Spanish Colonial Terms Quiz

Term refers to Spanish owner of land

40 days compulsory work in a year imposed by the Spanish colonial government on adult Filipino males ranging from the age 16 to 60 years old.

Answer explanation

POLO Y SERVICIOS

Term refers to the people who were forced to work for the government.

Refers to the compulsory transfer of settlements to unify Filipinos in town.

Spanish word for town.

Became the center of the community where the people gathered together.

A piece of land granted by the king of Spain to loyal Spanish subjects as a reward or favor.

the man who received the encomienda and was tasked to collect taxes and to oversee the land.

Amount of money that a government requires to be collected from the citizen.

Citizen’s tax worth about 8 reales or one peso