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I'll give you a hint to start. Beginning with the seafaring exploratory journeys of the Spanish, most notably Magellan, the Philippines was 'discovered' by the Spanish, and claimed in the name of the Spanish king, Phillip II. From the early 1500s until the Spanish-American war of 1898, Spain ruled the Philippines as a colony (since Spain was one of the great colonial powers during those centuries). However, after ceding the Philippines (along with Puerto Rico and Guam) to the U.S. (in return for $20 million), Spain's role as a colonial power diminished dramatically.
That's not quite 350 words (but perhaps more than you bargained for!) :)
they treated Philippines oppressively.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
Spain claimed the Philippine Islands in 1521 by the discovery of Ferdenand Magellan.
It created the groundwork for the much longer and more violent Philippine American War.
direct rule
Spanish rule ended in the Philippines in 1898 when the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War.
institutional impact of spanish rule
they treated Philippines oppressively.
The Spanish occupation of the Philippines began in 1565 when Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi established a colony in Cebu. This marked the start of over three centuries of Spanish rule in the Philippines.
The Spanish occupation of the Philippines ended on June 12, 1898, when the country declared its independence from Spain. This followed the successful Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
It's a revolutionary group that was formed to overthrow the Spanish government rule in the Philippines during that era.
The Philippines, Guam, Puert0 Rico and Cuba.
Govern is to rule or mange something.
The first Spanish settlement in the Philippines was established in 1565 by Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi. He founded the town of Cebu on the island of the same name, marking the beginning of Spanish colonial rule in the archipelago.
Under the Treaty of Paris, Spain agreed to cede the Philippines to the United States in exchange for $20 million. This marked the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines and the beginning of American colonization.
The Philippines was colonized by Spain in the 16th century and was under Spanish rule for over 300 years until it was ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. The United States governed the Philippines until it gained independence in 1946.