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was created to facilitate the country’s administration.
Provincial Government
here were two types - the (), governed the provinces that had been fully subjugated, and, the(), governed the provinces that were not yet entirely under Spanish control. T
alcaldia, corregimiento
represented the Spanish kind the governor general in their respective provinces.
alcalde mayors
In the Municipal Government, provinces were divided into several towns headed by the () whose main concerns were efficient governance and tax collection
Gobernadorcillos
(Chief Lieutenant
Teniente Mayor
(Police Lieutenant),
, Teniente de Policia
(Lieutenant of the Field)
Teniente de Semantras
Lieutenant of the Livestock)
Teniente de Ganados
This form of governance was led to a system which we know as the “Encomienda System” which was brought in the Philippines. King Philip II instructed () to divide the Philippines into large territories called () which will be left to the management of the designated () T
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, encomiendas, enconmenderos.
were only territorial overseers who had the duty to protect the people in the encomienda, maintain peace and order, promote education and health programs, and help the missionaries propagate Christianity. The enconmiendas were not there to own. However, they had the right to collect taxes.
enconmenderos
A () seeks to gain powers or rights from an oppressive power, or to gain freedom, whereas a () is where the people disagree with something like rules, or laws, and come together to show their disapproval.
revolution, revolt
Causes of Revolts: 1. Loss of () lands • many people lost their ancestral lands when the friar grab their lands. • these uprisings broke in the provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna between 1745 - 1746
ancestral
Causes of Revolts: 2. () of the Spaniards • includes unjust taxation and forced labor • Sumuroy and Maniago Revolts
Abuses
Causes of Revolts: 3. ()Revolts • Religious intolerance of Spanish authorities • Tamblotand Hermano Revolts
Religious
The Kings of Manila () and Tondo () made a pact of peace with Legazpi. They remained loyal to Spain even though they lost their kingdoms.
Sulayman, Lakandula
Legazpi kept his promise of treating people well. • After Legazpi’s death, his successor ()confiscated their lands and abused and oppressed their people.
Guido Lavezares
Captain (), grandson of Legazpi, persuaded the kings to stop their uprising against Lavezares. • Lavezares restored peace and friendship
Salcedo
a Filipino Babaylan from Bohol, convinced the people to return to their Pagan religion. • 2,000 Boholanos joined him and began the uprising. • The officials of Bohol were in Cebu for a feast of the beatification of St. Xavier when they heard about the revolt and rushed to Bohol with 50 Spaniards and 1,000 Cebuano soldiers. • and his followers were defeated
Tamblot's Revolt
His real name is Apolinariode la Cruz
Hermano Pule
Hermano Pule founded the () (Confraternity of Saint Joseph) • He wanted to become a priest but is not accepted because he was a native. • The government did not allow the organization to continue and ordered it to be dissolved.
Cofradia de San Jose
