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19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; Pages in category "19th-century Filipino businesspeople" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ...
18th c. ← Establishments in the Philippines in the 19th century → 20th c. 1800s establishments in the Philippines — ...
The Board of the Philippines, large-format oil on canvas by Francisco Goya in 1815 (Goya Museum, Castres, France). The Royal Company of the Philippines (Spanish: Real Compañía de Filipinas) was a chartered company founded in 1785, directed to establish a monopoly on the Spanish Philippines and all surrounding trade. It weakened in importance ...
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 countries like China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
As industrialization spread throughout Europe and North America in the 19th century, demands for raw materials increased. Although the Philippines had been prohibited from trading with nations other than Spain, the demand led Spain, under Governor-General José Basco, to open the ports to international trade as both as a source of raw materials ...
A kalesa (Philippine Spanish: calesa), is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used in the Philippines. [1] [2] It is commonly vividly painted and decorated. [3]It was the primary mode of public and private transport in the Philippines during the Spanish and the American colonial period.
The main influx of the revolutionary ideas came at the start of the 19th century when the Philippines was opened for world trade. In 1809, the first British firms were established in Manila, followed by a royal decree in 1834 which officially opened the city to world trade.
19th-century Filipino people (2 C, 5 P) Y. Years of the 19th century in the Philippines (54 C, 1 P) Pages in category "19th century in the Philippines"