What did the Spaniards call the native inhabitants in our country?

Indios
Indios were defined as the native indigenous peoples in all the Spanish American and Asian possessions. During the Spanish colonial period in the Mariana Islands (17th through 19th centuries) the CHamoru people were classified as indios.

How many years the Spanish colonized the Philippines?

On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines independent from Spain and proclaimed himself president. After ruling for 333 years, the Spaniards finally left in 1898 and were replaced by the Americans who stayed for 48 years.

How were the natives of the Philippines treated by the Spanish?

Rolando Mendoza ’s answer is correct, Spain actually prohibited slavery but of course maltreatment of the natives still happened anyway. Native Filipinos were considered to be more like servants rather than actual slaves, but of course a lot of natives were still treated like slaves.

Was there slavery in the Philippines before the Spanish Empire?

Slavery was widespread in the Philippine islands before the archipelago was integrated into the Spanish Empire.Policies banning slavery that the Spanish crown established for its empire in the Americas were extended to its colony in the Philippines.

How did Legazpi react to the slavery in the Philippines?

Observing the widespread practice of slavery among the native tribes, the Law was sometimes ignored by soldiers, some acting on their own and seizing natives in various parts of the country. Governor-General Legazpi, upon discovering this, freed the slaves and punished those who took them under the jurisdiction of the monarchy.

Why did the Romans call Filipinos slaves?

That is because it was their fellow Filipinos who enslaved them. You cannot call the Romans slaves just because every Roman senator had Roman slaves. Filipinos were not slaves as a people but majority of Filipinos were slaves working for Filipino masters or amo. First of all, the term “Filipino” back then had a whole different meaning.