Introduction of Colonial institutions

1571 1572 1578 1581 1582

Establishment of Bishop Salazar
encomienda system arrived in Manila
Miguel Lopez de
Legazpi gave the title Domingo Salazar was
The synod of Manila
ciudad to Manila appointed as Bishop
was convened
of Manila

1596 1680 1720 1884

Legal abolition of the
Estbalishment of
encomienda system
Real Audencia in
Manila Cedula Personal was
Compilation of the
instituted to replace
laws of Indies under
the tributo system.
King Charles II
 Philippine Villages Reduced by the Spaniards

Encomiendas Assigned by Legazpi

Memorial of Bishop Domingo de Salazar on the Abuses Committed by the

Spaniards

Order Issued by the Governor for Collection of the Tributes

Opinion of Fray Martin de Rada on Tributes Coming from

Indians

Decree Regulating Services of Filipinos

 Philippine Villages Reduced by the Spaniards

1582- landmark period because the

synod of Manila was called to convene
in order to assess the Spanish methods
of evangelization.

Reduccion – reducir meaning to

resettle.

Spaniards tried to gain the confidence of

List of the villages
reduced to the
service of his
majesty and the
names of the chiefs
who have made
peace
 Philippine Villages Reduced by the Spaniards

Tulisanes term used by the Spaniards in

order to identify those who are bandits or
ladrones (thieves).

Those who rejection the Spanish and the

religion they brought into the hills and
were called remontados, cimarrones,
ladrones monteses, malhechores or
 Encomiendas Assigned by Legazpi

Encomienderos were tasked to defend

their encomiendas and maintain peace
and order
 The islands at the time of Sande’s arrival had been divided into
encomiendas
 Legazpi assigned Cebu the port
and the village to his Majesty as
 In panay, he assigned to his
far as Canipata (01.16.1571).
 majesty, the river and settlement
The rest of the island he
of Panay from the coast to
apportioned 30000 Indians to
Catitlan (01.16.1571).
Jeronimo de Monzon
(01.25.1571), 2000 to Cristobal
Sanchez; and 1000 to Francisco
Carreno.
 The islands at the time of Sande’s arrival had been divided into
encomiendas

 In the island of Mindanao, the

point of Cauit, the port of Caldera,  In the island of Luzon, he
the village of Zamboanga, and all assigned to his majesty the
the villages where cinnamon is settlements of Manila, the port of
grown, were assigned by the Cavite, and the seacoast
adelantado to his majesty on settlements lying between them
January 16, 1571. on January 16, 1571.
 The islands at the time of Sande’s arrival had been divided into
encomiendas

 Encomiendas assigned by
 This document shows 143
Lavezaris and Sande which are
also named in this document were encomenderos whose names are
omitted. expressed in it.
Memorial of Bishop Domingo de Salazar on the Abuses Committed by the
Spaniards

Bishop Domingo de Salazar wrote a

letter to the king of Spain to expose
the different abuses by the Spanish
officials in the Philippines in the
process of pacifying the islands.
 Reasons of abuses

2. Many occupations were employed

1. When Don Goncalo Ronquillo
to the Indians
came as a governor of La Pampanga,
the country was used to be supplied
3. Before the Governor Don Goncalo
with rice, wine and fowls. A great
Ronquillo came, there were not more
number of Indians went to the mines
than three and four alcaldes-mayor in
of Ylocos to sowed their grain. Many
all these islands, but now there are
of them died there because of hunger
sixteen and most of them are men who
as a result a great scarcity of rice
came with him.
followed.
 Injuries inflicted upon the Indians

3. They compel the Indians to work at

1. When a long expedition is to be
tasks in the service of your Majesty,
made, the wrongs which they
paying them but little, an that
suffer are many.
irregularly and late, and often not at
all.
2. Collected the rice of the Indians
under pretense of its being for its
4. Injuries the Indians received from
being for your Majesty.
the Spaniards during the conquest.
Order Issued by the Governor for Collection of the Tributes

Collection of personal tax or tributos

from the indios were instructed to the
government officials in the Philippines.

 It was used to defray government

expenses.
 Gomez Perez Dasmarinas Governor and Captain-General of
Islas Philipinas

i. In those encomiendas where justice is ii. In those encomiendas in which, on

administered, but where, through lack of account of their remoteness, have neither
ministers, there is no religious justice nor religious instruction, no
instruction, the tribute shall be collected, tribute shall be collected until such time
reserving that part which would be due as God order the affairs of these islands;
to the minister, if they had one---- and his Majesty, informed of their
namely, a fourth part of the tax, a little condition, shall make other provisions, in
more or less, which part shall be left and order that he may be better served.
freely surrendered to the Indians.
 Gomez Perez Dasmarinas Governor and Captain-General of
Islas Philipinas

iii. The same is decreed for those From those incomiendas may be taken such
encomiendas which are disaffected or have part of the tribute as can conveniently be
never been pacified. No collection shall be collected, for their preservation and way of
made in this case except from those recognition; and whatever small portion of his
encomiendas which, having once been Majesty may order, and what the Lord Bishop
pacified, and having rendered obedience to his cites, may be collected.
majesty, shall without any just cause rise in
rebellion.
 Opinion of Fray Martin de Rada on Tributes Coming from
Indians

Opinion piece was written in San Pablo

Manila on June 21, 1574 for the King of
Spain.

It outlines the different conditions under

which the Indians in the Philippines paid
tribute to the colonizers.
Repartimien
to
System that allowed the masters in colonies
to recruit natives to work for public or
community projects.

This system is imposed in both Latin

America and Philippines.
 Decree Regulating Services of Filipinos

Polo y Servicios

Mandating Chinese or Filipino male mestizos

from 16-60 years old to render free service to
community projects.
 Royal Decree issued on May
Exemptions to the polo y
26, 1609 under the reign of
servicios ;
King Philip II

Decree regulating the

1. The native ruling and
different conditions under
their sons;
which the repartimiento
2. Those able to pay the
system can be imposed to
falla;
the natives.
3. Persons with disabilities
 Thank you for listening!

Nichole Christine D. Virtudazo