FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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God
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Goodness
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Grace
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Glory
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Gold
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Impact of Spanish Colonial RuleThe purpose of Spanish colonization can be summarized by the 3G’s – God, Gold, and Glory. Legazpi’s conquest of the archipelago and his settlement in Manila shared Spain’s secondobjective: Political Glory. The third objective was the desire for economic wealth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first would be to convert natives to Christianity. The second would be to pacify the areas for colonial purposes. A third objective was to acculturate the natives to Spanish cultural norms so that they could move from mission status to parish status as full members of the congregation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spain had three objectives in its policy toward the Philippines, its only colony in Asia: to acquire a share in the spice trade, to develop contacts with China and Japan in order to further Christian missionary efforts there, and to convert the Filipinos to Christianity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gold, God and Glory – this is what books, high school or grade school teachers mostly say about why Spain colonized the Philippines.