These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century ... churches constructed between the 16thand the18th centuries in the Spanish period of the Philippines. They ...

Five Filipino Christian leaders weigh in on the American church ... of Spanish rule, which brought Catholicism to the Philippine archipelago. Then the United States colonized the Philippines ...

He claimed the islands of the Philippines as a Spanish colony. Missionary priests came to spread the Catholic faith. Many churches were built throughout the country. Four of them were inscribed as ...