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  2. Secularization movement in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The secularization movement began in the 1770s. Following the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1768 from all of the Spanish Empire 's colonies including the Philippines, the Spanish monarchy issued a royal decree in 1774 to fill vacant clergy posts in parishes with seculars. [ 4 ] The decree was implemented in the Philippines by Governor General ...

  3. Philippine literature in Spanish - Wikipedia

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    Philippine literature in Spanish (Spanish: Literatura filipina en español; Filipino: Literaturang Pilipino sa Espanyol) is a body of literature made by Filipino writers in the Spanish language. Today, this corpus is the third largest in the whole corpus of Philippine literature (Philippine Literature in Filipino being the first, followed by ...

  4. History of the Philippines (1565–1898) - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.

  5. The Commanding Heights - Wikipedia

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    The authors take the thesis that prior to World War I, the world effectively lived in a state of globalization, which they term the First Era of Globalization.The authors define globalization as periods in which free markets predominate and countries place few, if any, limits on exports, immigration, imports, or information exchanges.

  6. Multilingualism and globalization - Wikipedia

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    Multilingualism and globalization. Globalization has had major effects on the spread and ascribed value of multilingualism. Multilingualism is considered the use of more than one language by an individual or community of speakers. [1] Globalization is commonly defined as the international movement toward economic, trade, technological, and ...

  7. Economic history of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Real GPD per capita development of the Philippines. The economic history of the Philippines is shaped by its colonial past, evolving governance, and integration into the global economy. Prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century, the islands had a flourishing economy centered around agriculture, fisheries, and trade with neighboring ...

  8. Filipiniana - Wikipedia

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    Based on former dean and professor Rosa M. Vallejo of the Institute of Library Science of the University of the Philippines the term Filipiniana was a derivation from two root words: namely Filipinas, the Spanish-language version of the country name of the Philippines and -ana or -aniana, which means “collected items of information” which may be anecdotal or bibliographical in nature.

  9. Sovereignty of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The sovereignty of the Philippines refers to the status of the Philippines as an independent nation. This article covers sovereignty transitions relating to the Philippines, with particular emphasis on the passing of sovereignty from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris (1898), signed on December 10, 1898, to end the Spanish–American War.