“CONTRIBUTION OF SPANISH MISSIONARIES IN THE PHILIPPINES”
The missionaries are the friends of the Filipinos. The missionaries help the Filipinos against the Spaniards. They have given the full support to the Filipinos . The missionaries have lots of contribution . The many missionaries who came in the Philippines the Franciscans, Augustinians , Jesuits and Dominicans. They are the founder of towns , agriculturist, engineers of infrastructure projects , industrialists , architects , social workers, educators , scientists , obras pias , writers , printers , librarian and curators , musicians and artists. They have fourteen contributions.
The first contribution of pain missionaries is that they were the founders of towns. The missionaries found lots of towns in the Philippines and they are still existing right now. During the Spanish era the most beautiful buildings are the churches. Because the church is the house of God and these is the place were that people can worship God.
The second contributions is that the missionaries are engineers of infrastructure projects . The missionaries created different roads , buildings forts and bridges . They build the places where the center of trade is there.
The third contribution is the agriculturist. The Spanish missionaries teach us more in agriculture. They include different foods like achuette , cincamas , squash , peanuts tomatoes and lima. They also do introduced as different foods like beef sausage ham and olive oil.They also get canned goods chorizo de bilbao, olive oil and pickles. They also brought different types of animals like cattle , carabaos , horses and etc.
The fourth contribution of missionaries is the industrialists. They teach us in new industries. The Spaniards missionaries teach us in fishing , farming , mining and metal – working. These method can be applied till now. They trade different materials like coconut and tobacco plants.
The fifth contribution of missionaries is the architects . The Spanish missionaries created beautiful churches like Byzantine , Baroque , Ionian , Doric , Corinthians , Graeco – Romano and Gothic. During the Spanish era the missionaries creates lots of stone churches. These churches are still existing like Barasoain Church, found in Bulacan, San Augustin Church in Manila , Vigan church in Ilocos Sur. These are the tourist spot of the Philippines.
The sixth contribution of the missionaries is the social workers. The missionaries treat the sick person. During the Spanish era the missionaries found lots of hospitals. The first hospital found by Franciscans on 1578 the Hospitalito de Anne and later on it become Hospital of San Juan de Dios then it become San Lazaro Hospital . The first hospital in the Philippines came 173 years ahead of the first hospital in the US. The missionaries built also an asylums and orphanage in the Manila is the San Vicente de Paul . It was founded by the Sisters of the Charity. This is still existing.
The seventh missions or contribution of missionaries is the educators. They are the teachers of the Filipinos . The missionaries built a schools. They teach the Filipino how to write , read , history, languages , and how to solve. The first school for the boys was the Colegio Maximo de San Ignacio and it was established in 1589. Then the next school was the Colegio de San Idelfonso in Cebu and it was known for University if Santo Carlos . The other schools for boy was the Escuela Pia. The Ateneo Municipal de Manila was known for Ateneo de Manila. The first school for women was the Colegio de Santa Potencia in 1591. And then the next school for women was the Colgio de Santa Isabel and this was the oldest school for girls.The other school for girls was the Beaterio de la Compana de Jesus in1684. For this day it was named St. Mary’s College. The school that prepares the women teachers for elementary schools of teaching in the Escuela Normal Superior de Maestras. The principalia and ilustrados have the opportunities to have education. But the indyo can not acquire education.
The scientists was the other contribution of missionaries . They conducted lots of studies in the field of chemistry , physics , botany, zoology , herbal medicine , cartography and meteorology. The missionaries also teach and trained the Filipinos to be a doctors , chemist , pharmacists and scientists. The oldest existing weather stations in Asia was the Observatory of Manila. It was founded by a Jesuits priests in 1865. The first director was Fr. Frederico Faura. Faura invented the barometer, and Fr. Jose Algue invented the barocyclometer. For this time , they invented a street named Padre Faura Street.
The ninth contribution of missionaries was the obras pias. The obras pias was like a bank during Spanish time. The obras pias were funds donated by the elite people who need money will loaned to the obras pias. The interest will be given to the charity.
The tenth contribution is being writers. The Spanish missionaries are the linguist and polyglot. The linguist are the missionaries that study the language but they cann’t speak it. The polyglot are the missionaries that didn’t study the language but they can speak it. The missionaries studied our different dialect. They wrote different types of books like novels , biographies , epic philosophy and etc.
