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“The Galleon Trade” between Mexico and the Philippines begins under Felipe de Salcedo
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1568
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First Filipino-Spanish Treaty of sovereignty and friendship
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1570
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Spanish conquest of Manila
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1571
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Manila is proclaimed as the capital of the Philippines
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1572
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Direct trading connections with China are opened
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1577
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Franciscans arrive in the Philippines in order to convert the Bicol region into Christianity
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1587
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Start of the imposition of the tribute system to Spain
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1583
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The Spanish Supreme Court helds first session in Manila
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Jesuits arrive in the Philippines in order to convert eastern Visayas, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Mindanao to Christianity
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1593
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Êstablishment of the first printing press which also published the first book “Doctrina Christian en Lengua Espanola y Tagala” in the same year
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1609
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The Recollects arrive in the Philippines in order to convert northern Mindanao, Zambales, Palawan into Christianity
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1611
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Founding of University of Santo Tomas (UST), the oldest university in the Philippines
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1621
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The “Colegio de Manila” is made the “Univesidad de San Ignacio” by Pope Gregory XV and in 1623 is made a royal university by Philipp IV of Spain
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1647
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The Dutch besieged the Spanish in the Battle of Puerto de Cavite
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1649
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Beginning of calamitous period of Muslim raids against the Spaniards
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1660-1661
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Uprising against Spanish authorities led by Maniago in Pampanga and by Malong in Pangasinan
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1662
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Chinese Koxinga overrans and takes Formosa; sends Dominician friars as his envoy to Manila
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1718
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Spaniards return to Zamboanga and provoke Muslims
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1762
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The British East India Company seizes Manila
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1763
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The Treaty of Paris returns Manila to Spain
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1763-1764
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British Occupation of Manila
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1768
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Following the Suppression of the Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines are expelled – they surrender their properties to Spanish authorities
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1781
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Establishment of the tobacco monopoly
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1785
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Establishment of the “Real Compania de Filipinas” which reoriented the entire commercial system of the Philippines
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1788
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Birth of the writer Francisco Balagtas
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1834
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Opening of Manila to world trade
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1844
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The Gregorian calendar and the giving of Spanish surnames are introduced by Governor-General Claveria
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1865
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The Augustinian missionaries pioneered the propagation of the Catholic faith in the Philippines
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1872
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Three Filipino Priests, Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora are executed which signals the start of the Philippine Revolutionary Period
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1945
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US liberation of Manila from Japanese forces
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Passage of the Bell Trade Relations Act which provided for free trade relations between the Philippines and the United States
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1946
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Passage of the Tydings Rehabilitation Act which completed the Bell Trade Relations Act
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Proclamation of Philippine independence from the U.S.
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Roxas is elected as the first president of the Philippines
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1947
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Military Assistance Pact concluded between the Philippines and the US
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1948
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Quirino is elected as president
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1949
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Inauguration of Central Bank of the Philippines
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1951
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Signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the US “to defend themselves against armed attack”
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1953
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Election of Ramon Magsaysay as President
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1954
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Passage of the Retail Trade Nationalization Act which took effect on June 18, 1964
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Signing of the South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) or Manila Pact
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1956
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Passage of the Laurel-Langley Agreement which gave parity rights to the Americans
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1958
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Adoption of the “Filipino First Policy”
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1965
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Ferdinand Marcos elected as president
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1969
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Marcos wins second term
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1972
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Marcos declares Martial Law
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