People Related to Philippine Colonial History
He led the expedition that reached the Philippines in 1521.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
The leader of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines.
Who is the governor-general?
The first American commission sent to the Philippines.
What is the Schurman Commission?
The first Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.
Who is Miguel Lopez de Legazpi?
The forced labor of Filipino natives.
What is polo y servicios?
The law the established a civil government of the Philippines.
What is the Philippine Organic Act?
The first American civil governor of the Philippines.
Who is William Howard-Taft?
The group of priests that led the Christianization of the Philippines.
What are friar orders?
The law that established the Senate of the Philippines.
What is the Jones Law?
He is the President of the Second Republic of the Philippines.
Who is Jose P. Laurel?
A piece of land given to people who helped in colonizing the Philippines.
What is an encomienda?
The transitory government of the Philippines before its actual independence.
What is the Commonwealth Government?
Who is Masaharu Homma?
The tax certificate issued by the Spanish colonial government.
What is a cedula personal?
The American passenger boat that brought the first American teachers in the Philippines.
What is the SS Sheridan?