The eleventh contribution of the missionaries are the printers. The first printing press in the Philippines was introduced by Dominicans friars in 1593. The first Filipino printes was Tomas Pinpin . Fr Francisco Blancas de San Jose was the trainer of Pinpin. HE was the “Prince of Filipino Printers”. The first Tagalog book was the Doctrina Christiana En lengua Espanol y Tagala in 1593.
The twelveth contribution of missionaries was the librarians and curators .The curators are also known as museum. The oldest museum that still existing was found in the University of Santo Thomas. All libraries were supervised by the Spaniards. Until now we have curators and libraries that we can saw lots of history about our country.
The thirteenth contribution of missionaries was the musicians. They teach the Filipino how to play musical instrument like guitar, piano , violin and other musical instrument. The most famous musician was Fr. Dieggo Cerra. He is a Recollect friar. He built the famous Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas in 1824.Until this day it was still existing and it is still a tourist spots.
And the last contribution of missionaries was the artist . They introduced as to play on the stage. The Spaniards teach us in different type of dances , architect and music. The Spaniards influence as the theater play like moro – moro, zarzuela and the cenaculo. In dances the jota , pandanggo polka lanceros and cari.
These are the contributions of the Spanish missionaries. This contribution has been part of our life and it can be also applied in many ways. The Spanish culture take the most common culture of the Filipinos.
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ECONOMIC POLICIES UNDER THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT
"Spanish Colonial Economic Policies"
When the Spaniards heade the Philippines they created lots of laws &policies. The policies helps the Philippines to improve our economics .This economic policy became the reasons for the isolation of the Philppines from world trade.
This policies includes the galleon trade, royal subsidy, tribute obras pias ,bandala system & polo y servicio. This policies improve our country a lot. First the galleon trade is a trade relations with other countries. The galleon trade is also known as Manila –Acapulco Trade. The elite people only can benefit this trade ,but the people need to buy boleta. The boleta is the ticket that worth P 250.00 ,this can be used in galleon trade. The Filipinos that cannot afford this amount cannot be included in galleon trade. The esteverodores are the porters in the port.
This galleon trade helps a lot to the Filipinos during this time because we learn how to trade with other countries. And it improves the colonyal the Philippines.
The next economic policies is the royal subsidy. The subsidy means discount. The subsidy is the expenses of the government was given by the King of Spain .This subsidy helps the governor official to be rich. The governor general will ask some money to the King of Spain, & they will going to use alibi that the Philippines have a short of fund. So the King of Spain will sent money through the Mexican Viceroy. This money was called real situado. It worth P250,00.And then the governor general will receive the money & will do agin the same process.
This royal subsidy teach the new politicians how to corrupt money.
The next economic policies is the obras pias the money but they need money to people but they need to have collateral. The collateral is the thing that is used to exchange in the bank. It is valuable thing of person that has a worth of the money that the owner loans. The obras pias has an interest.They rise their interests to 20% -50%.During the Spanish time they created lots of banks. The oldest bank in the Philippines is (BPI)Bank of the Philippine Island. It’s original name is the Banco – Espanyol - Filipino. The first foreign bank established in is the HSBC or the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. The first Filipino bank was headed by Francisco Rodriguez. This bank was named as “ Rodriguez Bank”.
The obras pias helps the new generations to save money if needed. They are keeping our money and if we need it, they bring it back to us.
The fourth economic policy was the tribute. The tribute was now called as taxes. During the Spanish time the Filipino are required to pay tributes. The money that they collected from tributes are used in building , constructing streets and the programs. If they cannot afford the amount of tributes they are allowed to give them rice , vegetables and tobacco . Each family required to pay 8 reales and in one person 1 ½ reales. The cedula is also known as poll tax. The Filipino have age 18 above requires to have a cedula.
The tributes improve our country because if the Philippines have short of fund we can use the money in tributes.
The other economic policy is the bandala system. The bandala system is the system were the Filipinos are forced to sell the agricultural products. The farmers will give their products to the government and the government will give them a promissory note. The promissory note is a note contains a promise to pay. Then the government will not pay for a long time. Then if the farmers need there agricultural products the government will sell it to them in a higher price than the price that the farmer to sell to them.
Until now , the Philippines have it’s own policy. It is not good for the farmers because they are already poor and they don’t have enough money to buy foods, then they’re agricultural products were stolen by the government.
The last policy is the polo y servicio. It is the forced labor . It is required for male Filipinos and Chinese with age of 16 -60 years old. The one who do polo is the polistas. The elite people are exempted to do polo because they are paying falla. The falla is equivalent to 1 ½ reales , it is equivalent to one labor .
The polo is till present this time . Like muro –ami , beggar and the cindicate. They don’t want to do that particular job but they were forced to do that.
