The Changes in the

Nineteenth Century Philippines

Economic Changes Social Changes Political Changes

The Spaniards ruled the Filipinos in the 19th
Influx of European liberalism century

Racial discrimination was widespread.

Opening of the Philippines to

Middle class began growing discontent
international trade and the rise of the Justice biases the prosperous and with the way that the upper class was running
middle class. dominant. the country.

Stimulation of agricultural production and Social hierarchy is classified into three Filipinos became the Spaniards' slaves,
export of sugar, rice hemp, and tobacco. categories, and these are the highest and they claimed their taxes and they

class, middle class, and lowest worked under the power of the
Manila opened exchanges to class. Spaniards.
foreigners without constraint. Also, there

will be a rapid increase of foreign Purity of bloody Spanish doctrine Unstable colonial parliament and
enterprises.
proclamation in Spain. Additionally,

Social tensions were created between rampant political abuse, fraud, and
The opening of the Suez Canal and among classes. incompetence.
curtailed the distance between Europe

and Asia. Filipinos became sufferers of the

prejudiced, oppressive, and disintegrating

sovereignty of Spain.