Report

Evolution of the Philippines

• Taxation During the Spanish Period

• Presented by Sir Malit

• for GEC02

• Taxes imposed by the Spanish Government in the Philippines

• Taxes during the Spanish period was compulsory. All the Spanish Colonies in America and the Philippines were required to pay taxes for two reasons.

• 1. As recognition of Spain's Sovereignty over the Colonies.

• 2. To defray the expenses of pacification (The act of forcibly suppressing hostility within the colonies) and governance, thereafter.

• Tributo

• Tributo was a general tax paid by the Filipinos to Spain which amounted to eight reales. Those who were required to pay the tributo the:

• a. 18 to 50 years old males

• b. The Carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths, tailors and shoemakers

• C. Town workers such as those in road construction, and those whose is public in nature.

• Sanctorum

• Sanctorum was a tax in the amount of 3 reales. These were required for the cost of Christianization, including the construction of the churches and the purchase of materials for religious celebrations

• Donativo was the tax in the amount of half real for the military campaign of the government against the muslims. In the later years, however, the amount collected from donativo was almost exclusively
used for the Spanish fort in Zamboanga.

• Donativo

• Donativo

• Caja de comunidad was a tax collected in the amount of 1 real for the incurred expenses of the town in the construction of roads, repair of bridges, or the improvement of public buildings.

• Caja de comunidad

• Caja de Comunidad

• Polo y servicio is the system of forced labor which evolved within the framework of the encomienda system, introduced into the South American colonies by the Conquistadores and Catholic priests who
accompanied them. It was present in almost all of the Spanish colonial government around the world. Polo y servicio is the forced labor for 40 days of men ranging from 16 to 60 years of age who were
obligated to give personal services to community projects. One could be exempted from polo by paying the falla (corruption of the Spanish Falta, meaning "absence"), a daily fine of one and a half real.

• Servicio Personal

• Servicio Personal

• Revolts against Tribute