Filipino nationalism

Filipino Nationalism is an upsurge of patriotic sentiments and nationalistic ideals in the Philippines of the 19^th century that came consequently as a result of more than two centuries of Spanish rule and as an immediate outcome of the Filipino Propaganda Movement (mostly in Europe) from 1872 to 1892. It served as the backbone of the first nationalist revolution in Asia, the Philippine Revolution of 1896.

The Creole Age (1780s–1872)

The term "Filipino" in its earliest sense referred to Spaniard born in the Philippines or Insulares (Creoles) and from which Filipino Nationalism began. Spanish-born Spaniards or mainland Spaniards residing in the Philippines were referred to as Peninsulares. The indigenous peoples of the Philippines were referred to as Indios. Those of mixed ancestry were referred to as Mestizos.

Traditionally, the Creoles had enjoyed various government and church positions—composing mainly the majority of the government bureaucracy itself. The decline of Galleon Trade between Manila and Acapulco and the growing sense of economic insecurity in the later years of the 18^th century led the Creoles to turn their attention to agricultural production. The Creoles gradually changed from a very...
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