The History of The Philippines Under The Spanish Empire (1521 - 1899)

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" Yes. I regret to a large extent revolting against Spain and, that's why, when the funerals for the king Alfonso [XIII] of Spain were celebrated in Manila, I showed up in the cathedral to the surprise of the spaniards. They asked me why had I come to the funeral of the king against who I rebelled... I told them that he continues to be my king because under the spanish rule we were always spanish subjects or citizens, but now, under the USA, we are just a consumer market for their exports, when not pariah, because they never made us citizens of any state in the USA... And the spanish opened the way for me and treated me like a brother in that significant day [the funeral?]" Emilio Aguinaldo 1958

A story that deserves to be remembered from the end of the Spanish period in the Philippines 🇵🇭 is that of the so-called "The Last of the Philippines." These were a group of Spanish soldiers who were besieged in the church of the town of Baler, on the Philippine island of Luzon between July 1898 and June 1899, and who did not know that in December 1898, Spain 🇪🇸 and the United States 🇺🇸 had signed the Treaty of Paris, in which sovereignty over the Philippines was ceded to the United States. Therefore, while the Spanish soldiers were being repatriated to Spain, they continued fighting even though the war between the Philippines and Spain had already ended. Finally, while leafing through the besieged newspapers left in the church, they discovered a piece of news that could not have been invented by the Filipinos, which finally convinced them that Spain no longer held sovereignty over the Philippines and that there was no point in continuing to resist in the church. On June 2, 1899, Baler's Spanish detachment surrendered.

333 years of Spanish rule ended and the Philippines will always be welcome as a brother of the Latin American countries. ❤ Tierra adorada, hija del sol del oriente.

Amazing stuff. For those who never visited Philippines I strongly recommend to do so. I have been there over 20 times and it is still N.1 on my list of holidays destination.

Desde 2002, cada 30 de junio se celebra el día de la amistad Hispanofilipina, fecha en que Emilio Aguinaldo, presidente de la Primera República Filipina, emitió una orden por la cual se decretaba que los últimos soldados españoles que se habían atrincherado en la iglesia del pueblo de Baler durante casi un año fueran tratados no como enemigos, sino como amigos, y que recibieran la asistencia necesaria para su retorno a España. El senador filipino Edgardo Angara, principal promotor del Día de la Amistad, aquel 30 de junio fue “un día glorioso para ambos países, porque el sitio de Baler produjo héroes y victoria para ambas partes”. Hoy, este episodio es el símbolo de la gran amistad entre España y Filipinas.

13:29 Wrong. It should be "The Americans decided to act like they were the ones who defeated Spain even though the Filipino revolutionaries did MOST of the damage"

Ooh I’ve been waiting patiently for another video

I've been subscribed to the channel for a few years now and really appreciate you guys making several historical videos of my country. Thank you.

The Philippines was a Spanish colony longer than the USA has been independent! Thats insane! 378 years!

One thing not being mentioned is during the Spanish becoming a Republic overthrowing the control of monarchy in Spain. The Republic of Spain sent a governor who made a lots of reform and allow the indigenous to allow equal status and respect their culture. This was the first and only governor of Spain send that does not used violence rather used a dialogue to cooperate with the Locals. However the republic of Spain short lived and the Governor was replaced by the Spain who is loyal to the Spanish monarchy. The fact that after he takes the place of as the Governor General of the Philippines. All of the reforms being done we're all abolished. Rather than to dialogue the new governor used violence. Which led to the execution of 3 Catholic Filipino Priest who was being blamed for the Cavite Mutiny. The plan of the Filipino soldiers to overthrow the Spanish Government in the Philippines. The execution of the three priest fueled the desire of Filipinos for independence rather than equal rights. Filipinos doesn't see themselves as different from Spain. But it was the fault of the people who wrongly govern the Philippines. Which led them to believe that this Spanish doesn't really considered them as human being itself.

I love the Philippines ❤✝

The first Philippine republic is Asia's first constitutional republic. The Philippine revolutionary already controlled the majority of the archipelago before the deceitful American imperialist arrived, promising us full independence provided we fought the Spanish alongside them. You neglected to disclose that portion. So that's kind of disappointing.

The Philippine American war was not brief according to what I have read. It is rarely mentioned as a war at all in the U S .

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁💯

Super informative video about modern history of Phillipines....thanks

Knowledgia's cover of the Spanish Occupation of my country is well done, I hope they'll cover the American war and occupation tho, as the America really doesn't want to make it mainstream

14 yrs as a student..i never learned so much about Philippine History as this 2-part video has provided. Thanks for making quality content like this. More power to your channel. Maybe you can also make a video about the Philippines being a land rich in gold a long time ago just in case you happen to have read it somewhere in your research.

Thank You. ❤

Knowledgia good job bro