Each economic policies are very important till now. However it has bad effects This policies are very useful to us but we need to use this wisely.
When the Spaniards heade the Philippines they created lots of laws &policies. The policies helps the Philippines to improve our economics .This economic policy became the reasons for the isolation of the Philppines from world trade.
This policies includes the galleon trade, royal subsidy, tribute obras pias ,bandala system & polo y servicio. This policies improve our country a lot. First the galleon trade is a trade relations with other countries. The galleon trade is also known as Manila –Acapulco Trade. The elite people only can benefit this trade ,but the people need to buy boleta. The boleta is the ticket that worth P 250.00 ,this can be used in galleon trade. The Filipinos that cannot afford this amount cannot be included in galleon trade. The esteverodores are the porters in the port.
This galleon trade helps a lot to the Filipinos during this time because we learn how to trade with other countries. And it improves the colonyal the Philippines.
The next economic policies is the royal subsidy. The subsidy means discount. The subsidy is the expenses of the government was given by the King of Spain .This subsidy helps the governor official to be rich. The governor general will ask some money to the King of Spain, & they will going to use alibi that the Philippines have a short of fund. So the King of Spain will sent money through the Mexican Viceroy. This money was called real situado. It worth P250,00.And then the governor general will receive the money & will do agin the same process.
This royal subsidy teach the new politicians how to corrupt money.
The next economic policies is the obras pias the money but they need money to people but they need to have collateral. The collateral is the thing that is used to exchange in the bank. It is valuable thing of person that has a worth of the money that the owner loans. The obras pias has an interest.They rise their interests to 20% -50%.During the Spanish time they created lots of banks. The oldest bank in the Philippines is (BPI)Bank of the Philippine Island. It’s original name is the Banco – Espanyol - Filipino. The first foreign bank established in is the HSBC or the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. The first Filipino bank was headed by Francisco Rodriguez. This bank was named as “ Rodriguez Bank”.
The obras pias helps the new generations to save money if needed. They are keeping our money and if we need it, they bring it back to us.
The fourth economic policy was the tribute. The tribute was now called as taxes. During the Spanish time the Filipino are required to pay tributes. The money that they collected from tributes are used in building , constructing streets and the programs. If they cannot afford the amount of tributes they are allowed to give them rice , vegetables and tobacco . Each family required to pay 8 reales and in one person 1 ½ reales. The cedula is also known as poll tax. The Filipino have age 18 above requires to have a cedula.
The tributes improve our country because if the Philippines have short of fund we can use the money in tributes.
The other economic policy is the bandala system. The bandala system is the system were the Filipinos are forced to sell the agricultural products. The farmers will give their products to the government and the government will give them a promissory note. The promissory note is a note contains a promise to pay. Then the government will not pay for a long time. Then if the farmers need there agricultural products the government will sell it to them in a higher price than the price that the farmer to sell to them.
Until now , the Philippines have it’s own policy. It is not good for the farmers because they are already poor and they don’t have enough money to buy foods, then they’re agricultural products were stolen by the government.
The last policy is the polo y servicio. It is the forced labor . It is required for male Filipinos and Chinese with age of 16 -60 years old. The one who do polo is the polistas. The elite people are exempted to do polo because they are paying falla. The falla is equivalent to 1 ½ reales , it is equivalent to one labor .
The polo is till present this time . Like muro –ami , beggar and the cindicate. They don’t want to do that particular job but they were forced to do that.
Each economic policies are very important till now. However it has bad effects This policies are very useful to us but we need to use this wisely.
SPANISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT
“Spanish Colonial Government”
The Spaniards invade the Philippines for over 300 years ago. For that many years the Spaniards have done lot of things including the government.
