Filipino Services to Spain Spanish Heritage

1. REPORTED BY:
Ojiah Jeza May R. Napolitano
Jerwin R. Garay

2. Filipino Services to Spain

3. WHY SERVE SPAIN?
Filipinos were not united.
Filipinos were converted to
the Roman Catholic religion.
Filipinos offered rewards and
honors by Spanish rulers.

4. HOW DID WE SERVE SPAIN?
Provided foods for Spaniards
Worked for industries owned by
Spaniards
Fought on the side of Spain
Joined the military expeditions
to Borneo and Spain

5. FILIPINOS
As farmers – tilled lands and raised
foodstuffs and livestock
In industries – became builders of
ships for the Spaniards. Shipyards
can be located at Cavite, Albay,
Camarines, Marinduque, Masbate,
Mindoro

6. FILIPINOS IN THE PORTUGUESE WAR
Portuguese attacked Spanish
settlements in Cebu (1568 & 1570).
This attack was led by its Governor in
Moluccas
Raja Tupas was so loyal to Legaspi, if
not, the Portugal may have won and
made the Philippines a colony of
Portugal

7. FILIPINOS IN BORNEO AND
MOLUCCAS EXPEDITION
1578, Filipinos help the sultan
of Brunei, Sultan Sri Lela to
regain his throne
There were 1,500 Filipinos, 400
Spaniards and 300 Bornean
Warriors

8. FILIPINOS IN INDOCHINA
Filipinos helped France to
colonize Indochina in the 19th
century
1858-1863, about 1, 500
Filipinos were sent to help
France to conquer
Vietnamese.

9. FILIPINOS AND THE MORO WARS
Moro means Muslim. Moros in Mindano
and Sulu were not conquered.
Sultan Kudarat- greatest warrior who
defended Lamitan (1637)
Sultan Amalul Alam – defended Jolo (1876) &
leased North Borneo (Sabah) in British (1878)
Datu Otto – defended Cotabato (1886-1887)
Datu Amai Pakpak – defended Lanao (1889-
1891)
Datu Pian (Amal Mingka) – conquered
Cotabato and Tamontaka (1878-1899)

10. PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Our Spanish Heritage

11. RELIGION
CHRISTIANITY
religion based on the teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth

12. HOSPITALS AND ORPHANAGES
•1578, first hospital was founded in Manila
• San Juan de Dios and San Lazaro Hospital,
two of the eldest hospitals in the Phil. First
hospital here, started 173 years earlier
than in US
• 1810, first regular orphanage in Manila—
Real Hospicio de San Jose. Asylum of St.
Vincent de Paul (1885 in Manila)

13. CUISINE
PH cuisines reflects influences of Spanish,
Mexican, Peruvian, and Asian cultures
Dishes includes; Adobo, Afritada, Albóndigas,
Arroz a la Valenciana, Arroz Caldo, Escabche,
Espasol, Flan, Jamonada, Galletas, Pionono,
Picadillo, Pocher de bacalao, Polvorón, Bisek,
Calabaza, Lechón, Tortas… etc.

14. DIET AND DRESS
•Introduced CORN, POTATOES, COFFEE,
CACAO, CABBAGE, SIGADILLAS, CHICOS,
GUAVAS, WHEAT.
•BEEF, MUTTON, SUASAGES, HAM,
SARDINES
•Drinks such as SANGRIA, PORT, BEER,
COGNAC
•Slippers and shoes

15. FAMILY LIFE
•Family is the unit of society
•Father is the head
•Mother is in-charge of the chores,
•Strong family ties

16. FILIPINO WOMAN
•Respected and honored by men
•If single, women were chaperoned to
social activities
•Educated in the colegios run by nuns
•Could not study law, engineering and
medicine.

17. NEW CALENDAR
•Western Calendar, Introduced
•Governor Narcisco Claveria,
corrected our calendar, on
august 16, 1844 he ordered that
Tuesday, December 31, 1844
would be Wednesday, January
1, 1845

18. NAME OF THE PHILIPPINES
Las Islas Felipinas - Given by Christopher
Villalobos derived from the name of
King Philip II of Spain
Provinces were also given Spanish
names such as: Neuva Viscaya, Nueva
Ecija, La Union, Marinduqe, Valle de
Compostela as well as the cities: Las
Piñas, Buenavista, San Pablo, San
Isidro…etc.

19. HISPANIZED SURNAMES
Ordered by Spanish Governor
General Narciso Claveria on
November 21, 1849
Led to the production of “Catálogo
Alfabético de Apellidos”

20. PEOPLE
Some of the Spanish people got
married with the Filipinos producing
half-Filipino, and half-Spanish
people called, “mestizos”

21. FESTIVITIES AND HOLIDAYS
Every 3rd of January, PH celebrates the
festival of Sto. Niño (largest held in
Cebu City)
January 1, New Year’s Day
March/April – Semana Santa (Holy
Week)
October 31- November 2 – Day of the
Dead, Todos Los Santos

22. FESTIVITIES AND HOLIDAYS
December 24, Noche Buena (The
Good Night/ Christmas Eve)
December 25, Christmas Day

23. ARTS, LITERATURE, MUSIC
Spanish influence in this field is
based o indigenous Spanish
tradition
Includes folk dances, Passion