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En el siglo XVII, los españoles en Manila habían continuado expandiéndose tanto hacia el sur (Ternate en 1606) como hacia el norte (Taiwán en 1626). Sin embargo, esta expansión se detuvo debido a la agresión mora prevalente en las diferentes provincias del archipiélago. Por ello, en 1635, Felipe IV envió a Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera como nuevo gobernador de las islas Filipinas. Junto con él, llegaron diversos soldados de Nueva España. En las islas, se enfrentó de inmediato con el problema más preocupante: su ejército y la insuficiencia de soldados. Este artículo argumenta que las reformas de Corcuera trataron a los soldados nativos con decencia y honor para utilizarlos plenamente en interés de la Corona española, tanto en el mantenimiento del orden como en la conquista. De este modo, se desarrolló una relación en la que ambos se beneficiaban mutuamente. Este artículo aborda los problemas militares que llevaron a Corcuera a recurrir al reclutamiento militar de los nativos. Además, muestra la relación establecida entre el gobernador y los soldados indígenas que lucharon en sus campañas militares en Mindanao y en la defensa de Manila contra las insurrecciones chinas. Para la redacción de este artículo, se utilizó en gran medida The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, de Blair y Robertson, así como otras fuentes secundarias, como las obras de Mawson.
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