Spanish Period in the Philippines

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Spanish Periodin the Philippines

1521-1898


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Early Voyagesto Asia Portugal was the

first to send

expeditions to theEast.

Prince Henry -The

Navigator

Bartholomew Diaz

discovered Cape of

Good.


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Other Geographical Discoveries

ChristopherColumbus discovered North

America in 1492.

AmerigoVespucci - wassent to explore

what Columbus

had found.

Vincente Pinzon discovered Brazil in

1500.

Nunez de Balboa- discovered the

Pacific Ocean


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Division of the World


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PAPAL BULL

Lands to be discovered east of the

imaginary line would belong to

Portugal.

Lands to be discovered west of the

imaginary line would belong to Spain.


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Treaty of Tordesillas

An imaginary line was drawn from north to south at adistance of 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde

Islands. LANDS TO BE DISCOVERED EAST OF THIS

LINE WOULD BELONG TO PORTUGAL, and those

ON THE WEST WOULD BELONG TO SPAIN.

If Spain ships discovered lands east of the

demarcation line, the said lands should be turned

over to Portugal, and lands discovered by Portuguese

ships west of the line should be turned over to Spain.

No Portuguese ships shall be sent to lands belonging

to Spain, and vice versa, for the purpose of trading

with them.


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The Magellan Expedition

Portuguese

Went to Spain to offer

his services to theSpanish King.

King of Spain agreed to

send an expedition tothe Moluccas (then

known as the Spice

Islands)


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The expedition consisted of 5 ships:

Trinidad (the flagship) Concepcion Victoria Santiago San Antonio

March 17, 1521*, he sighted the mountainsofSamar.

March 18, 1521, Magellan ordered his mento land at Homonhon.

He proceeded to Limasawawhich was ruledbyRaja Kulambu.


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March 31, 1521 Father Pedro deValderamacelebrated the first mass.

Magellan took possession of the islands inthe name of King Charles and called themthe Archipelago of St. Lazarus.

April 8, 1521 Magellan and his menentered the harbor of Cebu.

Raja Humabonwas the Chieftain of Cebu. He was given the Christian name Carlos; his

wife was given the Christian name Juana.


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BATTLE OF MACTAN

Lapu-Lapus realname was CaliPulacu.

He refused to

accept the new

political system

and tribute


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2 ships left: TRINIDADand VICTORIA.

The Victoria returned to Europe by way ofAfrica. The Trinidad returned to Europe byway of the Pacific.

Trinidad was captured by the Portuguese

Victoria, commanded by Sebastian delCano, succeeded in reaching Spain.


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FAILED EXPEDITIONS

Loaysa Expedition of 1525-1526commanded by Father Juan Garcia Jofrede Loaysa

Cabot expedition of 1526-1530commanded by Sebastian Cabot

Sayavedra expedition of 1527-1628commanded by Alvaro de Sayavedrawhich reached Mindanao but did notsucceed in settling in any of the islands


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Ruy Lopez de Villalobos Expedition

In 1542, another expedition was sent.Commanded by Ruy Lopez deVillalobos.

In 1543, he reached Mindanao. He andhis men faced starvation.

He named the islands of Samar andLeyte Felipinas (Las Islas Filipinas)in honor of Prince Philip of Spain(became King Philip II)


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Miguel Lopez de Legazpi Expedition

Reached the Cebuin February 1565.

Sailed to Cibabao (Leyte) then to Samar.

Sailed to Camiguin Island then toButuan and then to Bohol where he

entered into a blood compact with Datu

Si Katuna and Si Gala.

Went back to Cebu where he

established the first Spanish

settlement.


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In 1569, on the banks of thePanay River, he founded thesecond Spanish settlement inthe Philippines.

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