The Spanish government led the Philippines . The Philippines was very easy to invade because we have lack of unity , the Spaniards won friendship, don’t have superior military weapons and they had classical attitudes. During the Spanish time they apply a colonial government to the Philippines . The highest position is the king of Spain. The king of Spain sent a governor general to the Philippines as his substitute, act this governor general act like a king of Spain in the Philippines. He has a vast power includes executive , legislative, judicial, military and religious power. In executive power he has the power to signed the laws . In legislative power he implement the laws , in the military power he acts like commander –in – chief .In judicial he acts like archbishop of Manila . The governor general created the law “ power of cumplase” . This is the kind of the law that opposes the laws that will not benefits the country. This was issued by Mexican Viceroy they are the law makers. The archbishop of Manila is the second highest position next to the governor general. He leads the church and he can be the substitute to governor general. The encomiendos is called the provincial government . The provincial government is divided into two the alcaldia and the corregminientos. The alcaldia is the peaceful government while the corregminientos is the rebellion, they are against the government . The one who lead the alcaldia is the alcalde mayor. He was appointed by governor general and he is not elected . The alcalde mayor acted like tax collector and judge. The trading privilege is the Indulto de Commercio. This is the commerce in the provinces. The ayuntaminiento is the city government . It was governed by 12 councilors or the cabildo . In this time it was called the senators. The first established city is the Cebu. In the big cities, it was heade by alcaldes ordinares , regidores and the alguaciles. The other kind of government is the pueblo or municipal government . The pueblos is also known as towns . It was headed by gobernadorcillo. The gobernadorcillo is the highest position that the Filipino can handle during Spanish era. In the barangay government, it was headed by cabeza de barangay this time it was called barangay captain.They were the datus. The polo is the forced labored done by the Filipino’s. The cabeza de barangay was exempted for this polo. This is the salary of the cabeza. The Royal Audiencia was the highest court in land. During this, it is the supreme court. The Residencia is the special court headed by a Juez de Residencia, for now it is the ombudsman. The visita is like the residencia,it is the investigation done of the leaders of government,for this time it is the impeachment. The visitador is the royal official.
Many Filipino said that the government of Spaniards was very cruel. They are very unfair for the Filipinos & they are maltreating our ancestors. The person that can only be placed in the higher rank is only the elite Spaniards while the Filipinos don’t have a right to lead in the higher position.
The Spaniards invade the Philippines for over 300 years ago. For that many years the Spaniards have done lot of things including the government.
The Spanish government led the Philippines . The Philippines was very easy to invade because we have lack of unity , the Spaniards won friendship, don’t have superior military weapons and they had classical attitudes. During the Spanish time they apply a colonial government to the Philippines . The highest position is the king of Spain. The king of Spain sent a governor general to the Philippines as his substitute, act this governor general act like a king of Spain in the Philippines. He has a vast power includes executive , legislative, judicial, military and religious power. In executive power he has the power to signed the laws . In legislative power he implement the laws , in the military power he acts like commander –in – chief .In judicial he acts like archbishop of Manila . The governor general created the law “ power of cumplase” . This is the kind of the law that opposes the laws that will not benefits the country. This was issued by Mexican Viceroy they are the law makers. The archbishop of Manila is the second highest position next to the governor general. He leads the church and he can be the substitute to governor general. The encomiendos is called the provincial government . The provincial government is divided into two the alcaldia and the corregminientos. The alcaldia is the peaceful government while the corregminientos is the rebellion, they are against the government . The one who lead the alcaldia is the alcalde mayor. He was appointed by governor general and he is not elected . The alcalde mayor acted like tax collector and judge. The trading privilege is the Indulto de Commercio. This is the commerce in the provinces. The ayuntaminiento is the city government . It was governed by 12 councilors or the cabildo . In this time it was called the senators. The first established city is the Cebu. In the big cities, it was heade by alcaldes ordinares , regidores and the alguaciles. The other kind of government is the pueblo or municipal government . The pueblos is also known as towns . It was headed by gobernadorcillo. The gobernadorcillo is the highest position that the Filipino can handle during Spanish era. In the barangay government, it was headed by cabeza de barangay this time it was called barangay captain.They were the datus. The polo is the forced labored done by the Filipino’s. The cabeza de barangay was exempted for this polo. This is the salary of the cabeza. The Royal Audiencia was the highest court in land. During this, it is the supreme court. The Residencia is the special court headed by a Juez de Residencia, for now it is the ombudsman. The visita is like the residencia,it is the investigation done of the leaders of government,for this time it is the impeachment. The visitador is the royal official.
Many Filipino said that the government of Spaniards was very cruel. They are very unfair for the Filipinos & they are maltreating our ancestors. The person that can only be placed in the higher rank is only the elite Spaniards while the Filipinos don’t have a right to lead in the higher position.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
My Own Artwork
"My dedication for this art is a colorful like a life. Because even if we have problem we a very lucky because GOD give us lots of blessings. I can see in my art is the peace of mind. I can also form a nature. Sometimes I ask my self if " I can do anything that I want or God will take me and He will going tobring me in heaven" I also think "why do we need to study if it is not needed in heaven". There have a times that I said to God " God ! take me now I don't want to live because I'm very tired to lie in the earth. This emotion was released in my art."Friday, August 13, 2010
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