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SPANISH ERA
Spanish Colonization
(1521 - 1898)
Ferdinand Magellan arrived
in the Philippines in 1521.
The Visita
The Council of the Indies in Spain
sent a government official called
the Vistador General to observe
conditions in the colony. The
Visitador General reported his
findings directly to the King.
The Encomienda was introduced in the Philippines
when Legaspi, in compliance with the decree issued by
King Philip II in 1558, distributed lands in Cebu to loyal
Spanish subjects. These men had helped conquer the
Philippines. The encomienda was not actually a land
grant but was a favor from the kind under which the
Spaniard receiving his favor was given the right to
collect tributesor taxesfrom the inhabitants of the
area assigned to him. The man who received this favor
was called an encomendero. The encomienda was,
therefore, a public office
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