Moro–Spanish Wars and Muslim Resistance (1578-1898)

1. Castilian War expands Spanish–Moro conflict

   Apr 14, 1578Labels: Castilian War, Brunei, Sulu

   • Castilian War
   • Kota Batu

2. Large Moro raids strike the Visayas

   Jan 1, 1599Labels: Maguindanao, Sulu, Visayas

   • Raid Visayas

3. Spanish Jolo expedition fails to seize Sulu

   Feb 1, 1602Labels: Jolo, Spanish expedition, Sulu

   • Jolo 1602

4. Fort Pilar founded as Spain’s southern outpost

   Jun 23, 1635Labels: Fort Pilar, Zamboanga, Real Fuerte

   • Fort Pilar
   • NHCP Fort

5. Corcuera campaigns against Maguindanao begin

   Mar 13, 1637Labels: Sebasti n, Maguindanao

   • Corcuera
   • Kudarat

6. Spain occupies Jolo, then withdraws years later

   Jan 4, 1638Labels: Jolo occupation, Spanish withdrawal

   • Jolo 1638

7. Kudarat’s Lake Lanao appeal strengthens resistance

   Jan 1, 1639Labels: Muhammad Kudarat, Lake Lanao

   • Kudarat
   • Corcuera

8. Spain abandons Zamboanga fort amid Koxinga threat

   Jan 1, 1663Labels: Zamboanga fort, Koxinga threat

   • Koxinga
   • NHCP Fort

9. Spain rebuilds and re-fortifies Fort Pilar

   Apr 5, 1719Labels: Fort Pilar, Zamboanga

   • Fort Pilar
   • Basilan Hist

10. Balanguingui expedition targets major raiding base

    Feb 16, 1848Labels: Balanguingui, Sulu raiders

    • Balanguingui

11. Spain and Sulu sign the 1851 incorporation treaty

    Apr 19, 1851Labels: Sultanate of, 1851 treaty

    • Moro Conflict
    • Basilan Hist

12. Spain captures Jolo in a major 1876 campaign

    Feb 21, 1876Labels: Jolo capture, Spanish garrison

    • Basilan Hist
    • Moro Conflict

13. Bases of Peace and Capitulation formalize Spain in Sulu

    Jul 22, 1878Labels: Bases of, Sultanate of

    • Moro Conflict
    • Leases

14. Madrid Protocol recognizes Spanish sovereignty in Sulu

    Jan 1, 1885Labels: Madrid Protocol, Sulu Archipelago

    • Madrid Prot
    • Moro Conflict

15. Zamboanga revolutionaries seize Fort Pilar

    May 18, 1898Labels: Fort Pilar, Zamboanga revolutionaries

    • Zamboanga Siege
    • NHCP Fort

16. Treaty of Paris ends Spanish rule claims in Philippines

    Dec 10, 1898Labels: Treaty of, United States

    • Britannica
    • NHCP