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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.
The first major archaeological project in the Philippines was the Rizal-Bulacan Archaeological Survey (1926–1930), prompted by the discovery of finds during the construction of the Novaliches Dam in Rizal Province. Beyer opened substantial excavations in the area of the dam, employing up to seventy workers a day for six months.
Commission Act No. 115) [31] June 11 Establishment of Rizal Province by the second Philippine Commission, upon unification of then provinces of Manila and Morong. (Act No. 137) [31] June 17 El Colegio de San Beda established July 1 End of insurrection declared [18] July 4 Adna Chaffee appointed as the last US Military Governor (1901–1902)
As the name suggests, it is characterized as a time before archaeology as a discipline evolved. During this period, there was no evidence that antique material culture had any value. The exact dates of the pre-archaeology period are still debated, due to the discovery of human burial sites containing associated objects that demonstrate value. [5]
The Philippines is a megadiverse country, [236] [237] with some of the world's highest rates of discovery and endemism (67 percent). [ 238 ] [ 239 ] With an estimated 13,500 plant species in the country (3,500 of which are endemic), [ 240 ] Philippine rain forests have an array of flora: [ 241 ] [ 242 ] about 3,500 species of trees, [ 243 ...
16 April 1893 – The Grand Lodge of Philippine Masonry was founded. 8 June 1894 – A Royal decree stops the issuance of passports to Filipinos. 1 January 1895 – Emilio Aguinaldo becomes a Mason and is elected Capitan Municipal of Kawit, Cavite. 24 February 1895 – Cuba revolts against Spain.
The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka (900 CE). The discovery of this document marks the end of the prehistory of the Philippines at 900 AD. During this historical time period, the Philippine archipelago was home to numerous kingdoms and sultanates and was a part of the Indosphere and Sinosphere. [1] [2] [3] [4]
[11] [12] A clear evidence is the use of pre-colonial Philippines use of honorific titles. No other significant historical documents from this period except for Laguna Copperplate Inscription, a legal document inscribed on a copper plate dated 900 CE which is the earliest known calendar dated document found in the Philippines. [13] [14]