History of the Philippines (1521-1898)

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	Philippines (09/05)
		The history of the Philippines can be divided into four distinct phases: the pre-Spanish period (before 1521); the Spanish period (1521-1898); the American period (1898-1946); and the years since independence (1946-present).
		The Philippines is a member of the UN and some of its specialized agencies, and began a 2-year term as a member of the UN Security Council in January 2004, serving as UNSC President in September 2005.
		Philippine soldiers and police have participated in a number of multilateral civilian police and peacekeeping operations, and a Philippine Army general served as the first commander of the UN Peacekeeping Operation in East Timor.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2794.htm (6989 words)

	History of the Philippines
		The Philippines were claimed in the name of Spain in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain, who named the islands after King Philip II of Spain.
		On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain and the commander of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron, Commodore George Dewey was sent to engage the Spanish navy in the Philippines.
		The Commonwealth of the Philippines was established by the United States government in 1935 with a view to granting Filipino independence within 10 years.
	www.csubak.edu /PacificRim/countryprospectus/history.htm (756 words)

	History of THE PHILIPPINES
		Magellan, sailing on behalf of Spain, is the first European to reach the Philippines (in 1521).
		Indeed the Philippines are a Spanish province for well over three centuries, until ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
		The colonizing of the Philippines for Spain is carried out as much by Roman Catholic friars as by any state administration.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa27 (300 words)

	Philippines : Phillipines
		The government of the Philippines, loosely patterned after the American system, is organized as a representative republic, with the president functioning as both head of state and government, as well as being the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
		The Philippines had been home to a greatly diverse population, trading with China and the Indonesian archipelago for many centuries when the first Europeans arrived, led by Ferdinand Magellan, in 1521.
		The bicameral Philippine legislature, the Congress[?], consists of the Senate[?] and the House of Representatives[?]; members of both are elected by popular vote.
	www.fastload.org /ph/Phillipines.html (1106 words)

	Filipino Heritage.com: Crafts - Traditional Collection
		There is evidence, for example, of trade between the Philippines and Cham (in today’s Vietnam) in 500BC.
		On exhibit at the Aguinaldo Museum at Happy Glen in Baguio City is an old flag identified by a caption as the "First Philippine National Flag." A historical note says: "Sewn in Hongkong by Dona Marcela Marino Agoncillo, this flag was brought to the Philippines by General Emilio Aguinaldo on May 19, 1898.
		He and his men arrived off the coast of Samar on 16 March 1521.
	www.filipinoheritage.com /history.htm (306 words)

	History of the Philippines
		The history of the Philippines may be divided into four distinct phases: the pre-Spanish period (before 1521); the Spanish period (1521-1898); the American period (1898-1946); and the years since independence (1946-present).
		Marcos was forced to flee the Philippines in the face of a peaceful civilian-military uprising that ousted him and installed Corazon Aquino as president on February 25, 1986.
		U.S. administration of the Philippines was always declared to be temporary and aimed to develop institutions that would permit and encourage the eventual establishment of a free and democratic government.
	infotut.com /geography/Philippines (1515 words)

	July 4, 1946
		On the basis of the June 12, 1898, (alleged) declaration of independence by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, he thought that it was his mandate to correct "history." He thought it would serve better the national aspirations of the Filipino people to adopt that date as the Philippines's independence day.
		The Philippine History Group of Los Angeles invites you to send your comments to the author, Bobby Reyes, or the editor of this Philippine Centennial Series, Hector Santos.
		History has it that Aguinaldo ordered also the assassination of Gen. Antonio Luna in Vigan, Ilocos Sur (Luna was killed in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.
	www.bibingka.com /phg/misc/july4.htm (1338 words)

	Philippines
		Another seminary that made a dent in the history of Christian Education in the Philippines was the St. Andrews Seminary that was established in the 1930s under the Episcopal Church in the Philippines.
		When the Americans came to the Philippines in 1898, the occupation had with it another package of political, socio-cultural, economic, and welfare systems.
		Higher education during the period was purportedly aimed at the democratization of the Philippines according to American patterns, with emphasis on self-government, the propagation of the English language, the promotion of the dignity of labor, and the initiation of mass education as the base of enlightened democracy.
	www.iapche.org /philippines.htm (1338 words)

	History of Guam - Wikipedia
		The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific; when Navy and Air Force bases in the Philippines were closed after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo[?], most of the forces stationed there were relocated to Guam.
		As a result of the Spanish-American War, Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898.
		On March 6, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to discover Guam.
	www.web-dictionary.org /encyclopedia/gu/Guam___History.html (135 words)

	The U.S. Pacific Island Territory of Guam
		Located approximately 3,300 miles West of Hawaii, 1,500 miles East of the Philippines and 1,550 miles South of Japan, the Island of Guam is the Western most territory of the United States and one of the leading tourist destinations in the Western Pacific.
		The first known contact with West occurred with the visit of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and Guam was formally claimed by Span in 1565.
		The Island of Guam has an ancient history and rich cultural heritage with 118 sites listed on the National and 155 listed on the Guam Registers of Historical Sites.
	www.guam-online.com (731 words)

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