Land ownership and the Calamba land dispute

Manila, 1571

The Catholic Church’s land ownership in the Philippines started with awarding lands to the Spanish Conquistadores when they occupied __________ in __________.

Polo

Forced labor for one month without pay was called __________.

Casa de Reservas, Household Exempted

Full-time workers exempted from forced labor were called __________, also known as __________.

carruaje (horse-drawn carriage), 1000

The Rizal family owned a large __________ and a private library with __________ volumes of books, the largest in Calamba at the time.

University of Santo Tomas, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, China

The Dominican Friars’ estates in Laguna funded institutions such as __________, __________, and their missions in __________.

Pansol

Don Francisco Mercado expanded farmlands in __________, south of Calamba, without rental fees but only clearing the land for irrigation and agriculture

1768

The Calamba estate was mostly owned by Dominicans, who inherited it from the JESUITS after their expulsion in __________.

December 30, 1887

In __________, Rizal and his family submitted a report to the Town Council questioning the actual size of the Dominican estates, concluding that they should not collect rental fees.

Governor General Terrero

Exposure of tenant-farmers’ deplorable conditions contributed to the Friars’ and Spanish officials’ anger against Rizal, resulting in advice from __________ to leave the Philippines for safety.