Spanish colonial period in the Philippines

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colonial period historical period

The Spanish colonial period in the Philippines was the more than three-century era (1565–1898) when the archipelago was ruled by Spain, marked by the spread of Catholicism, the galleon trade, and profound political, social, and cultural transformation.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish colonial period in the Philippines canonical	16
Spanish colonial Philippines	4
Spanish colonization of the Philippines	3
Christianization of Luzon	1
Philippines under Spain	1
Spanish colonial period (Philippines)	1
Spanish–Philippine colonial system	1

Statements (96)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
capital	Manila ⓘ
colonizingPower	Spain ⓘ
conflict	Siege of Manila (1762) ⓘ surface form: British occupation of Manila (1762–1764) Chinese revolts in Manila ⓘ Dutch–Spanish conflicts in the Philippines ⓘ Spanish–Moro conflict ⓘ surface form: Moro-Spanish wars local uprisings against tribute and forced labor ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
culturalImpact	Hispanization of Filipino culture ⓘ development of Christianized lowland societies ⓘ development of Filipino Catholic folk practices ⓘ development of Tagalog and Spanish literature ⓘ development of pasyon and religious theater ⓘ emergence of ilustrado class ⓘ emergence of principalia class ⓘ introduction of Hispanic surnames ⓘ introduction of Roman Catholic marriage laws ⓘ introduction of Western legal concepts ⓘ introduction of Western music forms ⓘ introduction of baroque architecture ⓘ introduction of stone church architecture ⓘ spread of Catholic fiestas ⓘ
demographicImpact	emergence of Chinese-mestizo community ⓘ growth of Christian lowland population ⓘ migration of Chinese merchants (Sangleys) ⓘ spread of Spanish and Latin American cultural influences ⓘ
duration	more than three centuries ⓘ
economicActivity	Manila–Acapulco galleon ⓘ surface form: Manila-Acapulco galleon trade abaca production ⓘ export of Chinese and Asian goods to New Spain ⓘ import of Mexican silver ⓘ indigo production ⓘ sugar production ⓘ tobacco monopoly ⓘ
endTime	1898 ⓘ
followedBy	American colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ First Philippine Republic ⓘ
introducedInstitution	Ateneo de Manila University ⓘ surface form: Ateneo Municipal de Manila Real Audiencia of Manila ⓘ surface form: Audiencia of Manila Colegio de San Juan de Letran ⓘ Intramuros ⓘ surface form: Intramuros fortifications Manila Cathedral ⓘ University of Santo Tomas ⓘ cabeza de barangay office ⓘ encomienda system ⓘ galleon shipyards in Cavite ⓘ gobernadorcillo office ⓘ municipal cabildo in Manila ⓘ parish system ⓘ polo y servicios (forced labor) ⓘ public primary schools ⓘ reducción (resettlement policy) ⓘ tribute system ⓘ
languagePolicy	promotion of Spanish language among elites ⓘ use of local languages in catechism ⓘ
legalFramework	Laws of the Indies ⓘ Royal decrees from Madrid ⓘ canon law in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ
notableFigure	Andrés Bonifacio ⓘ Diego Silang ⓘ Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ Gabriela Silang ⓘ Governor-General Carlos María de la Torre ⓘ Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo ⓘ José Rizal ⓘ Miguel López de Legazpi ⓘ Padre Mariano Gómez ⓘ surface form: Padre Jacinto Zamora Padre José Burgos ⓘ Padre Mariano Gómez ⓘ
officialReligion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
partOf	Spanish East Indies ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
politicalStructure	direct rule from Madrid (after 1821) ⓘ division into provinces and pueblos ⓘ governor-general of the Philippines ⓘ integration into Viceroyalty of New Spain (until 1821) ⓘ
precededBy	precolonial Philippines ⓘ
religiousOrderActive	Augustinians ⓘ Dominican friars ⓘ surface form: Dominicans Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscans Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuits Recollects ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ surface form: Battle of Manila Bay (1898) Cavite Mutiny ⓘ Cry of Pugad Lawin ⓘ Gomburza execution ⓘ Manila–Acapulco galleon ⓘ surface form: Manila-Acapulco galleon trade Pact of Biak-na-Bato ⓘ Philippine Revolution ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Philippines ⓘ Tejeros Convention ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ establishment of Spanish East Indies ⓘ
startTime	1565 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor-General of the Philippines → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Captaincy General of the Philippines → commonName → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippines under Spain

Andrés de Urdaneta → participantIn → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonization of the Philippines

Christianity in the Philippines → historicalEvent → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Luzon

Military Vicar General of the Philippine Revolutionary Government → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

El Folk-lore Filipino → historicalContext → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Historia de Ilocos → timePeriodDescribed → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonial Philippines

Patricio Montojo y Pasarón → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario → partOf → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonial Philippines

Domingo de Salazar → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

American colonial period → precededBy → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

subject surface form: American colonial period (Philippines)

this entity surface form: Spanish colonial period (Philippines)

Cavite City → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Magellan’s Cross → associatedWith → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Spanish conquest of the Philippines → followedBy → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Battle of Imus → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Tejeros Convention → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Katipunan → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Casa Manila → timePeriodRepresented → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Puerta de Postigo → timePeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Real Audiencia of Manila → appliesToJurisdiction → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonial Philippines

Vigan → partOf → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonial Philippines

Spanish–Chamorro Wars → relatedTo → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish–Philippine colonial system

Ciudad de Nueva Cáceres → seeAlso → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonization of the Philippines

American colonial period in the Philippines → follows → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Captain Municipal of Cavite El Viejo → timePeriod → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Sugbuanon → colonialHistory → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

Spanish–Moro conflict → partOf → Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish colonization of the Philippines