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Apr 27, 1565
First Spanish settlement
The Spanish conquistador Migual Lopez de Legazpi established one of the first European settlements in the East indies and the Pacific islands. The Spaniards sailed back to Cebu and attacked the village of Rajah Tupas, and created their first colony in the Philippines. -
May 22, 1565
Dagami Revolt
The Dagami Revolt was a revolt against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. It was led by the Chief Dagami of Gabi (now part of Cordova), in the island of Cebu. -
Mar 18, 1570
Miguel López de Legazpi spreads the chritianity
Miguel López de Legazpi conquered a Muslim settlement in the Philippines and began to spread Christianity through the Philippines. Missionaries were sent around the Philippines to spread the religion. -
Jan 1, 1574
Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt
Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt The Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt, also known as the Manila Revolt, was an uprising in 1574 against Spanish colonial rule led by Rajah Lakandula and Rajah Sulayman in Manila. -
Tamblot Uprising 1 Jan 1622
The fighting of the revolt of Tambolt begun this day. The revolt of Tambolt is a religious conflict. At the time Christianity was spread through the country, and Tambolt challenged the Spanish priest and he won, earning the people's trust, he started the revolt. -
Battles of La Naval de Manila
The Battles of La Naval de Manila is five navy battles fought in the water of the Philippines between the Spain and Dutch. The Dutch harassed and infested the coast of Manila due to the fact that they want to dominate the commerical sea trade in the Southeast Asia -
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the Dagohoy Rebellion January 24, 1744 – August 31, 1829
This was the longest rebellion against the spanish. it took place in the island of Bohol from 1744 to 1829, about 85 years. it was led by Francisco Dagohoy. the rebelion ended with the spanish victory. -
battle of manila
The Battle of Manila began on September 24th to October 6th 1762. It was a battle between Britain and Spain around Manila. During that time period, Manila was a Spanish colony. -
Pule Revolt or the religoius revolt of Hermano Pule
Hermano Pule or Apolinario de la Cruz was an important person in the revolutionary history in the Philippines. Pule was a crusader who sacrificed himself for religious freedom and fought so that everyone can pray freely to their Gods without any government persecution. -
the philippine revolution
The two year long Philippine Revolution began on August 30th when 800 Katipurenos raided the Spanish arsenal. -
Philippine Declaration of Independence12 Jun 1898
General Emilio Aguinaldo verbally proclaimed independence for the people of the Philippines on 12th of June 1898, from the window of his home in Cavite (South of Manila). With this declaration, he became, in theory, the first president of the Philippine Republic. -
philipphine-American war
The Philippine-Ameircan War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence was an armed conflict between the Filipino revolutionaries and the United states. This is when the First Philippine Republic officially declared war against the United States. -
battle of bataan
During World War II, the Battle of Bataan is the most intense part of the Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines. In order to control the Southeast Pacific, they must gain power on the Philippine islands. The American and Filipino military and United states made their largest surrender. -
the people power revolution
The People power revolution, also referred to as the Yellow Re volution and EDSA was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines. This nonvioent revolution resulted the restoration of the country's democracy and departure of the President Ferdinand Marcos. -
Joseph Estrada Violates Constitution
Presidant Joseph Estrada was accused bribery, graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust, and culpable violation of the Constitution. His impeachment trial was started on the 7th of December, 2000 and aborted by January 16th, 2001. This lead to the EDSA revolution later that year, and, needless to say, the downfall of Estrada. -
Maguindanao massacre
Victims on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for the vice mayor of Buluan (Mangudadatu) were kidnapped and brutally killed. 58 people were killed, including Mangudadatu's wife, friends, lawyers, and other relatives. The victims relatives blame the rival clan for the attack.
