FERNANDEZ, CHALZIE MARIZ S.
BSCRIM 1B
The cartoon depicts a globe-headed figure standing on a cliff overlooking a
native child picking up stones. A man in a military-style uniform stands
beside the child. A sign reading “To Spain” is planted in the ground. The
overall scene suggests the transfer of power or territory. The story being told
is likely about the relinquishing of colonial control of the Philippines from
Spain to the United States. The globe-headed figure likely represents global
powers or world opinion, observing the transfer. The cliff may symbolize the
transition, the child the Philippines, and the man the United States.
The globe likely represents the world stage, global interests, or international
observation of the events unfolding in the Philippines.
The cliff likely represents the precarious transition of power and the
uncertain future of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
The native child most likely symbolizes the Philippines itself, vulnerable and
in need of guidance or protection following the change in colonial power.
The man in uniform likely represents the United States, taking over control of
the Philippines from Spain.
This image portrays the transfer of the Philippines from Spanish to American
control. It suggests the vulnerability of the Philippines during this transition
and the potential for exploitation or neglect by the new colonial power (the
United States). Spain is shown as having relinquished control, symbolized by
the sign pointing “To Spain”. The image implies a power imbalance and the
potential for the Philippines’ future to be shaped by the decisions of the
United States. The world (represented by the globe) is observing this
transfer of power.