Chapter 2

Question 1

A Portuguese who was looking for a route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia.

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 2

When did Magellan’s expedition land in the Philippines?

Answer 2

March 16, 1521

Question 3

True or False: Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu during the battle of Mactan.

Answer 3

FALSE. Lapu-Lapu was not the one to kill Magellan

Question 4

Who took over the command of the expedition after Magellan’s death?

Answer 4

Juan Sebastian de Elcano

Question 5

Who welcomed Magellan and Christianity to Cebu?

Answer 5

Rajah Humabon

Question 6

Who decided that Spain should conquer the Philippines?

Answer 6

King Charles I

Question 7

Whom led the 5 subsequent expeditions to the Philippines?

Answer 7

Garcia Jofre Loaisa
Sebastian Cabot
Alvaro de Saavedra
Rudy Lopez de Villalobos
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Question 8

True or False: All 5 expeditions following that of Magellan successfully made it to the Philippines.

Answer 8

FALSE. Only the last two actually reached the Philippines.

Question 9

Who led the only expedition that successfully colonized the Philippines?

Answer 9

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Question 10

Where did Ruy Lopez de Villalobos establish a colony?

Answer 10

Sarangani

Question 11

Who names the country “Islas Filipinas”?

Answer 11

Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

Question 12

Who is the Philippines named after?

Answer 12

King Charles’ son, Prince Philip

Question 13

Who accompanied Miguel Lopez de Legazpi on his expedition?

Answer 13

Andres de Urdaneta

Question 14

Who headed the expedition from Cebu to Manila?

Answer 14

Martin de Goiti

Question 15

What walled city was built and dubbed the capital of the islands?

Answer 15

Intramuros

Question 16

Why was the Philippines conquered?

Answer 16

The barangays lacked unity, and the Spaniards used them against each other.

Question 17

How long did Spain reign over the Philippies?

Answer 17

333 years

Question 18

What were the 3 names for the government body that assisted the king in ruling the Philippines?

Answer 18

Council of the Indies
Overseas Council
Ministry of the Colonies

Question 19

What was the political structure of the Philippines during the Spanish occupation?

Answer 19

National government and local government (province, city, town, municipalities).

Question 20

The King’s representative and the highest ranking official in the Philippines.

Answer 20

Governor General

Question 21

Who was the governor general that implemented a general economic plan, which aimed to make the Philippines self-sufficient?

Answer 21

Jose Basco y Vargas

Question 22

What industry was placed under government control during Basco’s administration?

Answer 22

Tobacco industry

Question 23

What canal connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, shortening the travel time from Barcelona to Manila?

Answer 23

Suez Canal

Question 24

What were the two kinds of priests that served the Catholic Church?

Answer 24

Regular priests and secular priests

Question 25

These kind of priests belonged to religious orders, and their main task was to spread Christianity.

Answer 25

Regular priests

Question 26

These kind of priests did not belong to any religious order, and they were trained specifically under the supervision of the bishops.

Answer 26

Secular priests

Question 27

This was a special judicial court that investigates the performance of a governor general about to be replaced.

Answer 27

The Residencia

Question 28

Who observed conditions in the colony and reported his findings to the King?

Answer 28

The Visitador General

Question 29

It served as an advisory body to the Governor General and had the power to check and report on his abuses.

Answer 29

The Royal Audiencia

Question 30

What were the two types of local government units created by Spain?

Answer 30

The alcadia and the corregimiento

Question 31

It is a unit of government that governed the provinces that had been fully subjugated.

Answer 31

Alcaldia

Question 32

It is a unit of government that governed the provinces that were not yet entirely under Spanish control.

Answer 32

Corregimiento

Question 33

Who led the alcadia?

Answer 33

Alkalde mayor

Question 34

Who led the corregimiento?

Answer 34

Corregidor

Question 35

Why did the regular priests refute visits from the bishops and threatened to leave their posts?

Answer 35

They were not under the bishop's jurisdiction.

Question 36

Who accepted the resignations of the regular priests and replaced them with secular priests?

Answer 36

Archbishop Basilio Santa Justa

Question 37

How did the church deal with the shortage of secular priests to fill in for the regular priests?

Answer 37

They ordained Filipino seculars.

Question 38

Who were the three martyr priests who fought secularization and awakened strong feelings of anger and resentment among Filipinos?

Answer 38

Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (Gomburza)

Question 39

The death of the three priests led to the organization of what movement?

Answer 39

Propaganda Movement

Question 40

Who led the quest for Filipino reforms?

Answer 40

The ilustrados

Question 41

When the ilustrados failed in easing the sufferings of Filipinos, what other faction was formed?

Answer 41

The intelligentsia

Question 42

What were the members of the Propaganda Movement called?

Answer 42

Propagandists or reformists

Question 43

True or False: The Propaganda movement asked for Philippine independence from the Spaniards.

Answer 43

FALSE. Its members believed that once Spain realized the pitiful state of the country, they would implement the changes the Filipinos were seeking.

Question 44

What were the three groups of Filipinos in Europe?

Answer 44

Those exiled to the Marianas Islands Ilustrados sent to Europe for their education Filipinos who had fled their country to avoid punishment for a crime

Question 45

Who were the most prominent members of the Propaganda Movement?

Answer 45

Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Marcelo H. del Pilar

Question 46

Who was inspired by the Propaganda movement and what organization was established?

Answer 46

Andres Bonifacio was inspired to establish the Katipunan

Question 47

He was a briliant orator who wrote "Fray Botod," "Esperanza," and "La Hija del Fraile."

Answer 47

Graciano Lopez Jaena

Question 48

He was an excellent writer who put up the newspaper Diarion Tagalog.

Answer 48

Marcelo H. del Pilar

Question 49

He was the first Filipino who became famous for his written works such as Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Answer 49

Jose Rizal

Question 50

Where was Rizal executed?

Answer 50

Bagumbayan (later named Luneta Park and then Rizal Park)