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The document summarizes the structure and organization of Spanish colonial government in the Philippines. When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the population of around 500,000 people lived in decentralized barangay communities. The Spanish established centralized government and instituted the encomienda system of tribute collection. They also implemented the polo system of forced labor that required indigenous people to work for 40 days per year, reducing to 15 days in 1884. Spanish colonialism dis
- Author
- Ligaya Delos Santos
- Language
- EN