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He added that the Philippines remains a priority of the Spanish aid in development efforts and partnerships with the EU, even despite budget cuts on development funding brought on by austerity measures being implemented by the Government of Spain. [9] In July 2012, the Queen Sofia visited the Philippines for a fourth time.
The Philippines Exposition (Spanish: Exposición de las Filipinas; full name: Exposición General de las Islas Filipinas) was a colonial exhibition held in the main park in Madrid, the Parque del Buen Retiro, in 1887 in order to boost commercial and economic relations between the archipelago of the Philippines and the metropolis. [1]
The Manila galleon (Spanish: Galeón de Manila; Filipino: Galyon ng Maynila) refers to the Spanish trading ships that linked the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies to Mexico , across the Pacific Ocean. The ships made one or two round-trip voyages per year between the ports of Manila and Acapulco from the late 16th to early 19th century. [2]
15 December 1875 – Emilio Jacinto, the "Brain of Katipunan" was born in Tondo, Manila. 22 July 1878 – Sulu recognizes Spanish sovereignty. 18–20 July 1880 – Two earthquakes rock Luzon. 3 March 1882 – Jose Rizal leaves the Philippines to continue his medicine studies in Spain at the Universidad Central de Madrid.
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 buildings were as bright as the fireworks in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. PHOTO: Fireworks light up the sky ushering in the New Year in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, Jan. 1 ...
He also joined protest actions and was imprisoned for a short time by police authorities. He was released and was forced to relocate from Barcelona to Madrid. [3]: 269 During his time in Madrid, he was taken in by Doña Justa Jugo Vidal and met with other Filipinos to discuss the Philippine situation.
Andrade Jr., Pío (2001), Education and Spanish in the Philippines, Madrid, Spain: Asociación Cultural Galeón de Manila, archived from the original on July 26, 2011 Arcilla, José S. (1998), An Introduction to Philippine History (4th ed.), Quezon City, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press, p. 141, ISBN 971-550-261-X , OCLC 46698904