How did the Moros react to the use of force by the Spanish colonial government to Christianize them?
The Moros resisted also by force of arms. Philosophically, they have argued that Islam had antedated the arrival of Christianity in Mindanao by more than a hundred years. And they saw no reason why they should give up their culture (and religion) without a fight. History records that the use of force by the Spanish colonial government to subjugate the Moros of Mindanao failed utterly to achieve that objective. At the turn of the last century, the Americans took over from Spain as our colonial masters. By 1902, the Americans had established a civilian government for the country. 17. What was the over-all strategy adopted by the American colonial government in dealing with the Moros of Mindanao? The American policy towards the Moros of Mindanao was practically a repeat of the Spanish over-all strategy minus the religious overtones. As a secular power, the Americans did not overtly want to Christianize the Moros of Mindanao. They wanted to “civilize” the Moros by assimilating them or to u
