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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.
Before the arrival of Spanish colonial powers the Philippines did not actually exist. Southeast Asia is classified as part of the Indosphere [3] [4] and the Sinosphere. [5] [6] The archipelago has direct contact with China during Song dynasty (960-1279) [7] and has been a part of the Srivijaya and Majapahit empires. [8]
Among the subjects being taught to girls, as reflected in the curriculum of the Colegio de Santa Isabel, were Arithmetic, Drawing, Dress-cutting, French, Geology, Geography, Geometry, History of Spain, Music, Needlework, Philippine History, Physics, Reading, Sacred History and Spanish Grammar. [11]
[22]: 1 This pact provided for Aguinaldo's surrender and exile to Hong Kong, and amnesty and payment of indemnities by the Spaniards to the revolutionaries. However, both sides eventually violated the agreement. [9]: 216 The Spanish–American War reached the Philippines on May 1 with the Battle of Manila Bay.
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
The Declaration is currently housed in the National Library of the Philippines. [1] It is not on public display, but like any other document held by the National Library, it can be viewed with permission. During the Philippine–American War, the American government captured and sent to the United States about 400,000 historical documents. [17]
Scott, William Henry (1985), Cracks in the parchment curtain and other essays in Philippine history, New Day Publishers, ISBN 978-971-10-0074-5. Zaide, Gregorio F. (1939), Philippine History and Civilization, Philippine Education Co.. Zaide, Sonia M (2006), The Philippines: A Unique Nation, All-Nations Publishing Co Inc, Quezon City, ISBN 971 ...
Philippine History was taught as a dedicated Social Studies subject in the 1st year level of high school. [1] The K-12 curriculum was implemented on June 4, 2012 starting with SY 2012-2013 where it involved major reforms in Philippine Education that resulted to a twelve-year basic education program.