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    The Philippines has a long history of power being distributed among various groups. Ancient tribes ruled individual barangays or villages, with a social hierarchy led by datus. Muslim traders introduced Islam in the late 1200s-early 1300s, spreading it throughout the southern islands. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan arrived and claimed the Philippines for Spain, establishing the first permanent settlement in 1565. The Spanish ruled for over 300 years, establishing Catholicism and using local leaders to govern. A brief period of British rule in 1762 allowed resistance groups to organize. In the late 1800s, nationalism grew and Filipinos fought for independence, led by figures like Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo. The

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    The Philippines has a long history of power being distributed among various groups. Ancient tribes ruled individual barangays or villages, with a social hierarchy led by datus. Muslim traders introduced Islam in the late 1200s-early 1300s, spreading it throughout the southern islands. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan arrived and claimed the Philippines for Spain, establishing the first permanent settlement in 1565. The Spanish ruled for over 300 years, establishing Catholicism and using local leaders to govern. A brief period of British rule in 1762 allowed resistance groups to organize. In the late 1800s, nationalism grew and Filipinos fought for independence, led by figures like Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo. The

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    The Philippines has a long history of power being distributed among various groups. Ancient tribes ruled individual barangays or villages, with a social hierarchy led by datus. Muslim traders introduced Islam in the late 1200s-early 1300s, spreading it throughout the southern islands. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan arrived and claimed the Philippines for Spain, establishing the first permanent settlement in 1565. The Spanish ruled for over 300 years, establishing Catholicism and using local leaders to govern. A brief period of British rule in 1762 allowed resistance groups to organize. In the late 1800s, nationalism grew and Filipinos fought for independence, led by figures like Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo. The

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    A Brief History of the Philippines

    How has power been distributed, shared and limited in the Philippines?

    Ancient times
    At least 30,000 years ago, settlers started arriving from what is now

    Indonesia and Malaysia.


    They were followed by waves of Chinese traders from the north,

    some of whom also settled.


    A tribal social hierarchy developed: 1. Datu (chief) 2. Nobles 3. Freemen 4. Poor Farmers 5. Slaves
    Fun Fact: The word barangay comes from the Malay word for

    boat.

    Islamic influence
    Muslim traders introduced Islam to the southern islands in

    the late-1200s and early-1300s.


    Many Filipinos converted from their tribal religions to Islam.

    Islam also influenced architecture, law and government.


    By 1500s, Islam had spread north to Manila, but by then, a

    new group was ready to take power

    The Spaniards arrive


    In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan arrived near what is now Cebu and

    claimed the Philippines for Spain.


    He was promptly killed by a local chief (named Lapu-Lapu)

    interrupting the first round-the-world journey (later completed by his shipmates).


    The Spanish kept coming and established the first permanent

    settlement in Cebu in 1565.


    In 1571, they overthrew the Muslim ruler and set up their capital in

    Manila.
    Fun Fact: The Philippines is named after King Philip II of Spain.

    Spanish influence
    Catholicism with a capital C
    Language, architecture and other aspects of culture Using the traditional hierarchy, Spaniards got local leaders to

    rule for them.


    Muslims and indigenous people (e.g., Aetas, Mangyan)

    marginalized

    Fun Fact: The Spanish term for Muslim was Moro

    Brief British occupation


    During the Seven Years War (1756-63), the British East India

    Company captured Manila.


    The British occupation gave resistance groups the

    opportunity to organize. Examples:


    The Chinese community, upset with the way they were treated

    by the Spaniards, became allied with the British Moros from the south pushed north while the Spanish were busy fighting the Brits.
    After the war, Spain got the Philippines back, but they

    instituted some reforms and reduced exploitation.

    Rise of nationalism
    In the late 1800s, a new class of educated Filipinos began to

    call for independence. Some key figures:


    Jose Rizal: a poet, physician, scientist, and writer. He led a

    nonviolent movement for independence. His books were banned and he was eventually tried and executed for his role in the unrest. Andres Bonifacio founded Katipunan, a more military-minded group of revolutionaries. He led a revolt in 1896. Emilio Aguinaldo was president of the rebel group. After the Spanish defeated the rebels, he was exiled to Hong Kong, but dont worry, he returns to the story later

    American rule
    In 1898, the Spanish-American war broke out. The war was

    initially over Cuba, but the US attacked Manila.


    Aguinaldo returned from his vaca in HK and helped the

    Americans take Spain having been promised independence by the US.


    However, even as the war was ending, Filipinos and

    Americans began struggling for control. Aguinaldo was declared president by the Filipino revolutionaries, but the Treaty of Paris (which ended the Span-Am War) gave control to the US. Aguinaldo was eventually jailed and the US ruled until World War II.

    WWII and Japanese occupation


    Although the US had forcefully gained control of the

    Philippines, they began working with Filipinos on a transition to independence.


    In 1934 they became a Commonwealth (a territory with some

    independence) and Manual Quezon was elected the first president.


    In late 1941, Japan invaded the Philippines and took Manila

    from the Americans.


    Famously, MacArthur returned in 1945 to retake the

    Philippines.

    Independence
    A year later (1946), the Philippines was granted full

    sovereignty and Manuel Roxas was elected the first president.


    Thats when the real fun began.

    To be continued

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