The Portuguese were the first to dominate Southeast Asia but had little impact as they only controlled East Timor. The Spanish then claimed the Philippines, establishing Manila in 1571 and gaining control of the entire country by 1600. Filipino revolutionaries fought against Spanish rule and achieved independence in 1898 before the US took control of the Philippines from Spain.
The Portuguese were the first to dominate Southeast Asia but had little impact as they only controlled East Timor. The Spanish then claimed the Philippines, establishing Manila in 1571 and gaining control of the entire country by 1600. Filipino revolutionaries fought against Spanish rule and achieved independence in 1898 before the US took control of the Philippines from Spain.
The Portuguese were the first to dominate Southeast Asia but had little impact as they only controlled East Timor. The Spanish then claimed the Philippines, establishing Manila in 1571 and gaining control of the entire country by 1600. Filipino revolutionaries fought against Spanish rule and achieved independence in 1898 before the US took control of the Philippines from Spain.
The Portuguese were the first people to dominate Southeast Asia.
The Portuguese gave the least impact
as they only controlled small territory of the East Timor. The Spanish then claimed Philippines specifically Cebu and later on established Manila by 1571 and gained control all over the country by 1600. Before the US took over the Philippines after Portugal, the Filipino revolutionaries fought against the Spaniards and achieved independence on 1898.