Spanish settlement in the Philippines, is a term used to describe the arrival of Spanish emigrants into the Philippine Islands, which first took place in the late 16th century, during the Spanish colonial period of the islands. Although small in population numbers, the Spaniards have since integrated and became part of the Philippine society.
Spanish language in the Philippines Filipino mestizo Cebu Filipino language Spanish people Tagalog language Tornatrás Protestantism in the Philippines Principalía Spanish-based creole languages Mexican settlement in the Philippines Andalusian people Christianity in the Philippines Chavacano language Latino (demonym) Davao Region Roman Catholicism in the Philippines Marian Rivera Andrés Bonifacio Miguel López de Legazpi Kapampangan language Ethnic groups in the Philippines Hiligaynon language Zamboanga Viceroyalty of New Spain Philippine English Manuel L. Quezon Catalan people Cagayan de Oro City Cebuano language Tarlac Bacolod City Administrative divisions of the Philippines Iloilo Kingdom of Castile Bulacan Batangas Pampanga Mestizo Ferdinand Marcos
