"Contributions of Spanish Missionaries"

Spanish missionaries has a lots of contributions here in the Philippines. In that case they made the Philippines to become a wealth country and to open the minds of every Filipinos here in the Philippines but that's not the point ^_^, if the Spanish missionaries contributed here in the Philippines? What are those things that they contributed? That's what I'm talking about :D.
Some of the Spanish missionaries don't just went to the Philippines to have some foods in here but some of the missionaries are fat not because of the foods in here but because of the foods in the Spanish. Ok, change topic but before I proceed to my blog entry let's remember all the Spanish missionaries who went here. They are the Franciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits and Recollects.
*Contributions of the Spanish Missionaries*
1. Founders of town
the Spanish missionaries founded many cities and towns here as you go in some places here in the Philippines you will notice that some of the streets are Spanish name. They made every street as Spanish name.
2. Engineers of the Infrastructure Projects
Spanish Missionaries build roads, bridges, forts and irrigation dams. They are very skillful to do those things here .. :]
3. Agriculturists
Spanish Missionaries are resourceful they plant new crops from the other country here in the Philippines just like corn, coffee, cacao, tomatoes, squash, lima beans, achuete, guavas, peanuts, chico, papaya, potatoes, cincamas, cabbage, eggplant, pineapple, sugarcane, and wheat. That is the reason why is the Philippines are so wealth in crops. Thank you for the crops Spanish Missionaries, because of that Filipinos are wealth in agricultural harvests.
4. Industrialists
Spanish Missionaries taught the Filipinos how to catch fish, weaving, mining, farming, and metal-work which increased the productivity of the Philippines.
5. Architects
There are lots of beautiful churches in the Philippines during the Spanish era with Byzantine, Graeco-Roman, Ionan, Doric, Corinthian, Baroque, and Gothic architectural designs. Because of that design some of the houses and churches here in the Philippines had Gothic design.
6. Social Workers
Because of the religious manner of the Filipinos they had a concern to the welfare of the sick, the orphaned and the abandoned children. Those people received good care from the Filipinos during the Spanish era. The first hospital by the Franciscans priests was the Hospitalito de Anne even new orphanage are made.
7. Educators
the first university here in the Philippines was established, it is the University of Santo Tomas. Separation of the schools from boys to girls are also made during that time. Even our native dialects contains a word of Spanish origin like mesa, silla, horas, campana, azucar, ventana, and others. There are policies to be enforced in the country:
a. a school for each town
b. a school for teacher trainees
c. free primary education
d. the teaching of the Spanish language in all schools
8. Scientists
Knowledge in the sciences from Europe during the 19th century was brought to the Philippines by the Spanish missionaries. The fields that are studied are the chemistry, physics, botany, zoology, herbal medicine, cartography, and meteorology, and wrote books on these subjects. The first director of the earthquakes was the Fr. Federico Faura. He also invented the barometer, while the barocyclometer was invented by his successor, Fr. Jose Algue.
9. Obras Pias
Before the first bank established there were already obras pias in the Philippines. Back to my last blog, obras pias was loaning of money and you will have to pay it before the due date if you do not pay that on the exact date your money that you lone will interest 20% to 50%.
10. Writers
Spanish friars were linguists, grammarians, writers, playwrights, historians, poets, chroniclers, novelists, essayists, and biographers. They studied our native dialects like Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano and others.
11. Printers
Filipinos learned the art of printing by the Spanish Missionaries. The first printing press in the Philippines was introduced by the Dominican friars in the year of 1593. The first Filipino printer was Tomas Pinpin. He trained under Dominican printers. Fr. Francisco Blancas de San Jose was Dominican printer who trained Tomas Pinpin. Pinpin became the "Prince of Filipino Printers". He also wrote the first Tagalog book, the Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Espanola y Tagala. Published in Manila, 1593.
12. Librarians and Curators
The oldest museum here in the Philippines that still existing, established at the University of Santo Tomas.
13. Musicians
Lots of the missionaries were musically inclined. The most famous musician was Fr. Diego Cerra, he is a recollect priest who built the world famous bamboo organ of Las Pinas in 1824.
14. Artists
Some of our knowledge in the sciences, and letters came from Spain. Our culture was influenced by the religion, and those religion was shown by art forms like painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and in various kinds of plays.

"Spanish Colonial Government"

the king of the Spain is the highest place in the hierarchy of the Spanish colonial government. Next id the governor-general of the Philippines. In to the left portion of the governor-general is the Archbishop of Manila, next to the right is the Royal Audencia or the highest judicial official. next is the general-segundo cabo or the adviser on military affairs next to the board of the authorities or advisory bodies in the city-government (cabildo or ayuntamiento).
in the provincial government, the highest place is the alcalde mayor and the corrigimientos. in left portion of the provincial government is the alcaldes en ordinario. alcalde mayor (pacified areas) and corrigidores(not completely pacified)under them is the gobernadorcillo or capitan (for municipal government) and the lowest place is the cabeza de barrangay or cabeza del barrio (for barrios).