“Filipino Services to Spain” The Filipinos Filipinos helped helped the Spaniards Spaniards to remain remain and rule rule in the Philippines Philippines for more than three centuries. The services of Filipinos during the 300 years when we were only a colony of Spain taught the Filipinos the values of endurance and service even under hard master. master. The time of the Philippines under the Spain was like the time of the Israelites as slaves under Egypt.
Why Did the Filipinos Serve Spain? The Filipinos Filipinos served served Spain instead instead of serving serving their own countrymen ecause ecause of three three reasons! ". The Filip Filipinos inos were were not united. united. #. The Filipinos Filipinos were converted to the $oman %atholic religion. religion. 3. The Filipinos Filipinos were were o&ered o&ered rewards rewards and honors honors y the Spanish Spanish rulers. rulers.
How Did Filipinos Serve Spain The Filipino Filipino services services to Spain during the Spanish era included the the following! ". #. 3. '. ,. . /. . .
Filipinos ilipinos prov provided ided food food for for the Spaniar Spaniards ds Filipinos worked in industries industries owned y the Spaniards Spaniards Filipinos fought on on the side of Spain against against Portugal Portugal Filipinos (oined the the military e)peditions to *orneo *orneo and the +oluccas +oluccas Filipinos fought on the side of Spain against the the -utch and and *ritish Filipinos ilipinos (oined (oined the the e)pedition e)pedition to Indoc Indochina hina Filipinos (oined the e)pedition e)pedition to Taiwan Filipinos helped to coloni1e the the +arianas2 Palaus2 Palaus2 and %aroline %aroline islands. Filipinos helped put down the %hinese revolts revolts and to stop the the invasion of 4im5 6h57ong "0.%hristian Filipinos fought with Spain against the Filipino +uslims 8+oro9
Filipino as Farmers • •
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Filipinos tilled the land and raised food stu&s and livestock. Filipinos ecame the real farmers even in the farms owned y the Spaniards and other foreigners This was ecause ecause the Spaniards Spaniards did did not like like manual work. They thought that that it was shameful shameful to e seen working in dirty (os like like digging2 farming2 cleaning2 or carrying heavy loads
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So the Filipinos tilled the land and raised foodstu&s and livestock 6ll the Spaniards : o;cials2 priests2 soldiers2 and civilians : would have died of starvation if the Filipinos had not provided them with food.
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Filipinos ecame good uilders of ships for the Spaniards Shipyards can e located at %avite 2 6lay2 %amarines2 +arindu
Filipinos the Portuuese Wars •
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",5/0 Portuguese attacked the early Spanish settlements in %eu. This attack was led y its >overnor in +oluccas. $aha Tupas and his %euano warriors remained loyal to 4egaspi and fought on the side of Spain in these attacks.
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",/ : Filipinos helped the Sultan of *runei2 Sultan Sri 4ela 8Sirela92 to regain his throne. ?ith a powerful e)pedition of "2,00 Filipinos2 '00 Spaniards2 300 *ornean warriors2 they sailed to the island of *orneo2 fought and recaptured the city of *runei and regained the usurped throne The military e)peditions e)peditions to the +oluccas were were not as successful. 6t =rst2 the the e)peditions were sent to try to capture the rich +oluccas 8Spice Islands9 from the Portuguese 4ater2 they were sent to capture it against the -utch2 who had taken over the +oluccas colony 8"/th century9 These numers numers show that thousands thousands of of Filipinos Filipinos fought fought in these military military wars to coloni1e the +oluccas unsuccessfully.
Filipinos in the Dutch Wars • •
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The -utch wanted wanted to make make us a colony y defeating the the Spaniards Spaniards The *ritish ecame ecame their allies2 allies2 and oth the *ritish and and -utch ships ships lockaded +anila from 8"#"5##9 They harassed the people in coastal areas. areas. Finally2 they tried to win the friendships of the Filipinos *ut the Filipinos remained loyal to Spain and %atholicism against the Protestant -utch and *ritish.
