This document summarizes the Spanish-Moro wars between Spain and the Sultanates in the Philippines over a period of 35 years. It describes the initial raids by the Moro sultanates on Spanish settlements in the Visayas in the late 1500s. This led to retaliatory attacks by Spain and periods of tense peace. Major events included the 1635 Spanish building of a fort in Zamboanga, and warfare led by the Sultan Kudarat in the 1630s-1640s contesting Spanish expansion. While Spain had some successes capturing Moro coastal areas and forts, they struggled to fully conquer the sultanates in Mindanao and Sulu due to resistance and other geopolitical threats

1. PHASE THREE: COUNTER ATTACKS
SPANISH-MORO WARS

2. BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT
Covered a period of about 35 years
 Maguindanao contested the rule of Spain in
the Archipelago
 Tried to compete with the Spaniards over the
collection of tribute in the Visayas
 (1599-1600) Rajahs Maguindanao and
Buayan made 2 devastating raids on the
Visayas (Raja Salikula and Datu Sirungan)


3. A
Spanish retaliatory attack in Jolo led by
Juan Gallenato
 Returned to Manila in July 1603
 (1603) Rajah Buisan attacked Visayas
towns
 Burned churches, captured inhabitants
and destroyed town
 Blood compact between datus

4. AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPANISH AMBASSADOR
AND RAJAH
(1605) agreement of Spanish ambassador
and Raja Buayan to recognize Raja Sirungan
as paramount chief of Maguindanao
 (1606) Spanish conquest of the Moluccas
 Win against the Ternates and captured the
Sultan.
 A letter was sent to the Spaniards (treaty with
the Spaniards)


5.  (1608)
Spanish invasion of Ternate
 (1609) Another peace treaty with the
Spaniards
-------- there was peace for 25 years -------------- (1627) Revenge on the humiliation of Sulu
ambassador, Datu Ache
 A fleet was led by Rajah Bongsu attacked
the Spanish shipyard in Camarines
 (1628) Spanish retaliation

6. (1630) Another Spanish fleet led by
commander Lorenzo de Olaso also failed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1619) Kudarat became chieftain
 He was unhappy and had suspicion over the
existence of Christian missions in the nonMuslim areas in Mindanao
 (1634) Kudarat attacked the Visayas
 (1635) Spaniards built fort in Zamboanga by
Jesuit advice


7. PHASE FOUR: FORTRESS WAR
SPANISH-MORO WARS

8. BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT
Begin with the fortification of Zamboanga in
1635
 War between Kudarat and the Spaniards and
in effect a contest for the control of the whole
island of Mindanao
 Spanish determination to conquer Sulu and
Sultanatas in Mindanao


9. Led by Governor Corquera with its 3 task
• Conquer and capture Kudarat and put
Spanish puppet in the Mindanao
• Capture the main cotta of Sulu sultan and
establish colonies
• Invade Brunei once again
 (1637) Kudarat’s capital, Lamitan was
captured
 Corquera was given a hero’s welcome in
Manila


10. (1638) Spaniards and native allies laid siege
to the Sulu sultan’s cotta in Jolo
 Many were killed
 Sultan was forced to surrender after 3
months
 Spaniards found difficulty in pacifying the
Buayanons
 Their ensuing and more aggressive policy to
make final conquest was accompanied by a
studied plan
 Failed because of the Dutch threat


11. (1645) a treaty with Sulu pledging to bandon
all their forts in Sulu
 (1655) Peace was broken when Spanish
ambassador was assassinated to repvent
Spanish retaliation, Sultan formally declared
jihad
 (1663) Due to Koxinga threat, Zamboanga
was abandoned
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