico
heads the nationals government.
Governor General
- head in the provincial level
- his power is limited in the province but it is the same
with the Governor General
Alkalde Mayor
- head of the town or pueblo
- his power is limited in the town but it is the same withthe Governor General
- Indulto de Comercio
Gobernadorcillo
head of the barrio government
Cabeza de Barangay
- are the only positions a Filipino can have in the Spanish Colonial period.
- Must be 23 years old and above
- Must be educated
- at least owns a 500 pesos worth of property/money
Gobernadorcillo & Cabeza de Barangay
gave the order to kill GOMBURZA
Gen. Rafael de Izquierdo (1871-1873)
he was a great soldier but as a
governor general, his administration was weak due to his incompetency
Admiral Jose Malcampo (1874-1877)
- took the position twice; 1880-1883 & 1897-1898
- took bribes from casino operators in Manila
Gen. Fernando Primo de Rivera
a cruel and corrupt official; a tyrant
who killed the Calamba tenants and is called the Butcher by the Cubans
Gen. Valeriano Weyler (1888-1891)
ordered the execution of Dr. Jose
Rizal
Gen. Camilo de Polavieja (1896-1897)
The enforced or compulsory manual labor required for every male native between 16 to 60 years of age. FALLA refers to payment exacted by anyone to be exempted from work
Polo
tax imposed on every individual or family to pay to the colonial government as a symbol of vassalage to Spain
Tribute
a system of landholding wherein individuals loyal to Spain were granted land as trustees
Encomienda