The Iberian Empires, Spain and Portugal, had set a strategy which aimed at expanding their territories just as they did in America. In 1565, the Spanish explorer Miguel Lopez de Legaspi became the first governor of the Philippines. Indeed, after the treaty of Tordesillas signed in 1494, Manila became an advanced base for Spain to invade China and Japan. Therefore, in 1571 the king Philip II asked the viceroy of Mexico to send Captain Juan de la Isla to the Philippines. His mission was to gather information about the Ming Empire and to invade Chinese lands.
Yet, they changed its image as being a heritage of feudalism to a heritage of collective achievements. Since Angkor is indeed product of collective labour, they were able to assimilate its tangible remains perfectly to their ideological doctrines. Pol Pot often referred to Angkor in his speeches in order to indoctrinate the Khmer with its new function (Chandler 1983; Sopranzetti 2010; Locard 2011). The great victory day of 17th April 1975 is the day of the greatest and most splendid victory in more than 2,000 years of Cambodian history. This great victory is even more brilliant than the Angkor era, which was truly a splendid era.
Soon, the Portuguese were aware of the importance of Malacca and they started their first expedition to Malacca. The King of Portugal sent Diogo Lopes de Sequeira to associate with Sultan Mahmud Shah. Unfortunately, it turned up many Portuguese were being imprisoned by the Sultan but some were escaped. In 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque decided to conquer Malacca with 1,200 men and 18 ships. Afonso de Albuquerque arrived in Malacca in June 1511 and rescued the Portuguese who were imprisoned in the 1509 expedition.
Though the cities of Indus Valley provide substantial evidence of extensive town planning, the beginnings of Indian architecture can be traced back to the advent of Buddhism in India. It was in this period that a large number of magnificent buildings came up. Some of the highlights of Buddhist art and architecture are the Great Stupa at Sanchi and the rock-cut caves at Ajanta. With the establishment of Hindu kingdoms in South India, the south Indian school of architecture began to flourish. The most notable achievements of the Pallava rulers were the rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram and the temples of Kanchipuram.
The Malacca Sultanate is one of the oldest Malay Sultanate in the history of Malaysia. Previously, the Malacca Malay Sultanate was a heritage of Srivijaya which the center was in Palembang, Southeast Sumatra. This empire existed between the seventh century and the 13th century. Historically, Malacca was found in early 15th century, in 1931, the Srivijaya kingdom was attacked by Majapahit which led Parameswara (Prince of Palembang) and his followers escape and they eventually reached Temasik (Singapore) . At that time, Singapore already had its own political system under the control of the Siamese kingdom of the Ayudhya.
Wayang Kulit Siam Wayang Kulit Siam is a type of shadow play which is originated from Kelantan. Out of the four shadow play present in Malaysia, Wayang Kulit Malaysia is deemed to be the oldest and the most influential shadow play throughout the decades. Shadow play gains great support not only in Kelantan but also neighbouring states, for instance, Terengganu, Pahang, Kedah and Perak. The name “Siam” found in this shadow play was believed to mean that Wayang Kulit Siam was originated from Thailand. However, the puppetry technique of Wayang Kulit Siam was brought to Kelantan from Cambodia via Thailand, and so its name, Wayang Kulit Siam.
It also helps me to understand what are the situations that he encountered and the writings that he made in order to save our country from the Spanish Government that controls our country. Based from the documentary film "Ang Buhay ng Isang Bayani", the details emphasizes on the life of Rizal and the people around him. Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh of the eleven children of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda. He began to study at the Ateneo de Manila, which made him as the excellent or sobresaliente in his batch.
INTRODUCTION Southeast Asia has a unique history, which covers some of the nation’s politics, economic, social, culture and even religion in shaping the internal and international forces of change. The most successful and rich nation that can be says in Southeast Asian countries is Singapore. Follow the decade of history; Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles on Strait of Malacca in 1819. The major sea route between India and China were helped Singapore to become as a British trading post. Singapore was colonies by the Japanese in 1942, where its occupation lasted for only three years and eight months with the return of the British in 1945 (An Introduction to Singapore, 2009-2014).
), and the archipelago became "hispanicized". Other Asians used the Manila Galleon trade to migrate to the West. During the Spanish rule, people such as the Dutch, Portuguese and British tried to colonize the country, however only the British did so. It lasted for less than two years and only in the modern-day capital: Manila. The Philippines remained a Spanish colony for over 300 years until 1899 when it was ceded by Spain to the United States following the Spanish-American
In 1564, Miguel López de Legazpi navigated from New Spain (Mexico) and show up on the island of Cebu on February 13, 1565. They established the first Spanish colony in the archipelago. Lopez de Legazpi sent off his two Lieutenant-commanders, Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo to search for more resources in the northern region of