Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines

Thisarticle contributes to the understanding of the conquest and colonization of the Philippines, particularly the global and regional processes that molded the Spanish Empire throughout the sixteenth century. It suggests that the foundation of Spanish dominion in the archipelago involved the develo...

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Main Author: Pérez, Abisai; University
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-10952024-08-07T03:42:03Z Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines Pérez, Abisai; University Thisarticle contributes to the understanding of the conquest and colonization of the Philippines, particularly the global and regional processes that molded the Spanish Empire throughout the sixteenth century. It suggests that the foundation of Spanish dominion in the archipelago involved the development of royal policies in line with imperial competition. Drawing upon Spanish legislation that legitimized the subjugation of natives and reports from colonial authorities on that matter, thisarticle calls attention to the relationship between the development of law and imperial competition. Both processes influenced how the Philippine native elites were accommodated within Spanish rule. KEYWORDS: SIXTEENTH CENTURY, PRINCIPALES, SPANISH COLONIAL LAW, INDIGENOUS SOLDIERS, SPANISH PACIFIC 2021-09-23T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol69/iss3/4 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1095/viewcontent/Law_2C_20War.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description Thisarticle contributes to the understanding of the conquest and colonization of the Philippines, particularly the global and regional processes that molded the Spanish Empire throughout the sixteenth century. It suggests that the foundation of Spanish dominion in the archipelago involved the development of royal policies in line with imperial competition. Drawing upon Spanish legislation that legitimized the subjugation of natives and reports from colonial authorities on that matter, thisarticle calls attention to the relationship between the development of law and imperial competition. Both processes influenced how the Philippine native elites were accommodated within Spanish rule. KEYWORDS: SIXTEENTH CENTURY, PRINCIPALES, SPANISH COLONIAL LAW, INDIGENOUS SOLDIERS, SPANISH PACIFIC
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Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines
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title Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines
title_short Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines
title_full Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines
title_fullStr Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Law, War, Imperial Competition, and the Colonial Foundations of the Sixteenth-Century Philippines
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