IE 1-1 Handouts For Spanish Colonization
IE 1-1 Handouts For Spanish Colonization
IE 1-1 Handouts For Spanish Colonization
Year Timeline/Events
1521 In the month of March Ferdinand
Magellan sailed in Pacific Ocean and
discovered Philippines
1892 The Katipunan (abbreviated to KKK) was
a Philippine revolutionary society founded
by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila
1896 "Ang Dapat Mabatid ng Mga Tagalog" was
originally written by Andres Bonificio
1935 Republished by Jose P. Santos in a short
biography of Bonifacio entitled “Si Andres
Bonifacio at ang himagsikan”.
Additional Information:
Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangan, Katipunan ng mga anak ng bayan (KKK)
➢ is a secret society that has been formed in order to prepare a revolution against
the Spaniards.
Blood Compact – that happens between King Sikatuna and Legazpi.
➢ It is an oath that binds the agreement of the spaniards and tagalogs and it is a
token of their sincere and wholehearted pledge to one another.
Encomienda - is a grant in which a Spanish king provides the power to demand tribute
or forced labor.
Portugal and Spain
• Magellan explores the Philippines because of a navigational race.
• These two countries had an unfair division of land this happened when an
unfinished or incomplete map became the basis of the pope's division of territory.
LA SOLIDARIDAD
• La Solidaridad -was an organization created in Spain on December 13, 1888 and
existed up to November 15, 1895. Composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872
and students attending Europe's universities, the organization aimed to increase
Spanish awareness of the needs of its colony, the Philippines, and to propagate
a closer relationship between the Philippines and Spain.
• In year 1980 Dr. Jose Rizal wrote and published the socio-political essay
“SOBRE LA INDOLENCIA DE LOS FILIPINOS”
• La Solidaridad was established to stand in for the assimilationist aims of the
Propaganda Movement. La Solidaridad's first issue was released on February
Reviewer in Spanish Colonization
15, 1889. A bimonthly and biweekly publication known as La Solidaridad serves
as the major voice of the Spanish Reform Movement.
Chapters Summarization
Chapter 1 Indolence does exist among Filipinos, as
Rizal concedes in his acknowledgment of
Gregorio Sancianco's earlier work, but it
cannot be linked to the nation's issues or
backwardness; rather, it is a result of such
factors. Previous analyses of indolence
have only ever focused on rejecting or
accepting the phenomenon rather than
thoroughly examining its causes. Before
treating indolence, Rizal advises studying
its causes. So, he lists the reasons for
indolence and goes into further detail
about the situations around it.
Chapter 2 According to Rizal, an illness would get
worse if the improper solution is offered.
The same is true of laziness. But people
shouldn't give up on the fight against
laziness. Rizal contends that the early
Filipinos were already active in trading
before the arrival of the Spaniards, both
within their own provinces and with other
nearby nations, as well as in agriculture,
mining, and Spanish-speaking
indigenous. All of this refutes the idea that
Filipinos are passive people by nature. Dr.
Jose Rizal concludes by speculating as to
why Filipinos might have forgotten their
history at that time.
Chapter 3 Rizal lists a number of possible causes for
the cultural and economic deterioration of
the Filipinos. The villages are in disarray
as a result of the many battles, rebellion,
and invasions. There has been a great
deal of chaos and devastation. Numerous
Filipinos have also been transported
abroad to serve in expeditions or fight in
battles for Spain. As a result, the
population has shrunk. Many men have
been taken to shipyards to build ships as
a result of forced labor. There are
undoubtedly underlying factors behind the
alleged laziness of Filipinos.
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Chapter 4 Rizal argues that because they are not
their own masters, Filipinos are not to
blame for their sufferings. Since it began
to treat its surrounding trading partners
with such mistrust, the Spanish
government has neither promoted labor
nor commerce. Additionally, trade has
decreased as a result of pirate raids and
the numerous restrictions put in place by
the government, which also provides little
support for