Spanish Leadership and Cruelty in An expedition by Miguel...

Philippines Research Paper 30,000 years ago, it is believed that the Negritos have migrated to the Philippines from Borneo, Sumatra, and Malaya. Following that, the Malayans followed in successive waves. The Malayan culture has survived to this day among certain groups such as the Igorots. The later Malayan tribes that came had more highly developed cultures. In the 14th century, Arab traders introduced Islam to the islands and extended their influence. In 1521, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led an expedition around the world, and one of his resting points was in the Philippines. One of the other Spanish expeditions was in 1542 by Là ³pez de Villalobos from Mexico, who named the islands after Philip II. An expedition by Miguel†¦show more content†¦In February, 1899, Aguinaldo led a new revolt, the Philippine-American War. The U.S. captured of Aguinaldo on March 23, 1901 and in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed a full and complete pardon and amnesty to all people in the Philip pine archipelago who had participated in the conflict, effectively ending the war. After World War II, Manuel Roxas became the first president of the Republic of the Philippines when independence was granted, as scheduled, on July 4, 1946 from the United States. As time went along, the Philippines had more presidents after Roxas, including Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcà ­a, and Diosdado Macapagal, all who served 4-year terms. Then, the president after Macapagal, Ferdinand E. Marcos, served as president from 1965 to 1986. During this time, government corruption and civil disorder increased. After a series of fraud attempts in the 1986 elections, Marcos lost his support and Corazon Aquino became president. In 1992, Fidel Ramos succeeded Aquino and Joseph Marcelo Estrada was elected as president in 1998. In November, 2000, Estrada was impeached by the House of Representatives and in 2001 the Supreme Court stripped him of his power and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was sworn in as Estrada’s successor. On June 30, 2010, Benigno Aquino III became the president of the Philippines. Works Cited â€Å"Philippine History.† Pinas. N.p., n.d. Web. 2012. 27 May 2014. http://pinas.dlsu.edu.ph/history/history.html.