<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Spanish influence on Filipino culture has been profound, having originated from the Spanish East Indies . A variety of aspects of the customs and traditions in the Philippines today can be traced back to this influence . </P> <P> Spanish settlement in the Philippines first took place in the 1500s, during the Spanish colonial period of the islands . The conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi founded the first Spanish settlement in Cebu in 1565, and later established Manila as the capital of the Spanish East Indies in 1571 . The Philippine Islands are named after King Philip . Spaniards are referred to by Filipinos as "Kastila" (Castilian) named after the former Kingdom of Castile, now a region of Spain . The majority of the Filipinos of Spanish descent are of Spaniards, Mexican and Andalusian origin, while a minority are Latin American, Catalan or Basque descents . Another term for them is Spanish Filipino . </P>

One contribution of the spanish colonizers in the philippine literature