Spanish was first introduced to the Philippines in 1565, when the conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi founded the first Spanish settlement on the island of Cebu. The Philippines, ruled from Mexico City was a Spanish territory for 333 years (1565-1898).
How long was the philippines a colony of spain?
The Japanese began to colonize the Philippines because they were running out of space and resources. Their country is four big islands that were recently formed by volcanoes, meaning that they have limited mineral and metal resources. This forced the Japanese to colonize and attempt to take over other nations, such as the Philippines, which has a number of these resources. Also, the Philippines serves as a gateway to conquer Southeast Asia, which Japan proceeded to do once the Philippines were conquered.
As long as it could produce a profit it had a value to the Spanish Empire.
Spain ruled Mexico for 300 years, from 1521 until 1821.
Japan colonized us from 1941 to 1945.
For almost 27 years; Mexico won its independence war from Spain on September 27, 1821.
it lasted from 1810 to 1821
Some 12 to 13 hours on a non-stop plane.
Depending on how you look at the history, the US took control of the Philippines in 1898 with the defeat of the Spanish, in 1899 with the signing of the peace treaty between the US and Spain, or in 1902 with the end of the Philippine Insurrection (Philippine-American War).
The US obtained the Philippines by defeating Spain during the Spanish-American War of 1898 (a six month long declared war).
Mexico declared its independence from Spain on September 16, 1810. After a long and bloody military conflict, it became fully independent on September 27, 1821. Spain would not recognize Mexico's independence until 1835.
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