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    The document discusses the economic development of the Philippines in the 19th century. It saw the growth of an export economy centered around agricultural goods like tobacco. This increasing trade and prosperity benefited the Filipino middle and upper classes. However, it also led to tensions as land values rose and Spanish institutions like the hacienda system imposed rents and restrictions. Economic programs established by Spain, such as the tobacco monopoly and opening Manila to foreign trade, aimed to develop the Philippines' economy and trade.

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    The document discusses the economic development of the Philippines in the 19th century. It saw the growth of an export economy centered around agricultural goods like tobacco. This increasing trade and prosperity benefited the Filipino middle and upper classes. However, it also led to tensions as land values rose and Spanish institutions like the hacienda system imposed rents and restrictions. Economic programs established by Spain, such as the tobacco monopoly and opening Manila to foreign trade, aimed to develop the Philippines' economy and trade.

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    The document discusses the economic development of the Philippines in the 19th century. It saw the growth of an export economy centered around agricultural goods like tobacco. This increasing trade and prosperity benefited the Filipino middle and upper classes. However, it also led to tensions as land values rose and Spanish institutions like the hacienda system imposed rents and restrictions. Economic programs established by Spain, such as the tobacco monopoly and opening Manila to foreign trade, aimed to develop the Philippines' economy and trade.

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    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    • The economic growth which took place


    in nineteenth- century Philippines,
    particularly after about 1830.
    • The growth of EXPORT ECONOMY
    • Increasing prosperity to the Filipino
    middle and upper classes.
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    YEAR EXPORTS IMPORTS TOTAL TRADE


    (in peso) (in peso) (in peso)

    1825 1,000,000 1,800,000 2,800,000

    1875 18,900,000 12,200,000 31,1000,000

    1895 36,600,000 25,400,000 62,000,000


    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    • Philippine exports in this economy


    were agricultural products.
    • INQUILINOS of the friar haciendas.
    • Farming by means of share-tenants or
    “KASAMA”.
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    • The case of Rizal’s Chinese ancestor


    Domingo Lam-co.
     when he had come to the Binan
    hacienda in mid-eighteen century
    the average holding of an inquilino
    was 2.9 hectares
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    • Rizal’s family in 1890s


     after Rizal’s father had moved to the
    Calamba hacienda.
     rented over 390 hectares.
    HACIENDA IN C ALAMBA
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    • Rising prosperity had also brought friction


    between inquilinos and haciendas as lands
    grew in value and rents were raised.
    • A combination of traditional methods and
    modernizing efficiency led to disputes.
    ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
    IMPOSED BY SPAIN

    ENCONMIENDA SYSTEM, TAXATION, FORCED


    LABOR, GALLEON TRADE.
    ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM

    • An encomienda is a parcel of land, including


    its inhabitants, assigned to loyal Spaniards
    who had helped in the colonization of the
    country.
    • “ENCOMENDERO”
    ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM

    • Two types of encomiendas:


     Royal encomiendas were comprised of
    cities, the seaports and regions rich in natural
    wealth and owned by the Spaniards crown.
    Private encomiendas were under the
    stewardship of private persons, charitable
    institutions or the Catholic Church.
    TAXATION

    • Filipino started paying tribute in cash to


    Spain during the day of Legazpi.
    • The rate was originally 8 reales but was
    raised to 10 in 1602, then increased to 12 in
    1851.
    • One tribute was equivalent to one family
    consisting of father, wife and minor children.
    TAXATION

    • With the abolition of the tribute in 1884, the


    CEDULA served as an income tax.
    • “BANDALA”- the compulsory sale by native
    farmers of their farm products to the
    government.
    FORCED LABOR OR THE POLO Y
    SERVICIO

    • This imposition required all Filipino males


    from 16 to 60 years old to render service
    for 40 days each year.
    • “POLISTAS”
    • paid FALLA or exemption fee.
    THE GALLEON TRADE

    • was early trade between Manila and Acapulco,


    Mexico, which commenced in 1565.
    • Products coming from Manila were shipped to
    Acapulco on trade vessels called “galleons” and
    sold there lucrative profit.
    THE GALLEON TRADE
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    PROGRAMS
    THE TOBACCO MONOPOLY

    • Royal Decree of 1780, Charles III established the tobacco


    monopoly in the Philippines upon the recommendation of
    Gov. Basco.
    • The government determined the plantation site, set a
    quota on the quantity to be planted and harvested by the
    farmers and the amount to be paid to them.
    • By the middle of the 19th century about, 25,000 Filipinos
    worked in the tobacco factories.
    THE ROYAL COMPANY OF THE
    PHILIPPINES

    • The Real Compania de Filipinas was established by the


    virtue of the Royal Decree of March 10,1785.
    • To develop and promote direct trade between Spain
    and the colony and to develop the natural resources
    of the country.
    • Products from the Philippines were exported to
    Spain tax-free.
    THE OPENING OF MANILA TO
    FOREIGN TRADE

    • Opening of Manila to foreign trade in 1789.


    • Governor Gen. Felix Berenguer de Marquina, Basco’s successor,
    encouraged foreign merchants to come and invest in the
    Philippines.
    • More Philippine ports were established and opened foreign trade.
    • The opening of the ports of Sual in Pangasinan, Iloilo and
    Zamboanga, Cebu, Legaspi and Tacloban accelerated the economic
    growth of the country.
    • In 1888, the first domestic telegraph and telephone line was
    opened in 1890.

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