In the 1500s, how did Spain conquer the Philippines so easily and expand its emp

Question: In the 1500s, how did Spain conquer the Philippines so easily and expand its empire in the East!?

a) Spanish troops were familiar with the Philippine terrain than that of other island nations!.

b) The Filipinos were already a Christian society and easily adapted to Spanish rule!.

c) The Filipinos wanted to be ruled by a larger country in the hopes that their economy would flourish!.

d) The Filipinos were not united and were easy for the Spanish to conquer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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D - Remember, they had a standard plan of conquest by this time, in which natives peoples could be conquered by turning separate nations against each other!. It worked in Mexico and Peru, it also worked in the Phillipines!.Www@QuestionHome@Com