Gr5_Social Studies_Political Changes in Spanish Colonialism

Head of Central or National government during Spanish colonialism

• governor-general

• datu

• friar

• babaylan

power to create decrees that were almost equivalent to king's laws

• decreto superior

• cumplase

• Real Audiencia

• Council of the Indies

when the governor-general choose not to implement the king's laws, this is the common cause of abuses by governor-generals

• decreto superior

• cumplase

• Real Audiencia

• Royal Audiencia

Supreme court during the Spanish colonial period

• decreto superior

• cumplase

• Real Audiencia / Royal Audiencia

• ayuntamiento

First bishop of Manila

• Domingo Salazar

• Jose Rizal

• Father Damaso

• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Member of Royal Audiencia who listens to the complaints of the people

• decreto superior

• cumplase

• friar

• oidor

Investigation system ensuring clean government and abuses by governor general

• decreto superior

• cumplase

• residencia

• Royal Audiencia

like the residencia, the objective of this system is to reduce corruption at the central and provincial governments

• decreto superior

• cumplase

• visita

• Royal Audiencia

piece of territory entrusted by the king of Spain to individuals in gratitude for their help in conquering foreign lands

• encomienda

• cumplase

• visita

• Royal Audiencia

who is the leader of alcaldia

• Alcalde mayor

• corregidor