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The Governor General was appointed by Spain and he generally ruled with an iron fist and intended to grab as much wealth as possible during his term in office.

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Why did US colonize the Philippines?

because it was one of the contract of the Spanish government to the American government that they will give up Philippines as their colony


Difference of the government in the Philippines during pre-spanish and spanish colonial periods?

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Why the US colonized the Philippines?

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Where can you find a chart of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines?

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Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines. He was the one who led the Filipinos to start a revolution against the Spanish Government to attain freedom and to gain control of the country. He is well-known for being a propagandist and his way of fighting the Spanish Government through his writing by revealing the inhumane manipulation of the Spanish Government in the Philippines.


A notorious invisible government existed in Spanish Philippines that was ruled by the friars.?

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What do the KKK of Philippines do?

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What is the Spanish Philippines?

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How do you compare the government of the Philippines and Spain during time of rizal?

During Rizal's time, the government of the Philippines was under Spanish colonial rule, characterized by abuses and corruption. The Spanish government was centralized and authoritarian, with power vested in the Governor-General. In contrast, the Philippines had limited representation and autonomy in governance compared to Spain.


Why did president William McKinley decided to turn the Philippines into an American colony?

The Philippines were a Spanish colony until the Spanish-American war. During the war Spain was defeated and the Spanish government in the Philippines fell to an insurrection. There was civil strife so the US sent in troops to restore order and set up a stable government. No doubt, the US also had an interest in a naval base and a friendly port for Pacific trade.


Did the Spanish government have to pay the US government money after the Spanish-American war if Spain gave up rights to the Philippines?

After the Spanish-American war (the U.S. won), it was actually the U.S. who paid Spain the amount of $20 million for giving up the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. See the related link below.