Spain and the Philippines share a common history in the fact that the Philippines was part of the Spanish empire for three hundred years and was the sole Spanish colony in Asia.
Portuguese-born Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan first encountered the Philippines and named the islands after King Philip II of Spain.

In 1565, Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi arrived from Mexico and established a European settlement in Cebu.
Soon afterwards, the Philippines was governed from the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City.
For the next 300 years, the Philippines was a Spanish colony.
Trade and communication between Spain and the Philippines was administered by the Manila galleon.

In 1896, the Philippine Revolution began for independence from Spain.
The revolution lasted through 1898 when the Spanish–American War broke out.
The Spanish–American War resulted in Spain losing its domain over the Philippines and islands nation was transferred over to the United States, thus ending the Philippine Revolution.
The Philippines would be governed by the United States until 1946.
Spain and the Philippines share a common history in the fact that the Philippines was part of the Spanish empire for three hundred years and was the sole Spanish colony in Asia. Portuguese-born Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan first encountered the Philippines and named the islands after King Philip II of Spain. 
In 1565, Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi arrived from Mexico and established a European settlement in Cebu. Soon afterwards, the Philippines was governed from the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Mexico City. For the next 300 years, the Philippines was a Spanish colony. Trade and communication between Spain and the Philippines was administered by the Manila galleon.
In 1896, the Philippine Revolution began for independence from Spain. The revolution lasted through 1898 when the Spanish–American War broke out. The Spanish–American War resulted in Spain losing its domain over the Philippines and islands nation was transferred over to the United States, thus ending the Philippine Revolution. The Philippines would be governed by the United States until 1946.
Philippines–Spain relations