Life During Spanish Colonial Rule

[Lorenzo]

Pictures of people, places during Spanish Colonial Rule. The Philippines (Las Islas Filipinas) were for a time part of the Viceroyalty of Nueva Espana for almost 200 years. After Mexico's independence in 1821 (Mexico was then known as Nueva Espana) , The Philippines were placed under immediate control and governance of the Kingdom of Spain as a special overseas colony. The Philippines was under Spanish control for almost half a millennium.



Filipino workers

[Lorenzo]

Spain's Lasting Imprint on the Philippines: Roman Catholicism