The Captaincy General of the Philippines was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire in Southeast Asia governed by a governor-general as a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in
Reception of the Manila Galleon by the Chamorro in the Ladrones Islands, ca. 1590 Boxer Codex
Magellan landing site in Umatac Bay
Puente de Grande 1794
Pasig River, Manila
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indi
Captaincy General of the Philippines
…Masonic structures. It may be said that joining Masonry was one activity that both reformists and the Katipuneros shared, despite their differing views. History of the Philippines (1565–1898) Domingo de Salazar…
Tomb of Miguel López de Legazpi, founder of Manila as the capital city of the Philippine islands, located in Manila at the San Agustin Church inside the historic walled city of Intramuros
Peninsulares, Criollo, Native Filipinos (Indios) and Aetas, detail from Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas (1734)
Qing dynasty depiction of Luzon delegates from the late 1750s, visiting the Qianlong Emperor in the Forbidden city in Beijing.
Paul de la Gironière a Nantais, French immigrant to the Philippines. He established the Jala Jala hacienda in Morong district, modern day Rizal province. He is wearing early 19th century Philippine fashion in the image.