Spain and the Philippines

I had never learned about Spain colonizing the Philippines before so this was interesting and new information for me. I didn't find it surprising that they conquered and structured the society in the Philippines similar to the way they did when the conquered the Americas. I did find it surprising however how it talks about revolts that happened when this occurred. I also found it interesting how the place the Filipino revolters would go to became the capital of colonial Philippines. I am confused as to how and why it would have been different for them here than it was where they were living prior because Spanish settlers still controlled the capital. I also found it interesting that the Spanish were hostile to the Chinese that settled in the Philippines and were bringing more economic prosperity. I know this was mainly due to the fact that the Chinese wouldn't convert to Christianity, but you would think the Spanish would be able to put this fact behind them due to the way the Chinese were helping the colony grow. It shows how stubborn the Spanish were, but also how they took religion so seriously that they couldn't even appreciate the economic growth of their colony.