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Galleon trade

sole economic activity of the Spaniards in the Philippines

Recopilacion de Leyes de los Reynos de las Indias

laws governing the Spanish possessions

Capitulacion

rewarded the conquistadors (royalgrants or awards) in exchange for conquered lands

Cabecera

were the only placesthat tribute collection was regular

reduccion

a community in the process of being prepared or trained for civilgovernment

doctrina

a community undergoing lessons in the doctrine of the new faith andbeing prepared for baptism as Christians

missionary friar

in charge of the doctrina, doubled as the teacher for reduccion

pueblo-parish

community of nativesfully integrated into the colonial system

barangay

component units of a pueblo

convent

friar curate’s residence

block-and-street/compact

layout employed so that families would be within hearing of the church bells

cabeza

head of barangay chosen from the old datu class

gobernadorcillo

pueblo head; also from old datu class

Spanish alcalde mayores

provincial governor

Manpower

most importantresource/factor of production (potentiality)

pueblo lands

superficially similar to the pre-colonial land system (house lot with astrip of field along the residential area + communal tract)

1. obligationto work (full-employment)


2. improvedland preparation technology and


3. prohibitionof non-family labor

Reasons why net reduction did not result in foodshortages or lower production:

Fukienese

the plow is of [?] design

Panday Pira

first foundryman

inquilinos

(middlemen) or [manager to] renters/tenants

Realengas

crown lands that made up the rest of the land in Filipinas

1. pueblo lands


2. land grants


3. realengas

Types of lands during colonial rule of Spain in the Philippines

No land tax was ever imposed

what these lands shared in common

Encomienda system

system by which conquered natives were required to pay tribute and render othercontributions to the king (they were under the king’s encomienda)

Encomenderos

awardees assigned designated barangays or pueblos

Encomienda

meant the grant of authority to collect the tributes

1. maintenance of peace and order


2. education


3. Christianity

Encomiendas were awarded in return for:

1. Crown


2. Private

Two encomienda categories

it was a device for exacting produce and labor services from the subjectnatives

The essence of the encomienda system

tribute

basic contribution; 8 reales until 1589 when it was raised to 10 reales

Ø Gobernadorcillosand cabezas and their deputies


Ø Menin the regime’s service such as soldiers and oarsmen in the galleys


Ø Sickand crippled


Ø Thosewhose crops had failed during the year


Ø Sixtyyears old and over

· Tribute-exempt classes:

Payment in kind

was the rule because the natives had no coin

Compras/bandala

under this system, the natives were imposed quotas of produce and othergoods to be delivered by the natives to the encomendero

Polo y Servicios

v underthis system designated natives or quotas of men were drafted for compulsorylabor services

cortes de madera

felling of trees in the forest

king

principal beneficiary of the polos

Parish contributions

consisted of the alms and other offerings related to masses and devotions;and fees for baptisms, marriages, funerals, indulgences, etc. (all-year round)

1. tributes


2. contributions of natives in parish-pueblos


3. other revenues from their lands, buildings, and other real property

· General summary of the income of thereligious sector from three sources:

Chinese and the lay Spanish encomenderos

The active legitimate domestic traders

Ley 47, Titulo 2, Libro V

banned civil officials from engaging in trade; natives should be free toparticipate in trade

Personas exentas

persons exempt from civiljurisdiction

Personas exentas

status of the clergyjurisdiction

obras pias

charitable Church fundactually used to support the galleon trade

Real Consulado

an all-powerful board of trade

Real Consulado

they allocated shipping space and shares in the outgoing cargo, andshippers’ shares in the profits from the returning shipments

two

Number of galleons allowed to sail from Manila per year

Titulo 45, Libro IX of the Recopilacion in the

states that no Spaniards (aside from those in Filipinas) could ship any China orAsia goods from Manila to Acapulco

1811 (officially 1813)

end of Galleon trade

1. Archaic institution of the king’s estate


2. The conditions of land tenure and puebloagriculture


3. Serious decline in the work force througha protracted loss in the tributary population until 1700

v Theeconomy of the Filipinas during the Galleon trade period was shaped by three major factors:

Hacienda

· A farm, whether small or large

Hacienda

· Finance, as in a government department offinance

Hacienda

· A person’s estate, his assets andproperties

Real Hacienda

king’s estate

The New Kingdom of Castilla

early name of Filipinas

Reales officiales (royal officials)

officers assigned to keep accounts of the revenues and expenses of theking

factor, a treasurer, and an accountant

Three officers of the reales officiales

Real situado

a subsidy from the king for the support of the regime in Filipinas(250,000 pesos anually)

1. cultivated land consisted of parcels offields assigned to each family ·


2. single occupational class – small farmers


3. No landless class (no landlord to tenantrelations)


4. Families as landholders, not owners


5. The mass of pueblo families had no overtsavings, or stocks of produce for trading



Basicfeatures of pueblo agriculture: