The Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines

First European contact with the Philippines = 1521 Spanish conquest of the Philippines = 1565 Mexican independence from Spain = 1821 End of Spanish colonial period in the Philippines = 1898

Ferdinand Magellan = First documented European contact with the Philippines Miguel López de Legazpi = Led the Spanish conquest of the Philippines Philip II of Spain = Reigning during the arrival of the Spanish expedition in the Philippines Captaincy General of the Philippines = Spanish governance system in the Philippines

Viceroyalty of New Spain = Initial ruling authority over the Philippines Direct royal governance = Period of Spanish control in the Philippines from 1821 to 1898 Battle of Mactan = Event in which Ferdinand Magellan was killed Spanish East Indies = Geographical area where the Philippines was located

<p>Mexico City = Initial base of the Viceroyalty of New Spain Philippine Islands = Territory ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines Mactan = Location of the Battle of Mactan Spain = Country from which the Spanish expedition to the Philippines originated</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spanish colonial period = 1565 to 1898 Direct Spanish control = Period of governmental instability in Mexico Mexican Empire = Gained independence from Spain in 1821 Reign of Philip II of Spain = Period during the arrival of the Spanish expedition in the Philippines</p> Signup and view all the answers