Under Spanish rule of the Philippines, what happened to the native population's religious views?

1 Answer
Aug 13, 2017

The country's populace became predominantly Roman Catholic Christian.

Explanation:

Whether really an excuse or a reason, a driving force of Spanish exploration and conquest was the propagation of the Christian Religion.

Many of the country's longest-lasting monuments are churches built during the Spanish rule. It also influenced a great deal of their language, with many Tagalog words either derived from or borrowed from Spanish.