Subject PHILIPPINE HISTORY
PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
A. THE FIRST FILIPINOS
- came from the family of Austronesians (Indos, Malays, and Negritos)
- animism as the primary religion (often are pagan)
- the clothing reflects the social status of the early settlers
- the writing system is baybayin, not alibata
- datu is the head of the government
- the hierarchy of the social classes: datu - maharlika (noble) - timawa
(peasants) - alipin (marginalized)
B. THE HISTORY OF ISLAM
- Muslims were already present in the Philippines during Pre-Spanish period
- Brought by the Arab traders in the late 13th and 14th centuries
THE SPANISH PERIOD
A. AIMS OF SPANISH COLONIZATION
- The Spanish reached the Philippines because they want to prove the world is
round
- The expansion of the colony is secondary to the purpose of the Spanish
expedition
- God, Gold, and Glory
B. DETAILS DURING THE SPANISH PERIOD
- The government system is divided into the Central Government, Provincial and
Municipal Government
- The Datu’s once hereditary position became subject to the Spanish appointment
- The Philippines was headed by the Governor General, followed by
Governadorcillo.
- The Galleon Trade was used by the Spanish to trade across Pacific Ocean
from 1565 to 1815 with Manila Galleon as the known trading ships
- In the 18th century, shifting cultivation gradually gave way to more intensive
sedentary farming, partly under the guidance of friars
C. IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPANIARDS
- March 16, 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Cebu and claimed the region for
Spain
- March 31, 1521 - First documented catholic mass in the Philippines by Father
Pedro de Valderrama
- April 27, 1521 - Magellan and his 100 soldiers fought Lapu-lapu and 1,000
soldiers
- 1543 - Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the archipelago the Las
Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II
- February 13, 1565 - Spanish colonialism began with the arrival of Miguel Lopez
de Legazpi from Mexico
PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
A. THE FIRST FILIPINOS
- came from the family of Austronesians (Indos, Malays, and Negritos)
- animism as the primary religion (often are pagan)
- the clothing reflects the social status of the early settlers
- the writing system is baybayin, not alibata
- datu is the head of the government
- the hierarchy of the social classes: datu - maharlika (noble) - timawa
(peasants) - alipin (marginalized)
B. THE HISTORY OF ISLAM
- Muslims were already present in the Philippines during Pre-Spanish period
- Brought by the Arab traders in the late 13th and 14th centuries
THE SPANISH PERIOD
A. AIMS OF SPANISH COLONIZATION
- The Spanish reached the Philippines because they want to prove the world is
round
- The expansion of the colony is secondary to the purpose of the Spanish
expedition
- God, Gold, and Glory
B. DETAILS DURING THE SPANISH PERIOD
- The government system is divided into the Central Government, Provincial and
Municipal Government
- The Datu’s once hereditary position became subject to the Spanish appointment
- The Philippines was headed by the Governor General, followed by
Governadorcillo.
- The Galleon Trade was used by the Spanish to trade across Pacific Ocean
from 1565 to 1815 with Manila Galleon as the known trading ships
- In the 18th century, shifting cultivation gradually gave way to more intensive
sedentary farming, partly under the guidance of friars
C. IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPANIARDS
- March 16, 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Cebu and claimed the region for
Spain
- March 31, 1521 - First documented catholic mass in the Philippines by Father
Pedro de Valderrama
- April 27, 1521 - Magellan and his 100 soldiers fought Lapu-lapu and 1,000
soldiers
- 1543 - Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the archipelago the Las
Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II
- February 13, 1565 - Spanish colonialism began with the arrival of Miguel Lopez
de Legazpi from Mexico
