spanish colonial policies

Question 1

spanish east indies

Answer 1

PH, carolinas, marianas

Question 2

why didn’t filipinos want to resettle from their barangays?

Answer 2

their livelihood is in the barangay; they don’t want to leave their dead ancestors

Question 3

who headed the synod of manila?

Answer 3

juan de plasencia

Question 4

what was the use of the open space in plaza complexes?

Answer 4

festivities; celebrations; so the spanish could oversee what the filipinos did there

Question 5

what was the name for the sound of the bell?

Answer 5

bajo el son de la campana

Question 6

what were the uses for the bell of the church?

Answer 6

if you hear the bell, you are still inside the plaza; military use (signals warning)

Question 7

what was the social ranking based on?

Answer 7

ethnicity or religion

Question 8

peninsulares

Answer 8

full-blooded spanish born in iberian peninsula

Question 9

insulares

Answer 9

full-blooded spanish born in colonies (called filipinos)

Question 10

principalia/principales

Answer 10

native aristocracy; nobility; don/doña

Question 11

indios

Answer 11

natives; non-spanish christians

Question 12

chinos infieles

Answer 12

non-christians

Question 13

what appointments did the king of spain make?

Answer 13

political and religious

Question 14

real patronato

Answer 14

royal patronage

Question 15

how did the king help the real patronato?

Answer 15

gave financial assistance; appointed members

Question 16

first name of the council of the indies

Answer 16

real y supremo consejo de indios

Question 17

second name of the council of the indies

Answer 17

ministerio de ultramar (ministry of the colonies)

Question 18

how many members were in the ministerio de ultramar?

Answer 18

6-8 members

Question 19

what was the compilation of the laws of the ministerio de ultramar called?

Answer 19

recopilacion de las leyes de los reynos de indios

Question 20

how were governador capitan-generals appointed?

Answer 20

through shortlist from council of indies

Question 21

from what social ranking were the governador capitan-generals?

Answer 21

peninsulares

Question 22

duties of governador capitan-general

Answer 22

administrative, military (naval shipyard in Cavite), economic, judicial, ecclesiastic

Question 23

ticket meaning one is allowed to trade in galleon trade

Answer 23

boletas

Question 24

monopoly stores of spanish in the PH

Answer 24

estancos

Question 25

judge of the royal audiencia

Answer 25

oidor

Question 26

salary of vice-real patron

Answer 26

40,000 pesos annually

Question 27

cumplase

Answer 27

the power to veto

Question 28

2 types of checks and balances

Answer 28

residencia - within 6 months after the term; visita - anytime

Question 29

what type of province was alcadia?

Answer 29

pacified provinces; had a civil government

Question 30

what type of province was corregimiento?

Answer 30

unpacified provinces; had an military government

Question 31

what were the requirements for alcalde mayor and corregidor?

Answer 31

appointed by the king; peninsulares; lawyers

Question 32

duties of alcalde mayor and corregidor

Answer 32

oidor; system of taxation, peace, and order

Question 33

salary of alcalde mayor and corregidor

Answer 33

2000 pesos annually

Question 34

indulto de comercio

Answer 34

license to trade

Question 35

what were alcalde ordinarios in charge of?

Answer 35

ciudades

Question 36

what were gobernadorcillos in charge of?

Answer 36

pueblos

Question 37

difference between alcalde ordinario and gobernadorcillo people

Answer 37

alcalde ordinario - spanish; elected | gobernadorcillo - non-spanish (native)

Question 38

what were cabeza de barangays in charge of?

Answer 38

barrios

Question 39

cabeza de barangay nationality

Answer 39

non-spanish (native)

Question 40

requirements for gobernadorcillo and cabeza de barangay

Answer 40

25 years old; fluent in spanish; no criminal records; principalia citizen

Question 41

duties of cabeza de barangay

Answer 41

drafting of laborers; collecting tax

Question 42

term for taxpayers list (collection of age, civil status, and qualifications of citizens)

Answer 42

padron

Question 43

compilation of surnames

Answer 43

catalogo alfabetico de apellidos

Question 44

who made the compilation of surnames and what was his position?

Answer 44

narciso claveria - gobernadorcillo

Question 45

taxation system

Answer 45

encomienda

Question 46

what did the spanish use taxes for?

Answer 46

replenish the royal treasury; maintain the colonies; helpl the church; fund the military

Question 47

encomendar

Answer 47

to entrust; permit to collect taxes

Question 48

encomendero

Answer 48

collector; peace and order, protection

Question 49

how much of the total revenue goes to the tax collectors?

Answer 49

1/4

Question 50

basic tax

Answer 50

8 reales = 1 peso per family per year

Question 51

cedula personal

Answer 51

new taxation system for 18 year olds and above

Question 52

who was exempted from paying tax?

Answer 52

people who were not married

Question 53

who were the collectors in the encomienda de la corona/realenga?

Answer 53

gobernadorcillo, cabeza de barangay

Question 54

what are the characteristics of the encomienda de la corona?

Answer 54

near port; agricultural; well-populated

Question 55

how much of the revenue from encomienda de la corona went to the king?

Answer 55

100%

Question 56

enco of the encomienda de la corona

Answer 56

king of spain; royal treasury

Question 57

who were the collectors of the encomienda de particular?

Answer 57

soldiers

Question 58

how much of the revenue from encomienda de particular went to the enco?

Answer 58

1/4

Question 59

enco of the encomienda de particular

Answer 59

former spanish gov't officials; colonial treasury

Question 60

who were the 2 filipinos that became encos of encomienda de particular?

Answer 60

francisco liwag and juan de macapagal

Question 61

enco of ecclesiastical encomienda

Answer 61

religious orders/institutions

Question 62

where was the ecclesiastical encomienda?

Answer 62

pineda (pasay city)

Question 63

name of military tax in luzon

Answer 63

vinta

Question 64

name of military tax in visayas

Answer 64

falúa

Question 65

name of military tax in mindanao

Answer 65

donativo de zamboanga

Question 66

forced sale

Answer 66

bandala system

Question 67

what happened in forced sale?

Answer 67

farmers were forced to sell their produce to the gov't; gov't only gave promissory notes

Question 68

why did the government impose the bandala system?

Answer 68

to increase funds for wars against other European explorers

Question 69

forced labor for men

Answer 69

polo y prestacion personal

Question 70

what happened in forced labor for men

Answer 70

community forced labor; construction of galleons and infrastructures

Question 71

requirement for men in forced labor

Answer 71

16-60 years old; polistas

Question 72

how many days of work was forced labor for men?

Answer 72

40 days; became 15 in 1884

Question 73

exemptions from forced labor for men

Answer 73

principalia, students, soldiers, sick

Question 74

falla

Answer 74

1 1/2 reales; fee if you cannot do polo

Question 75

forced labor for women

Answer 75

polo y servicio personal

Question 76

what was the kind of forced labor for women?

Answer 76

domestic forced labor