SPANISH HISTORY

AND
CONTRIBUTION
3 Objectives for taking Philippines
Island
1. To spread the Roman Catholic church,
which had become quiet powerful in
Europe
2. To gain wealth through the spice trade in
Asia
3. To gain political power and laying claim
to as many land as possible
 History of Spanish

Spanish colonized the Philippines from 1565 to 1898.

The Spaniards ruled the Filipinos for the 333 years.
Spanish influence on the Philippines on the Filipino
in habitats was immediately visible fallowing the
imposition of castellan colonial sovereignty. The
Spaniards transplanted theirs social, economic, and
political institution halfway across the world to the
Philippines archipelago.
What was the Philippines called
before?
 AncientFilipinos regardless of their ethniaty call their
land “Lupain ng Maharlika” or land of the nobles.
 the Philippines was composed of kingdoms.
 There was no Philippines before the Spaniards came.
 The Philippines was named in honor of king
Philippines of Spain.
EDUCATION
The purpose of education during
their time was for survival. Their
father on hunting animals, fishing,
agriculture and other economic
activities while their mothers in
managing the household.
 This influence is
evident even in the way
we tell time (“Alas
Singko y media”), in the
way we count (“Uno,
Dos, Tres”), and the
family names we carry
(Dela Cruz, Reyes,
Santos and etc.)
AGRICULTURE
 TheFilipinos learns new techniques and
procedures involving the cultivation of
agricultural crops introduce from Mexico,
one of the Spain’s colonized in the New
World. For example, clearing the hillside or
patch of land, cutting down the trees,
burning the trunks the branches and leaves,
removing the rocks and then planting
through the use of a pointed stick to create
a hole on the ground and to which seeds
were thrown.
 Filipinos learned to eat
bread, drink coffee or hot
chocolate. New foods were
introduced like:
 The dishes that we adopted from the Spanish
are the following;

- lecho - puchero - pansit

- fabada - paella
- morcón - embutido
- leche flan - churros

are only some of the favorite Christmas dishes.

Adobo, arroz caldo, champorado, dulce de
leche, espasol, pastillas de leche.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Filipino’s accepted only those that
fitted their temperament, such as the
fiesta that has become one of the most
endearing aspect of life in these island,
and made them blend with their
indigenous lifestyle to produce a precious
Philippine cultural heritage.
MANNER OF DRESSING
Modern of Dressing
 Male attire was composed of the kanggan (sleeveless
jacket) and bahag (loincloth).
 The color of the kanggan indicates rank – red for the chief,
black or blue for the commoners.
 Men also wear a turban called putong, which also tell the
social status/achievemaent of the individual wearing it.
 Female attire consisted of baro or camisa (jacket with
sleeves) and saya or patadyong (a long skirt); some
women wore a piece of red or white cloth on top of their
skirt called tapis.
SPANISH NAMES
Aaron
Abel Zamora
Isabel Quezon
Juana Rodriquez
Alejandro Chavez
Alberto
ARCHITECTURE
SCIENCE
 Television
 Canon by Spaniards used during war
 Machines
 Radio
 Tape recorder
 XX rays / X ray scanner
 Smart phones
 INSTRUMENT, MUSIC,
DANCE AND LITERATURE
Instruments
 Violin
 Plawta
 Alpa
 Piano
 Guitar
Music
 Lupang Hinirang
 Awiting Sampagita

Dance
 Carinosa
 La jota
 Rigodon
LITERATURE
Awit
Corrido
Noli Me Tangere
El Filibusterismo
Biag ni Lam -Ang
GRACIAS….