The Alternated History of The Philippines

Chapter 9 - The Arrival of the Spanish - Part 2

    After the Battle of Mactan, Lapu-Lapu went to see Stephen III, who was a bit disappointed of Lapu-Lapu's action towards Ferdinand Magellan. But, Lapu-Lapu reassured that his domain is safe from any outsider. Being a Baybayin Christian, Stephen knows that he should love his enemy, so he only gave Lapu-Lapu an agreeable opinion, before Lapu-Lapu returned to his domain.

   At the same time, tales of a collection of technologically-advanced kingdoms spread to Europe, many European powers, especially the British and the Spanish, wanted to expand their boundaries and influence. Also, technologies like gunpowder became widespread across the Baybayin kingdoms, who believed that adapting to the changing times is essential to survival.

   Meanwhile, at the year 1564, the British landed at the Kingdom of Palawan to establish a trading post at a shore at the west. The king at the time, Matthew II, agreed to the trade agreement and the first British trading post was establish. As a result, the British colonies became connected with the Kingdom of Palawan.

    A year later, the Spanish, under the leadership of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, led an expedition to the Philippine islands, making negotiations with local leaders, including Stephen IV, the successor to Stephen III, and Matthew III, the successor to Matthew II. At the same time, many non-Baybayin kingdoms went to war to each other as the Baybayin kingdoms prosper under a trade agreement by the Spanish, who, instead of conquering them, wanted to participate in trade. The agreement also allows Catholic missionaries to convert the native population to Roman Catholicism without fear or persecution. As a result, the Baybayin kingdoms are under the protection of the Spanish, and the islands were renamed after the king of Spain. They became more culturally and religiously diverse, with Spanish Catholics, Baybayin Filipinos, Chinese Buddhists, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims. Both the Baybayin Christians and the Roman Catholics make up the majority. At the same time, many languages flourished, especially English and Spanish. The first book in the Philippine islands was printed in the year 1593, and the first printed Baybayin Christian liturgical book was published a year later. At the same time, the Spanish and the British introduced their cultures and traditions to the natives, who then combined them alongside their own.