Spanish for Filipinos

In Philippines a political influential/wealthy elite are Spanish-Filipinos. How did they retain their power/wealth after Independence from Spain? Are they descended from Spanish women or Spanish men? Why aren't Pil-Ams similarly influential

Philippines - Spanish Colonization, Culture, Trade

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Spanish for Filipinos: Through Borrowed Words

How's much of Filipino language is Spanish and does Filipino look Spanish or Asian? - Quora

Spanish-Filipino Caste System - Filipino Culture by The Pinoy Warrior

Spanish language in the Philippines - Wikipedia

spanish-filipino - Playground

FILIPINO vs SPANISH Language Similarities (HILARIOUS)

Was there ever any full blooded Spanish Filipinos born in Philippines? - Quora

The Philippines' Secret Spanish Community: The Spanish Filipinos