Spanish East Indies

The **Spanish East Indies** ( ; Filipino: _Silangang Indiyas ng Espanya_) were the overseas territories of the Spanish Empire in Asia and Oceania from 1565 to 1901, They were governed from Mexico City and Madrid through the captaincy general in Manila.

## Areas

The territories are:

- the Captaincy General of the Philippines (1565–1898) (now the Philippines)
- Palaos (1574–1899)
- the Marianas (1667–1898 or 1899) (now Guam and Northern Mariana Islands)
- the Carolines (Nuevas Filipinas) (1686–1899) (now the Federated States of Micronesia)
- the Marshall Islands (1874–1885)
- parts of Formosa (now Taiwan) (1626–1642)
- parts of Sulawesi (Celebes) and of the Moluccas (Maluku Islands) (1580–1663) (now parts of Indonesia)

## History

The King of Spain called himself "King of the East and West Indies".

From 1565 to 1821 these territories, together with the Spanish West Indies, were administered through the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City. After independence of the Mexican empire, they were ruled directly from Madrid. The territories ruled included present day Philippines, Guam and the Mariana Islands, as well as Palau, part of Micronesia and for a brief period Northern Taiwan and parts of North Sulawesi and the Moluccas. Cebu was the first seat of government, which later transferred to Manila.

As a result of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the United States of America occupied the Spanish Philippines and Guam, while Spain sold other smaller islands to Germany in the German–Spanish Treaty of 1899. The few remaining islands were ceded to the United States when the Treaty of Washington was ratified in 1901.

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Spanish East Indies
- **common name**: Spanish East Indies
- **image map**: Spanish East Asia (orthographic projection).svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
- **image coat**: Coat of Arms with the Badge of the Spanish East Indies.svg
- **flag**: Flag of Spain
- **symbol**: Coat of arms of Spain
- **status**: Overseas Territory
- **empire**: Spanish Empire
- **status text**: Territories of Spanish Empire, Spain

- **legislature**: Cortes Generales
- **year start**: 1565
- **year end**: 1901
- **date start**: 27 April
- **date end**: 23 March
- **event start**: Colonization
- **event end**: Treaty of Paris (1898)
 German–Spanish Treaty (1899)
 Treaty of Washington (1900)
- **p1**: New Spain
- **p2**: Barangay stateAncient Barangays
- **p3**: Tondo (historical polity)Tondo
- **p4**: Maynila (historical polity)Rajahnate of Maynila
- **p5**: Madja-as
- **p6**: Namayan
- **p7**: Caboloan
- **p8**: Cainta (historical polity)Cainta
- **p9**: Ma-i
- **p10**: Kedatuan of Dapitan
- **p11**: Butuan (historical polity)Kingdom of Butuan
- **p12**: Cebu (historical polity)Rajahnate of Cebu
- **p13**: Confederation of sultanates in LanaoLanao Sultanates Confederation
- **p14**: Sultanate of Maguindanao
- **p15**: Sultanate of Sulu
- **s1**: United States Military Government of the Philippine IslandsMilitary Government of the Philippine Islands
- **s2**: Guam
- **s3**: First Philippine Republic
- **s4**: Republic of Zamboanga
- **s5**: German New Guinea
- **s6**: Dutch Formosa
- **flag p1**: Flag of New Spain.svg
- **flag p14**: Flag of Maguindanao.svg
- **flag p15**: 18th Century Flag of Sulu.svg
- **flag s1**: US flag 45 stars.svg
- **flag s2**: Flag of the United States.svg
- **flag s3**: Flag of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg
- **flag s5**: Reichskolonialflagge.svg
- **flag s6**: Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg
- **common languages**: Spanish (official)
 Philippine languages, Micronesian languages
- **religion**: Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism ,
 Islam, Philippine mythology, Philippine traditional religion, Micronesian mythology, Micronesian traditional religion
- **national motto**: _Plus ultra (motto), Plus Ultra_

- **national anthem**: _Marcha Real_

- **stat year1**: 1877
- **stat area1**: 345155
- **stat pop1**: 5,567,685
- **title leader**: List of Spanish monarchs, Monarch
- **leader1**: Philip II of Spain, Philip II
- **year leader1**: 1565–1598
- **leader2**: Alfonso XIII
- **year leader2**: 1886–1898
- **title deputy**: Governor-General of the Philippines#List of Spanish governors-general, Governor-General
- **deputy1**: Miguel López de Legazpi
- **year deputy1**: 1565–1572
- **deputy2**: Diego de los Ríos
- **year deputy2**: 1898
- **era**: Spanish Empire, Spanish colonization
- **currency**: Philippine peso, Peso fuerte