Colonial Influences of the Spaniards in the Philippines
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Rosa Campus
A Term Paper
Entitled
COLONIAL INFLUENCES OF THE
SPANIARDS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Presented by:
Maybelyn U. Catindig, BSEM 3-1
Presented to:
Prof. N. Silva
I. Introduction Spain is known for its history of exploring and conquering lands during the Age of Exploration in 16th century. There were many undiscovered lands during those times and in search of the east countries of the world, Spain was able to discover the Philippine archipelago and colonize it. As an official colony of Spain, settlements were made by the Spanish natives and they were able to establish communities. They called the natives indios and converted their religion to Roman Catholic. They created political, economic and social systems in the archipelago that truly made a mark in the cultural evolution of the natives. As the Spaniards rule over the archipelago, they demonstrated practices of administering the colony to maintain their power. Within the long duration of colonizing the Philippines, Spanish influences are evident in the practices and way of life of the Filipinos in all aspects. Those influences gave an impact on the Filipino society from those times up to the present. In line with the Spain’s conquest of lands, Mexico was also a colony of Spain and was actually the Crown colony. They were also demonstrated colonial practices by Spain. But Mexico has a distinct characteristic that made it different from the Philippines as Spain’s colony. Mexicans were able to acquire Spanish language fluency while Filipinos don’t. This is a big question because how come Mexico learned the language while it is just one of the colonies of Spain like the Philippines? We will try to figure out the answers to the questions and also to present aspects of Spanish influence in the Philippines.
II. Statement of the Problem This term paper is sought to find answers to the following questions: 1. Why are the Filipinos not as fluent as
A Term Paper
Entitled
COLONIAL INFLUENCES OF THE
SPANIARDS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Presented by:
Maybelyn U. Catindig, BSEM 3-1
Presented to:
Prof. N. Silva
I. Introduction Spain is known for its history of exploring and conquering lands during the Age of Exploration in 16th century. There were many undiscovered lands during those times and in search of the east countries of the world, Spain was able to discover the Philippine archipelago and colonize it. As an official colony of Spain, settlements were made by the Spanish natives and they were able to establish communities. They called the natives indios and converted their religion to Roman Catholic. They created political, economic and social systems in the archipelago that truly made a mark in the cultural evolution of the natives. As the Spaniards rule over the archipelago, they demonstrated practices of administering the colony to maintain their power. Within the long duration of colonizing the Philippines, Spanish influences are evident in the practices and way of life of the Filipinos in all aspects. Those influences gave an impact on the Filipino society from those times up to the present. In line with the Spain’s conquest of lands, Mexico was also a colony of Spain and was actually the Crown colony. They were also demonstrated colonial practices by Spain. But Mexico has a distinct characteristic that made it different from the Philippines as Spain’s colony. Mexicans were able to acquire Spanish language fluency while Filipinos don’t. This is a big question because how come Mexico learned the language while it is just one of the colonies of Spain like the Philippines? We will try to figure out the answers to the questions and also to present aspects of Spanish influence in the Philippines.
II. Statement of the Problem This term paper is sought to find answers to the following questions: 1. Why are the Filipinos not as fluent as