Location:
Philippines
Coordinates:
12.8797, 121.7740
Events at Philippines (17)
1521
ID: 5622
March 16, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan arrives in the Philippines, landing at Homonhon Island and later at Cebu - first documented European contact with the Philippines
ID: 5622
1521
ID: 5623
April 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan killed in the Battle of Mactan by Lapu-Lapu's warriors, who resisted Spanish colonization
ID: 5623
1565
ID: 5624
Miguel López de Legazpi establishes the first permanent Spanish settlement in Cebu, beginning 333 years of Spanish colonial rule
ID: 5624
1571
ID: 5625
June 24, 1571
Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi establishes Manila as the capital of the Spanish East Indies
ID: 5625
1744
ID: 5626
Francisco Dagohoy leads the longest revolt in Philippine history against Spanish rule in Bohol, lasting 85 years until 1829
ID: 5626
1861
ID: 5627
June 19, 1861
Birth of José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, whose writings inspired the Philippine Revolution
ID: 5627
1896
ID: 5629
August 23, 1896
Cry of Pugad Lawin (Cry of Balintawak) - Andrés Bonifacio and the Katipunan begin the Philippine Revolution against Spain
ID: 5629
1896
ID: 5628
December 30, 1896
José Rizal executed by firing squad at Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park) in Manila for rebellion, sedition and conspiracy
ID: 5628
1898
ID: 5630
December 10, 1898
Treaty of Paris signed - Spain cedes the Philippines to the United States for $20 million after the Spanish-American War
ID: 5630
1899
ID: 5631
February 4, 1899
Philippine-American War begins as Filipino forces resist American colonization following independence declaration
ID: 5631
1901
ID: 5632
March 23, 1901
Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic, captured by American forces, effectively ending organized Filipino resistance
ID: 5632
1942
ID: 5633
April 9, 1942
Fall of Bataan - largest surrender in American and Filipino military history, followed by the Bataan Death March
ID: 5633
1942
ID: 5634
May 6, 1942
Fall of Corregidor - Japanese forces capture the island fortress, completing conquest of the Philippines
ID: 5634
1944
ID: 5635
October 1944
General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines at Leyte, fulfilling his promise 'I shall return'
ID: 5635
1946
ID: 5636
July 4, 1946
The Philippines gains full independence from the United States, becoming the Republic of the Philippines
ID: 5636
1972
ID: 5637
September 21, 1972
President Ferdinand Marcos declares Martial Law in the Philippines, beginning 14 years of dictatorial rule
ID: 5637
1986
ID: 5638
February 25, 1986
People Power Revolution (EDSA Revolution) peacefully overthrows Ferdinand Marcos, restoring democracy to the Philippines
ID: 5638