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AS RIZAL’S CONTEXT
● Industrial Revolution
- The late 18th and 19th century is the beginning of industrial revolution. The
industrial revolution was the transition from creating goods by hand to using
machines.
● Age of Enlightenment
● Galleon Trade
- Known as ‘Galleon De Acapulco’ refers to the Spanish trading ships
- This ship is used for importing and exporting products.
- From Acapulco which is in Mexico it travels along Pacific Ocean to reach the
Philippines.
- The distance between Manila to Acapulco is ranging about 14,318km which will
take a couple of months to get in there.
● Suez Canal
- The Suez Canal was opened in November 17 1869.
- The location of Suez Canal is in Egypt.
- This canal was made for trading ships in order to make the shipment easier and
faster.
- Because of opening of Suez Canal, it also opens a lot of possibility and changes
for our country.
● Social Conditions
- The Filipinos were subjected to feudalism and master-slavery relationships by
the Spaniards in the nineteenth century. Their social structure is divided into
three categories, Highest Class, Middle Class and Lowest Class.