AIMS OF SPANISH

COLONIZATION IN
THE PHILIPPINE
PRESENTED BY: Earle Angelo Sanchez
Karl Lewis Nawe
Mike Justin Rosete
Genesis Uno Lazaro
Christian Mark Villarin
Jade Jhezze Esguerra
 OBJECTIVES

 To give knowledge about the colonization of Spaniards in the Philippines.

 To give insights of the aims of the Spaniards.
 To learn how Filipinos struggle for freedom.
 At the end of the presentation the students must be able to understand how Literature
started during the Spanish Period.
MOTIVATION
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PHILIPPINES
BY MAGELLAN 1521
 It is Ferdinand Magellan who arrived in the Philippines to head a
Spanish expedition searching for the spice Island in 1521. Magellan
Never Completed the Journey by himself; he was the killed in an
encounter with natives in the Philippines after having claimed the
Philippines is for Spain.
MAGELLAN INTRODUCE
CHRISTIANITY IN CEBU
“ BAPTISM OF KING
HUMABON AND QUEEN OF
CEBU
”
 THE BATTLE OF MACTAN
 However, Magellan’s plans to claim the whole
of the Philippines Island for Spain encountered
stiff resesitance from the other natives,
particulary from Lapu- Lapu, the chieftan of
neighboring Mactan Island. In what is known
as the Battle of Mactan that was fought on
April 27, 1521 Magellan and his 100 soldiers
fought Lapu- Lapu and his 1000 warriors.
Clearly outnumbered, Magellan and most of
his soldiers were killed
THE COLONATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
 MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI AND
COLONIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
 THE FAMOUS BLOOD COMPACT OF
LEGAZPI WITH SIKUTANA IN BOHOL
In 1565, when Miguel lopez de legazpi concluded treatries
of friendship with the native chiefs or what we called the
datus. Spain’s primary aim and intention in the Philippines
was the spread their religion the roman chatolicsm.
 REASON FOR COLONIZATION: THE 3 Gs
 GOD
 THE CONVERSION OF NATIVES TO CHRISTIANITY
 GOLD
 ACCUMULATION OF GOLD OR WEALTH
 GLORY
 SUPREMACY OF SPAIN OVER PORTUGAL AS A
 SUPERPOWER
 LAGUNA COPPERLATE

 Many missionary works in the Philippines were

pushed by the Spaniards, for them to help the
natives toward the advancement of education,
culture, and architecture, it was also at this point
when the Spanish missionaries tried to eliminate
the ancient written literature of the Filipinos.
Because of the destruction of ancient writings, in
their eagerness to erase the previous cultural
record of the Philippines, only the orally
transmitted literature has survived.