COLONIAL GOVERNMENT OF

SPAIN

THE KING OF SPAIN

KING PHILIP II

NATIONAL
PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENR
GOVERNMENT

NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT/
GOVERNER GENERAL LOCAL
ALCADIA LED BY
ALCALDE MAYOR
GOVERNMENT

• KINGS
REPRESENTATIVE LGU
AND HIGHHEST • REPRESENTED THE
RANKING IN THE Must be SPANISH KING AND
PHILIPPINES PENINSULA THE GOVERNOR
• Had the power to RES (BORN GENERA;
appoint and dismiss IN SPAIN) • THEY MANAGED THE
DAY TO DAY
public officials, except
OPERATION OF THE
personally chosen by PROVINCIAL
king GOVERNMENT
• Supervised all the • IMPLEMENTED LAW
government offices AND SUPERVISED THE
• Legislative power COLLECTION OF
• Facilitate the TAXES
implementation of laws
THE RESIDENCIA CORREGIMENTO
HEADED BY
• INVESTIGATORS CORREGIDOR
THE PERFORMANCE
OF A GOVERNOR
GENERAL WHO
WAS ABOUT TO BE
REPLACED • GOVERNED THR
• THE RESIDENCIA PROVINCES THAT
OF WHICH WERE NOT YET
INCOMING ENTIRELY UNDER
GOVERNOR
SPANISH
GENERAL WAS
CONTROL
USALLY A REPORT
OF FINDING TO THE
KING

THE VISITA

• VISITADOR
GENERAL WHO
OBSERVE
CONDITION IN
THE COLONY
• THEY ARE THE
REPORTER OF
THE KINGS

THE ROYAL AUDENCIA THE HIGHEST

COURT IN
THE LAND
• ADVISORY
BODY TO THE
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
• HAD
THEPOWER
TO CHECK
AND REPORT
ON HIS
ABUSES
• SENT YEARLY
REPORT TO
SPAIN