M2 Quiz Rizal

Which governing body helped the Spanish monarchs manage the affairs of the colonies, including the Philippines?

• • Council of the Indies

• • Ministro de Ultramar

• • Royal Audencia

• • Visitador General

Who was the head of the central administration in Manila during the Spanish colonization?

• Alcalde Mayor

• • Gobernadorcillo

• • Governor General

• Corregidor

• What was the primary role of the Royal Audencia in the Spanish colonial government?

• Collection of taxes

• Military leadership

• Highest court and advisory body to the Governor-General

• Managing trade and industry

15. Who among the following were classified as "Mestizos"?

• Full-blood Spaniards born in the Philippines

• Persons of mixed indigenous Filipino and foreign ancestry

• Educated middle class exposed to Spanish ideas

• Native Filipinos living in rural areas

13. What was the primary responsibility of the Cabeza de Barangay?

• Serve as the chief executive of the town

• • Maintain peace and order and collect taxes in his barrio

• • Lead the provincial government

• Head the Guardia Civil

12. What were the qualifications for a Gobernadorcillo?

• Any native or Chinese Mestizo, 25 years old, literate in oral or written Spanish, and Cabeza de Barangay for 4 years

• • Any Spaniard, 30 years old, literate in oral or written Spanish

• • Any Mestizo, 20 years old, literate in Spanish and English

• Any native, 18 years old, literate in any language

1. Which social class was at the base of the 19th century Philippine social pyramid?

• • a) Mestizos

• • b) Ilustrados

• • c) Indios

• • d) Creoles

Which court investigated the performance of an outgoing Governor-General?

• • a) Royal Audencia

• • b) Residencia

• • c) Visitador General

• • d) Ayuntamiento

What was the role of the Gobernadorcillos?

• • a) Manage the day-to-day operations of the provincial government

• • b) Maintain peace and order and collect taxes in the barrio

• • c) Serve as the chief executive and chief justice of the town

• • d) Head the corps of Guardia Civil in each town

How many governors-general ruled the Philippines from 1834 to 1897, highlighting the instability of colonial administration?

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 100