Timeline. Relationship between Philippines and the 3 Colonizer.

1. Philippines
under
Spanish,
American &
Japanese

2. The
Spanish
Colonizatio
n

3. 15th century-(1565-
1898)
Philippines was invaded by Spain
and reigned over the Philippines
for 333 years.
Since Spain was far from the
country , the Spanish king ruled
the islands through the viceroy
of Mexico, which was then
another colony.

4. 1821
Mexico regained its
freedom , the
Spanish king ruled
the Philippines
through a Governor

5. THE POLITICAL
STRUCTURE
Spain established centralized
a colonial government in the
Philippines that was
composed of a NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT and the
LOCAL GOVERNMENT that
administered provinces,

6. NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
-maintained peace and
order
-collected taxes
-built schools and
other public works.

7. THE GOVERNOR
GENERAL
-President of the Royal Audencia
-He had a GREAT POWERS . He
had the power to appoint and
dismiss public officials , except
those personally chosen by the
king.
-He was the commander in chief
or the colonial armed forces.

8. THE RESIDENCIA
-Special judicial court
INVESTIGATES the
performance or
Governor General who
was about to be
replaced.

9. THE VISITA
-The council of the
indies in Spain sent a
government official
called the VISITADOR
GENERAL to observed
condition in the colony.

10. THE ROYAL AUDENCIA
-Served as advisory
body of the governor
-Had the power to check
and report on his abuse
-Sent a yearly report to
Spain.

11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
There are two types of LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
*ALCALDIA (Alkalde Mayor)
-They represented the Spanish king and
the Governor-General.
-They manage the day-to-day operations
of the provincial government.
-Implemented laws and supervise the
collection of taxes
*CORREGIMIENTO headed by
Corregidor governed by provinces that
were not yet entirely under Spanish

12. THE MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT
Each provinces was
divided into several
towns or pueblos
headed by
GOVERNADORCILLOS,
which main duties is

13. *GOVERNADORCILLOS
-They had a small salaries but were
exempted for paying tax. Example
was EMILIO AGUINALDO.
*CABEZA DE BARANGAY
-Responsible for the peace and order
of the barrio.
-Recruited men for public works.

14. PENINSULARES
-The highest class in the Philippines in
trusted with offices of high rank.
-Pure Blooded Spaniards born from Spain
and sent to Spanish colonist to govern.
-They held as governor general of the
Philippines and other powerful offices.
- The most well known is MIGUEL LOPEZ
de LEGAZPI who colonized a huge part
of the Philippines.

15. INSULARES
-They are rank below Peninsulares.
-The Insulares or Criollos are of
European descent but born in the
colonist of Spain .
-A son or daughter of a Spanish,
couple is an Insulare.
-Inter-marrying with Filipinos and
other raises in the country produce
meztizos.

16. MESTISO DE
ESPANYOL
-Offspring of Spanish inter breeding
with Filipinos.
-Mestizo is a term given to
individuals inheriting foreign
ancestry.
-Children of racial inter-marriage.
-Parents of mestizos may have been
alcalde or other important position
or insulare wishing to expand power

17. MESTIZO DE SANGLEY
-A person of Filipino or any
racial Descent marrying a
Chinese, the result is
children that will be called
mestizo de sangley.
-They were allowed to lease
lands from friar states

18. TORNATRAS
-It is an old Spanish term
for a person of mix
ancestry from Spanish,
Filipino and Chinese.
-Most Filipino Ilustrados
belong to this class.
-They are idealist, artist

19. INDIO
-Pure
Austronesian
origin.

20. The
American
Colonizat

21. 1898
The US evicts
the Spain
from the
Philippines.

22. 1902
The US defeats
the Philippine
Nationalist
Forces in the

23. 1941
The US entered the
World War II.
Thousands of
Filipinos and
Americans fight

24. 1946
The Philippines
gains the
Independence
with an

25. 1951
By the pressure of
the cold war,
Philippines signed
a defense treaty

26. 1991
Public opinion forces to
shutdown American
bases at Subic Bay and
Clark Air Force base
ending an American
Military presence on

27. The
Japanese
Colonizat

28. December 8 1941
-Japan invaded the Philippines.
Clark Air Base in Pampanga was
first attacked and also Nichols
Field outside Manila was
attacked.
-Japanese attacked the pearl
harbor because of their
intensifying rivalry in the

29. December 22 1941
-The Japanese
forces landed at
the Lingayen Gulf
and continued on

30. December 25 1941
-Manila is declared as
an open city by
General Douglas
Macarthur to avoid
greater destruction

31. January 2 1942
-Manila was
occupied by
the

32. January 3 1942
-The day after manila
became an occupied
city. General Masaharu
Homma issued a
proclamation
announcing the end of

33. January 23 1942
-The Philippine
executive
Commission is
established under

34. February 1942
-Leaders and organized
farmers held a meeting
in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija.
In that meeting, they
agreed to fight the
Japanese as a unified

35. April 9 1942
-The joint American and Filipino
soldiers in Bataan finally
surrendered.
-Approximately around 10,000
soldiers died in this horrible
"Death March"
-They walk all the way from the
starting point Bataan to the end
point Tarlac with no food and

36. June 20 1942
"KALIBAPI"
Kapisanan sa
Paglilingkod sa
Bagong Pilipinas is

37. August 8 1942
-Jose Vargas
issued an
executive order
providing means

38. September 20 1943
-Party Convention is held by
the KALIBAPI to elect 54
members of the national
assembly organized by
President. Jose P. Laurel.
-Under the leadership of
its director general,

39. October 1943
HUKBALAHAP
established a
newspaper against the
Japanese and edited in
Arayat Pampanga called
the Ing Masala( The

40. October 14 1943
-The new republic was
inaugurated.
-An inauguration is
held on the front
steps of the
legislative building in

41. November 9 1943
-The resolution is passed
by the senate asking
provisions regarding
the succession be
waived to make Quezon
the president beyond 8

42. August 1 1944
-Quezon died in
Saranac Lake New
York. Happenings
that make the
Japanese

43. August 6, 1944
-United state
unleashed the
deadly atomic
bomb in

44. August 9 1944
-The United
State later on
dropped
another atomic

45. October 24-26 1944
-The battle for
Leyte Gulf
lasted and
exceeded all

46. December 8 1944
-President Laurel and
his cabinet moved to
Baguio upon orders
of Yamashita, who is
also known as the

47. February 23, 1945
-The Japanese
finally
surrendered
after 3 weeks

48. July 4 1945
-Proclamation of
the general
freedom from
the Japanese.