Since the middle of the 16th century, Europeans were eager to gain a foothold in South East Asia because of the spice trade. During that period, all the land routes from the Middle East to South East Asia were controlled by the Arabs. The Europeans attempted to control the maritime route to South East Asia so they could trade with the Malays. At the time, Brunei Darussalam was an established nation ranging from the Philippines to Borneo Island.
It was during the reign of Sultan Saiful Rijal when the Castille War broke out. He faced two main problems which was that the Spanish wanted to spread Christianity and invade the Philippines.
In 1565, the Spanish captured Cebu in the Philippines. They turned it into a trading post and a center for spreading Christianity. Because of this, Spain goals came to crash with those of their main rival, Brunei. Between 1485 and 1521, the Sultanate of Brunei had establised the state of Selurong (in modern-day Manila) as a Bruneian satellite-state.[1] Islam was further strengthened by the arrival to the Philippines of traders and proselytizers from Malaysia and Indonesia.[2] The multiple states that existed in the Philippines simplified Spanish colonization. In 1571 Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded Manila, which was made the capital of the Philippine Islands, also becoming a hub for spreading Christianity. Source :[link]
England aph, Spain aph, Egypt aph & Netherlands aph belonged to Himaruya H. Spice Islands is Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Indonesia aph, Malaysia aph & Portugal aph based on Himaruya's sketch. ([link]) Timor Leste OC by Phillippines OC by Brunei Darussalam OC by Scotland aph & Luxembourg aph from Hetawiki : [link]
Philippines... you should've learn from this mistake... (Brunei is better than Spain) Er... I meant, in life... Lessons comes after you answer the question in a test...
Why did you have to do that to BRUNEI!! Why!??????????
BruPhil
I don't know why. O-o
Why did you have to do that to BRUNEI!! Why!??????????
No, Philippines.. don't be sad ç_ç
By the way..i like the way you draw 'cause i can see the details of your work!
/I've never played at Sungka ç_ç
But i'd like to try... /
awww~ they're sweet btw~ XD