Spanish–Moro conflict

Spanish–Moro Conflict

Christian Filipinos, who served under the Spanish Army in Mindanao, searching for Moro rebels c. 1887.

Date	1500s–1900
Location	Zamboanga, Sulu, Mindanao, Visayas, Palawan
Result	Spain failed to completely subjugate Moros. While Spain conquered portions of Mindanao, the Sulu Sultanate on Sulu submitted to protectorate status through Spain's extensive use of military sources after centuries of Spanish failure to completely subjugate Moroland, demoralizing attacks by Moro warriors against the Spanish continued up until the American occupation where the Moro war against American occupation begins