Christianization of the Visayas

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historical process part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines religious conversion campaign

The Christianization of the Visayas was the 16th–17th century process by which Spanish missionaries and colonial authorities converted the Visayan peoples of central Philippines to Roman Catholicism, reshaping their religious, cultural, and social life.

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Label	Occurrences
Christianization of the Visayas canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical process ⓘ part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines ⓘ religious conversion campaign ⓘ
appliesToEthnicGroup	Cebuano people NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiligaynon people NERFINISHED ⓘ Visayan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Waray people NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi in Cebu ⓘ
associatedWithObject	Santo Niño de Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ
carriedOutBy	Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ Spanish missionaries ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
endTime	17th century ⓘ
hasEffect	adoption of Christian festivals and fiestas ⓘ creation of reducciones (resettlement towns) ⓘ decline of indigenous priestly classes (babaylan) ⓘ integration of Visayan communities into Spanish colonial structures ⓘ introduction of Christian marriage and baptismal rites ⓘ introduction of Spanish personal names and surnames ⓘ introduction of parish-based town organization ⓘ reorientation of Visayan cosmology around Christian doctrines ⓘ spread of Roman Catholicism in the Visayas ⓘ syncretism between Catholic and indigenous beliefs ⓘ transformation of Visayan religious practices ⓘ
initiatedBy	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedReligiousOrder	Augustinians NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominicans NERFINISHED ⓘ Franciscans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfMission	Cebuano NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiligaynon NERFINISHED ⓘ Waray-Waray NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Bohol NERFINISHED ⓘ Cebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Negros NERFINISHED ⓘ Panay NERFINISHED ⓘ Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Christianization of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispanization of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionIntroduced	Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
replacedReligion	indigenous Visayan animism ⓘ indigenous ancestor worship ⓘ indigenous polytheistic beliefs ⓘ
significantYear	1565 ⓘ 1568 ⓘ 1595 ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
usedMethod	baptism campaigns ⓘ establishment of parishes and missions ⓘ integration of chiefs and elites into colonial-church alliances ⓘ missionary preaching ⓘ religious instruction in local languages ⓘ

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Christianity in the Philippines → historicalEvent → Christianization of the Visayas ⓘ