%he results o& the Dutch Wars were as &ollows' ". @ictory @ictory of of the Spani Spaniard ards s against against the the -utch. -utch. #. The Filip Filipinos inos su&ered su&ered tremend tremendousl ously y.
3. The Philippi Philippine ne economy economy stagnate stagnated. d.
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The Filipinos Filipinos helped helped France2 France2 another European power to coloni1ed coloni1ed Indochina Indochina th in the " century. In ",532 aout "2,00 Filipino soldiers were sent y Spain to help its ally2 France2 to con
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"#5"'#2 Spaniards tried to coloni1e Taiwan 8Formosa92 Filipinos took part in these e)peditions They manned two Spanish settlements settlements and surren surrendered dered these these garrisons garrisons on 6ugust #'2 "#'. The -utch took took over the island island of Taiwan Taiwan 8Formosa9. 8Formosa9.
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The +arianas2 +arianas2 Palaus2 Palaus2 and %arolines %arolines are are islands archipela archipelagoes goes in the Paci=c Paci=c Acean near +indanao that were ruled y the Spanish governor in +anila and the Spanish ishop of %eu. The Filipinos Filipinos helped helped the Spaniards Spaniards to make make these islands islands a colony colony and a %atholic area. Filipinos soldiers also helped to man the Spanish garrisons and to put down revolts of the local people. Filipinos went to >uam to settle down permanently in that island.
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%hinese were e)cellent artists and tradesmen They were important important in the the economy of the country %hinese revolted =ve times during the Spanish era : "032 "32 "/2 "2 and "/# They were treated treated adly y the the Spanish rulers rulers 6uses to the %hinese! ". The %hines %hinese e were were forced forced to pay heavy heavy ta)esB ta)esB #. 6ll %hinese %hinese were forced to lived in in the Parian Parian 8%hinatown9 8%hinatown9 outside outside the city wallsB 3. The %hinese %hinese were were ordered ordered to cut cut o& their
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+oro : in Spanish term means D+uslim The Filipino Filipino +oros +oros in +indanao +indanao and Sulu were not coneron >eronim imo o Sundu Sunduli lin n The Filipino Filipino +uslims +uslims also had their heroesB heroesB Those who defended defended Islam and +oro independence were! ". Sultan Gudarat2 Gudarat2 the the greatest greatest warrior warrior of +indanao2 who defended defended 4amitan against the Spaniards in "3/ #. Sultan Sultan Camalul Camalul 6lam2 who who defended defended Colo Colo in "/ and leased leased orth orth *orneo 8Saah9 to the *ritish in "/ 3. -atu Htto2 Htto2 who who defended defended %otaato %otaato in in "5/B "5/B '. -atu 6mai 6mai Pakpa Pakpak2 k2 who defend defended ed 4anao 4anao in "5"B "5"B ,. -atu Pian 86mal 86mal +ingka92 +ingka92 who con
Historical *alues From our study of the help given y the Filipinos to the Spaniards during the Spanish era2 ?e learn the following lessons! ". ?ithout the cooperation cooperation of the Filipinos2 Spain could could not have have ruled our our country for more than three centuries. #. The Filip Filipinos inos served served Spain Spain ecause ecause of three reason reasons! s! 8a9 4ack of unity among among FilipinosB FilipinosB 89 The catholic catholic religionB religionB and 8c9 $ewards $ewards and honors given to Filipinos Filipinos who cooper cooperated ated with Spain. #9 The Filipinos Filipinos rendered rendered the following service to Spain! 8a9 Providing Providing food for the Spaniards. Spaniards. 89 ?orking in various industries industries that helped SpainB and 8c9 Fighting in the armed forces of Spain against other Filipinos Filipinos and foreigners. 39 The Filipinos Filipinos under under Spain as like like the time of the Israelites as slaves slaves in Egypt. ?e ?e ecame almost like slaves in our own land. ?e learned the value of endurance2 service and hope in >od.
