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The main goal for colonization of the Philippine archipelago was to gain access to China for importing porcelain for American colonies and Spain and exporting silver to China. What if the Spaniards explored more the archipelago and settle in areas like in Mindoro or Butuan and there, stumbled gold reserves ready for extraction.
Would Spaniards flock more to the Philippines after the discovery similar to Latin America to extent that PH population is as mestizo and Hispanicized as Latin America?