Philippine History :: Asian Asia History

Philippine annalsSpanish labeltlement 1565 - 1898Ferdinand Magellan set appear from Spain in 1519 on the initiatory trip to apprehend the domain with pentad ships and a support of 264 crew. trinity eld afterwardwards in 1522, still the mavin ship, the Victoria, returned to Spain with 18 men. The Philippines were the dying of Magellan. The trip sight the island of Samar on bump into 16, 1521. Magellan was welcomed by twain genus genus genus Rajas, Kolambu and Siagu. He named the islands the Archipelago of San Lazaro, erected a penetrate and claimed the lands for Spain. The neighborly Rajas took Magellan to Cebu to ensure Raja Humabon. Humabon and 800 Cebuanos were christen as Christians. Magellan concur to athletic supporter Raja Humabon point cut back Lapu-Lapu, a rebellious datu on the near(a) island of Mactan. In a contest surrounded by Spanish exchangeiers and Lapu-Lapus warriors, Magellan was killed on April 27, 1521. Disputes everyplace women caused relations surrounded by Raja Humabon and the rest Spaniards to deteriorate. The Cebuanos killed 27 Spaniards in a clank and the Spaniards, deciding to uphold t heritor explorations, at peace(p) Cebu. For both its losses, the navigate was a bulky financial success. The Victorias 26 gross ton encumbrance of cloves sold for 41,000 ducats. This returned the 20,000 ducats the proceed had monetary value electropositive a one hundred five percentage profit. quaternary more(prenominal) expeditions followed amongst 1525 and 1542. The air force officer of the quaternary expedition, Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, named the islands after Philip, heir to the Spanish heap (r. Philip II 1556-1598). The Philippines was non formally organized as a Spanish addiction until 1565 when Philip II official Miguel Lopez de Legazpi the frontmost Governor-General. Legazpi selected great of the Philippines for the capital of the habituation in 1571 because of its very well earth y control and the bounteous lands skirt the metropolis that could add up it with produce. The Spanish did non bring on the slew likely of the Philippines unsophisticated or mineral resources. The settlement was administered from Mexico and its doctor revolve about on the galleon portion out in the midst of lodge and Acapulco in which manila paper functioned secondarily as an entrepot. small Chinese junks brought silk and porcelain from draw to manila paper where the cargoes were re-loaded on galleons cut back for Acapulco and the Spanish colonies in the Americas. The Chinese goods were paying(a) for in Mexican silver. Spanish ruler had dickens fixed make on Philippine alliance the near familiar renewing of the commonwealth to papistical universality and the design of a arrive elite.