if by distace - more or less 7370.14 miles
if by culture - almost alike to the spanish with a little bit of everything(chinese and malay touch) but ethnic cultures are TOO FAR different
if by language - Chavacano is dialect in the Philippines and is almost alike to the Spanish Language. Other spanish words are also used in the Philippines like baso, basura, tinidor, etc.
It was the Philippines as a Spanish Colony.
It was invented by the Spanish then it was introduced to the Philippines when the Spanish colonized Philippines.
Spanish occupation of the Philippines ended in 1898.
Spanish occupation of the Philippines was created in 1521.
Cebu was the first Spanish city in the Philippines. It was founded by the Spanish Cortes in 1571.
Philip II was in power during the Spanish Period in the Philippines. (that's why Philippines)
The Spanish owned the Philippines as part of their empire. The Philippines was governed from what is now Mexico, since Spain and Philippines are too far apart. Since Spain owned the Philippines for some 300 years, Spanish culture and influence has made a very big impact on Philippine culture. In Luzon, you'll see Mexican-style churches at every square. The Filipino language, also has countless amounts of cognates with Spanish. The days of the week, conjunctions, and time-telling is done in Spanish, even though it isn't the official language of the Philippines anymor. The cuisine of the Philippines also bears Spanish influence, such as lechon, crispy patta, flan and empanada. Which are as popular and "national" in the Philippines as they would be in Spain, Mexico or Puerto Rico.
Spanish colonization of the Philippines brought the disadvantages of foreign diseases to the natives. Spanish colonization brought the advantages of wealth and technology to the Philippines.
Spanish rule ended in the Philippines in 1898 when the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-American War.
they bought the philippines from the spanish.
The Philippines had been a Spanish colony, and following the Spanish-American war, the US considered the Philippines to be the spoils of war, and sought to take possession of it. The population of the Philippines had other ideas, however.
Because the Spanish colonized the Philippines several hundred years ago.