Spanish Influences In The Philippines Ito Na

SPANISH INFLUENCES IN THE

PHILIPPINES

Studying History through PICTURES

Why Study History1. History Helps Us Understand

People and Societies

2. History Helps Us Understand Change and How the Society We Live

in Came to Be

Identify these pictures…

Date this picture.

What is the occasion?

Place and activities?

What street is this?1

What is the name of the street?2

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5

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Answers

Colon Street

What is the name of the street?2

Jones Street

3

Magallanes Street

4

Parian

5

Plaza Washington now Carbom Market

6

Martires Street now MJ Cuenco

Colonial towscape

Ordenanzas generales de descubrimiento y nueva poblacion.

King Philip II promulgated this law.1.Near body of water,2.Note to be taken on prevailing wind.

3. An empty space for plaza mayor, church and public buildings.

4. In Maritime communities, the church could not front the plaza major since this spot was for the town hall, the customs house and the arsenal.

Cebu Cathedral

5. Geometric grid. In which lines are neatly parallel or perpendicular to each other and intersect at right

angles

Map of Manila

Map of Colon

Government set-upThe Spanish government was

CENTRALIZED in nature

NATIONAL in scope.1.The seat of government is MANILA2.The GOVERNOR GENERAL was the head of government.

Administering the colony from Spain

1. The Governor had no power to make laws. Only the Crown could do so.

2. Colonial officials merely carried them out.

3. However, they could suspend the law and notify the king later.

King of Spain

King Philip II

A la ley se acata, no se cumple

(We respect the law, but do not carry it out)

LEGAL PRINCIPLE

ROYAL COUNCIL OF THE INDIES

• The King’s advisory council for the colonies.

Governor General Carlos

dela TorreOther Great

Generals:a.Miguel Lopez de

Legazpib.Jose Basco

Governor General• He enforced the law (Executive power)• Cumplase, the power to suspend any

royal degree.• Chief Judge. Head of the Royal

Audiencia (Supreme Court)• Religious power like the power to

appoint parish priests.

Check and Balance

• ROYAL AUDIENCIA – to check the abuses of the colonial officials and render justice to the natives.

• RESIDENCIA – Investigation done regarding the conduct of the outgoing general.

• VISTA – The visitador was a special envoy of the king to the colonies to investigate conditions and reports his observations to the king. Has the power to punish officials.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT• The provinces were called ALCADIAS

and were each governed by ALCALDE MAYOR. • The political-military district is called

CORREGIMIENTOS and governed by CORREGIDOR (places resistant to Spanish Rule)

ALCALDE MAYOR• To enforce the law.• To collect taxes• Dispensed justice• Given the privilege of INDULTO

DE COMERCIO. The privilege to engage in trade.

City Government• These cities had an AYUTAMIENTO

(City Government) and a CABILDO (City Council)• Subdivided by PUEBLOS (Towns)• The Town was governed by

GOVERNADORCILLO

Cabeza de Baranggay

• His main duty is to collect taxes.• No salary but they occupied

palces of honor in any town activity and were exempted from paying taxes.