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First Voyage Around the

World (1519 - 1522)

 Treaty of Tordesillas – a
territorial agreement between
the Spain and Portugal in settling
its disputes on acquiring the
Western and Eastern part of the
world signed on June 7, 1494.

September 20, 1519

The Departure of Magellan

Expedition from Seville,
Spain using the 5 fleets:
Victoria, Trinidad, Santiago,
Concepcion and San
Antonio

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Treaty of Zaragosa
Ratified in April 5,1529 between the
King of Spain, Emperor Charles V,
and King João III of Portugal,
settling the areas if influence of
both countries in Asia in general
and over the Moluccas, Indonesia
(known as the Spice Islands) in
particular.

Amerigo Vespucci
An Italian merchant
& explorer who
joined the voyages
and discovered the
continent of
Americas and
where this name
derived from.

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First Voyage Around the World
 “purest” precolonial written
document
 Made for the purpose of expanding
the power and empire of Spain
 16th century European perspectives
 The domination of Catholic church
all over the world.
First Voyage Around the World
 Mercantilist Economy – is a 16th
century European ideology of
measuring the wealth of nations &
kingdoms based from the
accumulated bullions of golds and
silver.
First Voyage Around the World
 The obsession with the Spices
might be odd for many Filipinos
because of its ordinariness in
the Philippines, but for the
Europeans, the issue of scarcity
of such prestige goods is their
weapon to be on top of the
European countries.
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Kartilya ng Katipunan
 Written document by Emilio Jacinto
and founded by Andres Bonifacio
 To unite the Filipino nation that
would revolt against the Spaniards
 Achieved freedom and liberation
from the yoke of colonial regime
Kartilya ng Katipunan
 Its provisions are the reactions &
responses of the Katipuneros to the
certain value system that they
found despicable from what they
struggled with.
 Destroy the unjust hierarchy
between the Indio's & the White
Europeans.
Kartilya ng Katipunan
 The document were consistent with
the rational and liberal ideals in the
18th and 19th century values.
 Victorian and chivalrous values; the
importance of honor in words and
actions; how women should be
treated
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Category of the Decalogue
First Part: How a Katipuneros should
conduct as an upright individuals
Second Part: How Katipuneros should
treat his fellow men.
Analysis on the Declaration of
Philippine Independence
 The document reflects a general
revolutionary sentiments of that
period.
 Teodoro Agoncillo – Philippine
Revolution is an Agrarian
Revolution (19th century)
Analysis on the Declaration of
Philippine Independence
 Independence was proclaimed on June
12, 1898 between four and five in the
afternoon in Cavite at the ancestral
home of General Emilio Aguinaldo.
 The Lupang Hinirang which was
composed by Julian Felipe, was
played and the Philippine Flag was
waved for the very first time.
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Analysis on the Declaration of
Philippine Independence
 The document was prepared, written,
and read by Ambrosio Rianzares
Bautista in Spanish & signed by 98
people
 Invokes that the established republic
would be led under dictatorship of
Emilio Aguinaldo.
Analysis on the Declaration of
Philippine Independence
 The eight rays on the Philippine Flag
symbolizing the eight provinces of
Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga,
Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, and
Batangas, which were declared in the
state of war almost as soon as the
first insurrectionary movement was
initiated
Analysis on the Declaration of
Philippine Independence
 The colors blue, red and white,
commemorate those of the flag of
the United States of North America,
in manifestation of our profound
gratitude towards that Great Nation
for the disinterested protection she is
extending to us and will continue to
extend to us.
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Analysis on the Declaration of Analysis on the Philippine Political

Philippine Independence Caricatures by Alfred McCoy

 The Treaty of Paris was an

agreement between the Spain and the
1. Political
United States of America regarding the
Dynasty
ownership of the Philippine Islands
signed on 10 December 1898, where
the Philippines was sold to the U.S.
Government amounting $20 million
implementing a policy of “benevolent
assimilation”.

Analysis on the Declaration of Analysis on the Philippine Political

Philippine Independence Caricatures by Alfred McCoy

 The Act of Declaration of Phil.

Independence is a Government issued 2. Patronage
document made for the purpose of of Political
declaring the sovereignty and Parties
independence of the country from the
colonial rule of the Spanish Empire
stretching back to explorer Ferdinand
Magellan arrival on 1521.

Analysis on the Philippine Political Analysis on the Philippine Political

Caricatures by Alfred McCoy Caricatures by Alfred McCoy

 Political Cartoons or Caricature are

a rather recent art form, which veered 3. Drastic
away from the classical art by Urbanization
exaggerating human features and
poking fun at its subject. Such art
genre and technique became a part of
the print media as a form of social and
political commentary.

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Analysis on the Philippine Political

Caricatures by Alfred McCoy

4. Sexual
Liberation or
Revolution

Analysis on the Philippine Political

Caricatures by Alfred McCoy

5. Oppression

Analysis on the Philippine Political

Caricatures by Alfred McCoy

6. Sports
Modernization