Spanish colonial administration of the Philippine archipelago, governed for most of its existence from Mexico City as part of New Spain and directly from Madrid after 1821.
Ceded to the United States under the Treaty of Paris (1898) following the Spanish-American War, after the Philippine Revolution had already declared independence in June 1898.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Captaincy General of the Philippines — the shape you scrub through changes in 1565 · 1608.
A readable narrative history spanning the Spanish colonial Captaincy General, in print from Overlook Press.