Spanish

colonization
1565 1898

The Spanish colonial period of the Philippines began when explorer

Ferdinand Magellan came to the islands in 1521 and claimed it as a
colony for the Spanish Empire. The period lasted until the Philippine
Revolution in 1898.

AIMS OF SPANISH COLONIZATION-3 G's

God- the propagation of Catholic
Christianity.

Gold- desire for gold or economic

wealth.

Glory- arouse out of Spain’s ambition

to be the greatest empire in the
world.

Why Filipinos It reminded them of their bondage to Spain.

hate tribute. It spawned Spanish abuses.

The tribute was payable in money or in kind.

The encomendero cheated the people by using a

tampered weight so that the people actually paid more
than the true value of the tribute.

particularly on the island of Leyte. Rice farmers on the Visayan Islands usually set up

Tinikling
bamboo traps to protect their fields, yet tikling birds dodged their traps. Locals imitated
the birds’ movement, and supposedly, that’s how this dramatic traditional folk dance was
born. Alongside the Cariñosa dance, the Tinikiling is considered a national dance in the
Philippines

and almost every Filipino knows how to do it. Since it’s a

dramatic dance, it’s usually performed on special
occasions like traditional Filipino festivals or at school and
theater performances.

Binasuan This is a popular folk dance that

originated in Bayambang,
Pangasinan. The word “binasuan” means “with the use of
drinking glasses.” The dancers balance glasses on their
heads and in their hands
as they move. The glasses are
filled with rice wine, which makes
any misstep a messy mistake.
People dance binasuan at
weddings and festivals.