Task 2: Describe the Philippines Educational system of the Philippines in the nineteenth

century.

Philippines Educational system of the Philippines in the nineteenth century was controlled by the
Friars. They owned different schools, ranging from primary level to the tertiary levels of education.
Education system in the Philippines in the nineteenth century was academic and vocation. The
curriculum required the study of Christian doctrine, values and history as well as reading and writing
in Spanish, mathematics, agriculture, etiquette, singing, world geography, and Spanish history.
During nineteenth century basic education in the Philippines remained an inadequate for the rest of
the Spanish period. Often there were not enough schools built. The Friars exercised control over the
schools and their teachers and obstructed to properly educate the masses, as they considered
widespread secular education to be a threat to their hold over the population. The schools were often
poorly equipped, lacking the desks, chairs, and writing materials that they were required to have
under decree. Though classes were supposed to be held, schools were often empty. Children
skipped school to help planting, and harvesting or even because their clothes were ragged. For
higher education, there were a few reputable private institutions such as the Colegio de San Juan de
Letran, University of Sto. Thomas and Ateneo Municipal. Though initially an institute of higher
education, UST was required was required by an 1865 decree to open public secondary schools.
Primary instruction was free and available to every Filipino regardless of race or social class.
Contrary to what propaganda of the Spanish – American War tried to depict, they were not religious
schools, but schools established, supported and maintained by the Spanish Government and free
and the teaching of Spanish was Compulsory. As a result of the implementation of public education, a
new social class of educated Filipinos arose, that came to be known as the Ilustrados.
 Task 3: Have a further study of the Bourbon reform and Cadiz Constitution. Compare and
contrast Bourborn Reforms and Cadiz Constitution.

Bourbon Reforms Cadiz Constitution

 THE REFORM TRANSFORMED  THE FIRST CONSTITUTION OF

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPAIN AND ONE OF THE
SPAIN AND AMERICAN EARLIEST CONSTITUTIONS IN
COLONIES. THE WORLD HISTORY

 CONSISTED OF POLITICAL AND  IT LIMITS THE POWER OF

ECONOMICAL LEGISLATION
PROMULGATED BY THE SPANISH
CROWN UNDER VARIOUS KINGS OF
HOUSE OF BOURBORN.
 COMMONLY DEFINED AS THE
 BOTH INTERCOLONIAL TRADING
REORGANIZATION OF THE MILITARY,
COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
STRUCTURES THAT BOURBORN
DYNASTY INHERITED IN 1700 FROM ITS
HAPSBURG PREDECESSORS.
 THE EFFECTS OF BOURBON WAS
SUCCEEDED IN RAISING
REVENUE
 TRADE POLICY HAD SIGNIFICANT
TO THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF
THE COLONIES
MONARCH
 BOTH REDUCED AND LIMITS
POWERS.
 ENACTED BY THE PARLIAMENT
OF SPAIN ON MARCH, 19TH, 1812
IN CADIZ.
 BOTH POLOITICAL
 THE CONSTIUTION PROVIDED
FOR UNIVERSAL MALE,
SUFFRAGE, INDIRRECT,
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY,
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY,
SEPARATION OF POWERS,
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, THE
REINFORCEMENT OF THE
DISTRIBUTION OF LAND AND
FREEDOM OF INDUSTRY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS.
FEEDBACK
Table map the changes in the Philippines in the nineteenth century. Categorize them
into social, political, economic and cultural changes.

SOCIAL POLITICAL ECONOMIC CULTURAL

-They were not -The Filipinos were -Rise of foreign firms -Mothers trained their
allowed to study ruled by the in manila which daughters in cooking,
about different Spaniards in the stimulated gardening, serving
professions or field of nineteenth century. agricultural and other household
study that require They were under the production and arts
application in the colony of the Spain export of sugar, rice
society and Monarchy hemp and tobacco
-Imposed and -Short tenure of the -Filipinos were not -Fathers trained their
collected all forms of governor general allowed to trade with sons to be warriors,
taxes and tributes the other countries hunters, fishermen,
and ship builders
-Filipinos were -Personal interest -Opportunities for -The Filipino culture
treated as slaves over the welfare of trade was culinary arts
the state