The Philippines wouldn’t have
developed as quickly without the influence of the Spanish. Prior to 1521, the Filipino people were
relatively Primitive and cut off, however, this all changed with the arrival of
Ferdinand Magellan. Upon his arrival, he claimed the archipelago in the name of
Spain, yet he was doomed for he was shortly killed in the Battle of Mactan in
the Philippines. This small exploration in the Philippines was a catalyst to
the later colonization by Miguel López
de Legaspi.[i]
With the colonization of the Islands, the Filipino people were heavily
influenced by their Spanish “Conquistadors.”
The long period of Spanish rule of
the Filipino people was however not a bad thing for the people. In Manila a cathedral was built with an
episcopal palace, Augustinian, Dominican and Franciscan monasteries and a
Jesuit house, showing the stress of the Christian Religion the Spanish imposed
on them. However the Spanish’s rule was interrupted in 1762, when the British
battled Spain for seven years. [ii]
This brief quarrel in the Philippines led to thoughts and sparks of rebellion.
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