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La hacienda pública de Filipinas hace un siglo: en torno a los problemas financieros en la colonia oriental durante la guerra (1896-1898)

1998; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 58; Issue: 213 Linguagem: Espanhol

10.3989/revindias.1998.i213.757

1988-3188

Inés Roldán de Montaud,

Philippine History and Culture

After a brief outlook at the financial situation of the Philippine Islands before the outbreak of the colonial war in the summer ofl896, this article analyzes the financial policies fallowed by the Spanish government in order to produce extraordinary means far the war. Special attention is given to the monetary problems of the Philippines and to the financial operation that took place in the summer of l897, originating the Philippine Treasury Debt, and to the way in which Philippine debt was dealt with after the Treaty of Paris.