Forced urbanization and resettlement. The formerly scattered barangay were brought together and reduced in number and made into compact and larger communities to facilitate religious conversion and cultural change.

It means under the bell.

The colony was divided into parcels assigned to a Spanish colonist (Encomendero) who was mandated to "allocate, allot or distribute" the resources of the domain.

The institution of a hierarchal settlement system.

It means "City".

It means "Town".

A housing prototype which combined elements of the indigenous and Hispanic building traditions to prevent the dangers posed by, fire, earthquakes and cyclone. It is the improve version of Bahay Kubo.

What material is commonly used in a Bahay na Bato for posts?

What material is commonly used in a Bahay na Bato for Floor Joists?

What material is commonly used in a Bahay na Bato for Floor Boards?

It is a system of streets and blocks laid out in uniform precision using a grid patter for urban fabric, together with the adherence to the other Architectural rules.

It is a set of planning guidelines that was decreed by King Philip II in 1573. The law guided the Spanish colonists to create and expand. It also established the church as urban landmark and plaza public space.

Legazpi inaugurated a municipal council and proclaimed Manila as the capital of the new territories under the spanish crown.

Hybrid type of construction which combined wooden frame and stone construction. Wooden pegs and dovetail joints were used.

Located in Intramuros; aka. Casa del Cabildol; As a seat of colonial governance, it housed several administrative offices and archives.

A smaller version of Ayuntamiento in the provincial towns.

Expensive structures housing spaces for the administrators and his workers on a landed estate.

Ground Floor; vestibule or storage, usually for the caroza. Place where carriages and saint's floats are kept.

Ground Floor; horse stables.

Ground Floor; mezzanine area, for offices or servants' quarter. It can only be accessed from the master bedroom on the second floor.

Ground Floor; storage room for keeping old furniture and palay bins.

Ground Floor; Enclosed courtyard open to the sky and adjacent to the zaguan.

Ground Floor; Cistern used for storage of collected rainwater underneath the azotea.

Second Floor; kitchen.

Wooden staircase.

Second Floor; Ante sala ; interior overhanging veranda, most immediate room from the stairs.

Second Floor; living room.

Second Floor; dining area.

Second Floor; Pantry.

Second Floor; Toilet adjacent to the service area.

Second Floor; Bathroom separated from the toilet.

Second Floor; Terrace open to the toilet, bath and kitchen; used as laundry and service area.

Who gave the term "Arquitectura Mestiza"

Parts of a Spanish House: Water cistern.

Parts of a Spanish House: Flying wooden gallery.

Parts of a Spanish House: Praying Area.

Parts of a Spanish House: Window Sill.

Parts of a Spanish House: Vents beneath the window sill which reach to the floor.

Parts of a Spanish House: Wooden Balusters.

__________, villages outside the walls.

_________, a separate urban quarter designated to the Chinese Community.

Term for Japanese community.

Grid pattern of streets with the main plaza at the center surrounded by the church, the tribunal, other government buildings, and the marketplace

Parts of a Spanish House: Railing.

Place where the priest and his assistants put on their robes before the mass.

Parish house or rectory.

Thick perimeter walls.

Four-sided bulwarks skirting the cortinas on both ends.

Stone embrasures where artilleries were propped up.