History of The Philippines

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: National Historical Institute (NHI)
2. Wikipedia: History of the Philippines
3. PhilippineHistory.net
4. University of Wellington: Philippines Timeline
5. Bartleby.com, Columbia Encyclopedia: The Philippines
6. Project Gutenberg: History of the Philippine Islands by Antonio de Morga
7. YouTube Video: Regime Changes in the Philippines-History Day (Time: 10:08)

Philippines Current Structure

• U.S. State Department: Philippines Country Profile
• C.I.A. Factbook: Philippines
• Wikipedia: Foreign relations of the Philippines and Human rights
• BBC News: Country Profile: Philippines
• Infoplease: Philippines

Philippines History Timeline

• 1521: Ferdinand Magellan lands in the Philippines
• 1571: Legaspi conquers the Philippines
• 1572: Spain conquers Luzon and Mindoro
• 1577: San Juan De Dios Hospital is established
• 1611: University of Santo Tomas is established
• 1888: La Solidaridad movement for Filipino equality begins
• 1892: La Electricista provides first electricity in Manila
• 1898: Aguinaldo declares Philippine Independence on June 12
• 1941: Manila is bombed on December 23
• 1946: Granted independence on July 4
• 1972: Ferdinand Marcos imposes martial law
• 1986: Filipinos revolt against Marcos with the People Power Revolution
• 2007: Joseph Estrada is pardoned by Gloria Arroyo
• 2007: Antonio Trillanes leads Philippine Coup

Philippines Major Events

Pre-history

• San Beda College Alumni: Ancient and Pre-Spanish Era
• Geocities.com: Pre Colonial Period
• Wikipedia: Pre-history
• University of Wellington: Prehistoric Times

Spanish Rule (1565–1898)

• San Beda College Alumni: Magellan and the Spanish influence
• Wikipedia: Spanish Colonization
• University of Wellington: Spanish Colonization
• PhilippineHistory.net: Spaniards' first 50 years in the Philippines...

American Era (1898-1946)

• San Beda College Alumni: America's First Entanglement | Japanese and WWII
• Filipino-Americans.com: The Philippine-American War(1899-1902)
• University of Wellington: First independence, U.S. Colonization

Independent Philippines (1946-present)

• San Beda College Alumni: Early Independence | Marcos Era | Aquino Years and Beyond
• University of Wellington: Second independence
• Wikipedia: Independent Philippines and the Third Republic
• Wikipedia: Marcos Era and Martial Law | Fourth Republic | Fifth Republic

Philippines Major Historical Figures

Jose Rizal - National Hero

• Wikipedia: José Rizal
• Western Washington University: Jose Rizal Biography
• Library of Congress: José Rizal
• NHI: Jose Rizal articles

Andres Bonifacio

• NHI: Bonifacio's Militant Legacy
• Philippine Revolution: Andres Bonifacio
• Wikipedia: Andres Bonifacio

Emilio Aguinaldo

• The Philippine Presidency Project: Emilio Aguinaldo
• University of Hawaii: Emilio Aguinaldo
• Bartleby.com: Emilio Aguinaldo
• Wikipedia: Emilio Aguinaldo
• Wien University: Interview with General Aguinaldo

Philippines History Maps and Media

• Library of Congress: Philippines Map Collection
• Infoplease: Philippines Maps
• Tribo.org: World War II Pictures
• Philippine Revolution: Photo Gallery
• YouTube: Philippine History Videos
• Google Video: Philippine History Videos
• Wien University: 19th Century Views of the Philippines

Philippines History Books and Research

• Google Books: History of the Philippines Books
• Austrian-Filipino Website: The Story of the Philippines, excerpt
• NHI: Philippine History Publications
• Amazon.com: Philippine War, 1899-1902
• Amazon.com: History of the Philippine Islands
• Amazon.com: Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)
• Amazon.com: El Filibusterismo: Subversion
• Amazon.com: True Version of the Philippine Revolution
• Amazon.com: The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection
• Amazon.com: Magdalo: The Story of Emilio Aguinaldo...'

Philippines History Blogs and Message Boards

• Philippine History Group of Los Angeles
• Sarisari etc: Filipino History, Language, Pop Culture...
• Filipino-Americans.com: The Filipino Forum

Philippines History Criticism and Controversy

• Wikipedia: Andres Bonifacio: Controversy
• NHI: Treaty of Paris... (June 2, 2006)
• Selves and Others: U.S. Genocide in the Philippines (March 22, 2005)
• Tribo.org: Who Really is the First Philippine President | What's in an Infamous Name (1993)
• PhilippineRevolution.net: Basic Problems of the Filipino People (July 30, 1970)

Philippines History Satire and Humor

• YouTube Video: Philippine History (Time: 02:33)
• Tribo.org: Tribung Pinoy's Philippine History 101 
• Blog: R. Balboa's Trivia: History (August 15, 1999)

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