The decision was made to This agreement

open up Zamboanga's was part of the

maritime trade to the rest deal made when
Zamboanga of the European the British gave
port was powerhouse empires back control of
1831
opened to operating in the region for Manila to the
foreign trade. many years, ending the conquered
almost 200-year monopoly Spanish rulers. 
that the Spaniards closely
maintained.
Growing numbers of In 1834 the crown
foreign merchants in abolished the
Manila spurred the Royal Company of
integration of the the Philippines
Philippines into an and formally
international commercial recognized free
system linking trade, opening the
industrialized Europe and port of Manila to
North America with unrestricted
sources of raw materials foreign commerce.
Manila port
and markets in the
was
Americas and Asia. In
1834 unrestrictedly
principle, non-Spanish
opened to
Europeans were not
foreign trade.
allowed to reside in Manila
or elsewhere in the
islands, but in fact British,
American, French, and
other foreign merchants
circumvented this
prohibition by flying the
flags of Asian states or
conniving with local
officials.
Feliciano Feliciano Páran took the Afterwards
Páran field against the Spaniards deported him to
in Cavite the Ladrone
Rebellion in Province, and held out so Islands.
Cavite led by effectually that the Gov.-
1835
Feliciano General came to
Páran. terms with him. afterwards
deported him to the
Ladrone Islands.

Philippine
1837
deputies
 were
excluded
from the
Spanish
Parliament.
Joaqun Ortega, the After moving his
alcalde mayor, led 300 base of operations
men in an assault on the to Alitao, close to
cofrada's camp on Tayabas town,
Apolinario October 23, 1841, under Hermano Pule,
Apolinario de de la Cruz orders from Manila. also known as
la Cruz Ortega and several of his Apolinario de la
declared men were killed because Cruz, had been
1841
himself "King of the cofrada's ability to anointed "King of
of the repel the attack, which had the Tagalogs" by
Tagélogs." 4,000 members. his subjects. He
had already given
the idea of leaving
the Church some
thought at that
point.
Chinese
shops were
1843 first allowed
to trade on
equal terms.
1844 Claveria's Governor The stone fort at Isabela Gov.-General
expedition Narciso de Basilan was Narciso Claveria
against the Clavería y constructed by the was given the title
Moros. Zaldúa, Spanish government in of Conde de
1842. To punish Datu Manila for leading
Usak of Malusu for an expedition
depredations perpetrated against the Moros
against French vessels. A and engaging
French fleet blockaded them in a bloody
Basilan in 1843. A pact but successful
was signed between battle at the fort of
France and the Sultan of Balanguigui (an
Sulu for the cession of the islet 14 miles due
Island of Basilan for a east of Sulu Is.).
considerable sum of
money.  in 1844. Although
it doesn't appear that the
conditions of this
agreement were followed,
this action plus the regular
 appearance of English,
Dutch, and French ships in
Sulu waters spurred the
Spanish to take active
steps to annex the Sulu
Archipelago.
Foreigners
were
excluded
from the
interior of the
Islands.
The office of
Trading-
Governor
was
abolished.
General The Sulus opened fire on Another pact was
Antonio de the fleet on January 1, formed (1851) at
Urbiztondo 1851, as it was getting the end of this
ready to leave, killing mission that called
seven people, injuring four for the Sultan to
more, and destroying the get ₱1,500 and
hulls of some of the ships. the other three
While returning fire, the dattos to receive
fleet continued to move ₱600 each in
and sailed in the direction exchange for
Urbiztondo's
of Tonkil. The expedition suppressing
expedition
1851 encountered no organized piracy and
against the
opposition here. Six fostering trade.
Moros.
hundred troops Even so, the
disembarked, engaged Mahometans
some armed forces in occasionally
combat, captured four, visited the
killed 25 others, and freed Spaniards and
29 prisoners. The fleet killed the garrison,
then headed back to which was
Zamboanga after burning frequently
down almost 1,000 homes replaced by new
and 106 boats. soldiers.
Manila City
thenceforth
1852 remained
open day
and night.
1852 The Banco Antonio de Obras Pias was The bank was
 Urbiztondo established based on founded in 1851,
y Eguia accumulations of with the first
bequests. Donors meeting of its
specified that the funds be Board of Directors
used for charitable, held on
religious, and educational September 11,
purposes. Some of the 1851. The bank
funds were managed by was called El
confraternities that Banco Español
invested in capital in Filipino de Isabel
secular activities such as II, in honour of the
underwriting cargoes for reigning queen of
the galleon trade. The Spain. The first
Español- foundation of the first bank notes (or
Filipino wa public bank in the paper money)
instituted. Philippines was decreed issued in the
by a royal order dated Philippines had
April 6, 1828. the issue date
May 1, 1852, and
were redeemable
at face value for
gold or silver
Mexican coins.
The bank notes
bore the portrait of
Queen Isabella II
of Spain as well
as the name of the
bank.
Major locanos, Ibanags, and Four provinces on
Cuesta other Filipinos revolted the island of
against alleged abuses by Luzon joined the
the tax collectors, call for
including the collection of independence, but
high taxes. It began when the military put an
six tax collectors who had end to the
Rebellion of
1854 arrived from Vigan were movement, and
Cuesta.
killed by the natives. Cuesta was
Cuesta, a half-caste executed.
Spanish man, returned
from Spain with the rank of
major and immediately
started an outright
uprising.
Yolilo port Spain The Philippines had Spanish policy of
1855 previously been a remote prohibiting foreign
was opened
 outpost of Mexico, and its ships from
primary economic function entering Filipino
had been to promote the ports was
trade between Spain and abandoned
Mexico regarding China; beginning in 1831,
Manila was a significant and the ports of
entry point for Spanish Zamboanga
ships traveling to Canton (1831), Manila
(China). Spain now had to (1834), Yolilo
to foreign figure out how to pay for (1855), and Cebu
trade. the costs associated with (1863) were all
establishing a new, more made open to
complex administration for foreign trade. This
the Philippines. action was taken
in response to the
vast illegal trade
with foreign
traders and the
weak legal
Spanish trade.