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Long before the Spaniard came to the Philippines, the country is part of China. Evidence are the ceramics wares that have been dug up.

During the 1890s, the Philippines was under Spanish administration. It was a province of Spain, and had a representation in the Spanish Cortes (1860-1873), although the representative was a Spaniard born in the Philippines. It was also during this time that Spain had a Prime Minister who was 1/4 Filipino: Marcelo Palmero de Azcarraga.

It was also during this time that forced polo was finally instituted throughout all the islands, regardless of race - thus, for the first time, both Filipinos and Spaniards alike were subject to menial work and payment of tax. Although Spaniards who were well-off were able to bribe officers.

It was 1890s when the Katipunan was founded, which resulted in the Philippine Revolution.

Philippines in the 1890's was a colony of the Spanish empire {imperialism}, and the independance movement within the Philippines was very strong. (the idea of democracy and independance rather than monarchy & imperialism was popular across the globe then) The Philippines had seen several signigicant revolts and uprising over the few hundred years of Spanish rule, it was successful in the 1890's, supported largely by the USA, who was breifly at war with Spain at that time.

During the 1890s, the Philippines was under Spanish administration. It was a province of Spain, and had a representation in the Spanish Cortes (1860-1873), although the representative was a Spaniard born in the Philippines. It was also during this time that Spain had a Prime Minister who was 1/4 Filipino: Marcelo Palmero de Azcarraga.

It was also during this time that forced polo was finally instituted throughout all the islands, regardless of race - thus, for the first time, both Filipinos and Spaniards alike were subject to menial work and payment of tax. Although Spaniards who were well-off were able to bribe officers.

Also, the 1890s was a decade of extreme revolution in the Philippines. It was when the Katipunan was founded, thus sowing the Philippine Revolution.

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