Early Philippine Society and the First Spanish Contact

What is colonialism?

• A practice of people dominating another by subjugation and economically exploiting the colony.

• A community set up by the Spaniards under ecclesiastical or royal authority to facilitate colonization and relocate the inhabitants from scattered villages into the new “reduced” area of settlement.

• The phase of increasing trade links and cultural exchange that characterized the period immediately preceding the 19th century globalization.

• An economic idea that trade or exchange of goods generates wealth, which encourages the extraction of resources to sell and protectionism of their supply.

What is reduccion?

• A practice of people dominating another by subjugation and economically exploiting the colony.

• A community set up by the Spaniards under ecclesiastical or royal authority to facilitate colonization and relocate the inhabitants from scattered villages into the new “reduced” area of settlement.

• The phase of increasing trade links and cultural exchange that characterized the period immediately preceding the 19th century globalization.

• An economic idea that trade or exchange of goods generates wealth, which encourages the extraction of resources to sell and protectionism of their supply.

What is proto-globalization?

• A practice of people dominating another by subjugation and economically exploiting the colony.

• A community set up by the Spaniards under ecclesiastical or royal authority to facilitate colonization and relocate the inhabitants from scattered villages into the new “reduced” area of settlement.

• The phase of increasing trade links and cultural exchange that characterized the period immediately preceding the 19th century globalization.

• An economic idea that trade or exchange of goods generates wealth, which encourages the extraction of resources to sell and protectionism of their supply.

What is mercantilism?

• A practice of people dominating another by subjugation and economically exploiting the colony.

• A community set up by the Spaniards under ecclesiastical or royal authority to facilitate colonization and relocate the inhabitants from scattered villages into the new “reduced” area of settlement.

• The phase of increasing trade links and cultural exchange that characterized the period immediately preceding the 19th century globalization.

• An economic idea that trade or exchange of goods generates wealth, which encourages the extraction of resources to sell and protectionism of their supply.

What is creolization?

• A cultural mixture between Spaniards and indigenous people when selected cultural elements become part of our inherited culture brought about by contact between societies and relocated people.

• A community set up by the Spaniards under ecclesiastical or royal authority to facilitate colonization and relocate the inhabitants from scattered villages into the new “reduced” area of settlement.

• The phase of increasing trade links and cultural exchange that characterized the period immediately preceding the 19th century globalization.

• An economic idea that trade or exchange of goods generates wealth, which encourages the extraction of resources to sell and protectionism of their supply.

Who authored the first book ever printed in the Philippines?

• Juan de Plasencia

• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

• Antonio de Morga

• Francisco de Sande

What is the name of the book authored by Juan de Plasencia?

• Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

• Customs of the Tagalog

• Doctrina Cristiana

• Events in the Philippine Islands

Who wrote Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas?

• Juan de Plasencia

• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

• Antonio de Morga

• Francisco de Sande

What is the purpose of Governor-General Sande's letter to Captain Figueroa?

• To further the Spanish hold into Mindanao for potential revenues.

• To establish a new colony in the Philippines.

• To promote cultural exchange between Spain and the Philippines.

• To explore uncharted lands in the Philippines.

What was the Spanish goal in colonizing Mindanao?

• To spread Christianity and convert the Moros to Catholicism.

• To establish a new trade route with Southeast Asian neighbors.

• To exploit the natural resources and establish control over strategic locations.

• To promote cultural exchange and cooperation with the Moros.