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Lesson 2:
Taxes Imposed by the Spanish Government of the Philippines
Taxation – compulsory during the Spanish period.
- all Spanish colonies in America and PH were required to pay taxes for 2 reasons:
a.) recognition of Spain’s sovereignty over the colonies
b.) to defray the expenses of pacification and governance.
Real y Supremo Consejo de las Indias / Royal and Supreme Council of the Indies for the
Spanish Monarch > made the several colonial laws on taxation.
- these laws were embodied in the compilation of legislations to the New World called
Recopilaciòn de leyes de los reynos de las Indias > a four-volume collection of laws relating to
Indies (Madrid, 1861).
According to Boncan (2016), taxes during the Spanish period in the Philippines were:
a.) Tribute
b.) Sanctorum
c.) Donativo
d.) Caja de Communidad
e.) Servicio Personal
Taxes:
1.) Tributo
- general tax paid by Filipinos to Spain (8 reales).
- the 18-50 years old males, carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths, tailors & shoemakers, and
town workers such as those in road construction and those whose is public in nature > required
to pay the tribute.
3.) Donativo
- tax in the amount of half Real > military campaign of government against the Muslims.
- amount collected was then exclusively used for Spanish Fort in Zamboanga.
- dito nakukuha ang gastusin para pag sakop ng mga lupain ng mga muslim kagaya ng Jolo.
- para magkaroon ng pera sa pag kamkam sa mga lupain ng Pilipinas na hindi pa nasakop ng
Espania.
- Falla > a fine. The only way for a polista to be freed from polo y servicio is through paying a
falla. (la la laaaa and God bless you <3 aw HAHAHHA wala ni labot guys ha katulgon nagyud
keiko pero lavann)
BUT SADLY, ONLY A VERY FEW COULD AFFORD TO PAY FINE. ☹
- the Gobernadorcillo, cabeza de barangay & other members of the principalia were exempt
from forced labor and falla.
-ay isang dahilan ng pagaaklas ng mga Pilipino dahil sa hindi makatarungang pakikipag-
ugnayan sa Pinas.
- Servicio Personal in modern times is community service.
- June 1650 – Agustin was captured and executed that led to eventual defeat of the rebels.
David Dula – Sumuroy’s co-conspirator, continued the quest but was wounded in one of the
battles he fought with Spaniards years later. He was then captured and executed, together with
his men, the 7 key lieutenants in Palapag, Northern Samar.
All in all, there were 16 different classes of cedulas. Originally there wee 9 classes taxed, with a
rate that ranges from 1.50 pesos to 25 pesos & a tenth, gratis, for priests, soldiers, and
privileged classes.
FIN.
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