what is the disadvantage Pre-Colonial Era Vs. Spanish
Colonial Era?
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Advantages:
They discovered the route to Mexico
Prior to the Spanish, the Philippines did not trade with the Americas Manila galleon - Wikipedia
Adam Smith mentioned that the Galleon trade in Manila was significant as it generated a lot of silver
Disadvantages:
They monopolized Philippine trade to themselves
Prior to the Spanish, local rulers were already trading with other Asian countries, notably China, Cambodia, and Thailand. The Spanish took all these away from the locals to fund their own empire. For example, Philippine revenue probably was used to fund the Spanish Armada which was lost and never contributed to Philippine development
They lost Brunei and Sabah
Without the Spanish, the Philippines would have been larger, to include North Borneo, along with the oil of Brunei. Unfortunately, they lost Borneo and Sabah, which then split the Sulu people into two.
This created a permanent anomaly in the Southern Philippines which manifests as the Moro Rebellion, Bud Dajo massacre, and the Sabah claim. These disturbances constantly drain the current Philippine economy in terms of conflict, damages, bad press, and fear of investment.
The British were willing to lease Sabah back to Jose Rizal for 999 years but the Spanish refused
The existence of an indigenous plan to colonize Sabah is proof that the natives had a natural pioneering and pro-development mentality which was merely killed by the Spanish.
A Rizaline city on Sabah would’ve spurred development of Borneo to avoid lagging behind Western Malaysia
You can see Duterte trying to rebuild the natural economy between Mindanao and Brunei which the Spanish disrupted.
They limited Chinese dominance in the Philippines
The Spanish oppressed the Chinese and limited their natural growth, which is different from the policies implemented by the British in Malaysia and Singapore. Confucianism spurs the Chinese to industry and this is easily seen in the difference between Malay-led Malaysia and Chinese-led Singapore.
They helped finance the Opium trade
The British and Americans pioneered the steam ships which later made the Spanish Galleon trade obsolete. So the Spanish switched to financing the British in selling opium to China, using their silver.
Economically, Spanish colonization produced a net loss to the country and most other countries it colonized. For example, the Inca already had institutions, and the Maya could already build infrastructure. All these were destroyed by the Spanish.
As far as I know, the only areas where Spanish colonization produced a net gain were the tiny Pacific islands (Guam, Marianas, etc). In the other colonies, the local population died from European disease or were killed off by the Spanish. Such death and destruction could never justify whatever was gained from the Spanish.
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