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18th c. ← Establishments in the Philippines in the 19th century → 20th c. 1800s establishments in the Philippines — ...
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. ...
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 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 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.
Towards the end of the 19th century, civil unrest occurred more frequently. This situation was exposed by the writer and leader of the Propaganda Movement , José Rizal , in his two novels: Noli Me Tángere , and El Filibusterismo (dedicated to the three Filipino Catholic priests , who were executed on February 17, 1872, by Spanish colonial ...
The tranvia served as the first railway transport to run in the Philippines, as in its earliest years the Ferrocarril de Manila–Dagupan are in its planning stages. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The tranvia was renowned as "state-of-the-art" in East Asia, and had provided efficient transport to the residents of Manila.
Years of the 19th century in the Philippines (54 C, 1 P) Pages in category "19th century in the Philippines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.