Spanish Philippines

Spanish Philippines was a colony in Borneo and the Philippines (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1565 to 1898 CE, about 333 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Legazpi's settlement at Cebu in 1565 began 333 years of Spanish rule, run largely through Catholic friars. The Manila galleons linked Asia with Mexico from 1565 to 1815, carrying Chinese silk for American silver.

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Facts

Dates

1565 to 1898 CE

Duration

333 years

Type

Colony

Region

Borneo and the Philippines, Southeast Asia

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Cebu, then Manila (1571)

Came from

• Rajahnate of Cebu c. 1300 to 1565 CE

Became

• First Philippine Republic 1899 to 1901 CE
• American Philippines 1898 to 1946 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1565 Manila galleon route opens
• 1619 Batavia founded
• 1767 Fall of Ayutthaya
• 1815 Eruption of Tambora
• 1824 Anglo-Dutch Treaty
• 1883 Krakatoa erupts
• 1896 Philippine Revolution

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Bruneian Sultanate c. 1368 to 1888 CE
• Sultanate of Sulu c. 1405 to 1915 CE
• Lan Na 1292 to 1775 CE
• Aceh Sultanate 1496 to 1903 CE
• Later Le dynasty 1428 to 1789 CE
• Lan Xang 1353 to 1707 CE
• Johor Sultanate 1528 to 1824 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia

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