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PHILIPPINES
COLONIAL PAST
BY: FLORENCE B. AJERO
11-HUMSS

425 YEARS OF INVASION

PRE-COLONIAL

THE
DISCOVERY

March 16, 1521 - Ferdinand

Magellan landed on Zamal which
is now called Samar.

LA ISLAS
FILIPINAS
February 2, 1543 - Villalobos
arrived in the islands of Samar
and Leyte and he named the
place La Isla Filipinas in honor of
the crown prince of spain.

THE BRITISH
RULE
October 5, 1762 - British takes over
Manila from the Spaniards starting
the crown rule.
June 11, 1764 - End British
occupation and the last of the British
ship set sail to India

SPANISH
CITIZENSHIP
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January 22, 1809 - Spanish
constitution under the leadership
of King Joseph to natives
territories under their rule.

GOMBURZA
January 20, 1872 - 200 Filipino
soldiers and laborers starts the Cavite
mutiny.
February 17, 1872 - Priest Mariano
Gomez, Jose Burgoz and Jacinto
Zamora were executed because they
were involved in the Cavite mutiny.

TREATY OF
PARIS
April 26, 1898 - The United States of America
declared war on Spain
December 10, 1898 - The Treaty of Paris was signed
by US and Spain.
March 24, 1934 - The Tydings-Mcduffie law also
known as Philippines Independence Law was signed
by Pres. Roosevelt

JAPANESE
INVASION
December 8, 1941 - Japanese
invades the Philippines.

DARK
DAYS
January 2, 1942 - Japanese
troops enters Manila.
April 9, 1942 - Bataan Death
March started as Corregidor
Island falls to Japanese forces

FREEDOM
February 24, 1945 - The battle of Manila ends. The Japanese
surrender to the combined US and Filipino troops.
July 5, 1945 - General McArthur announces the liberation of the
Philippines.
July 4, 1946 - The United States recognizes the Independence of Created by Unlicensed Version
the Republic of The Philippines