Question

The Spanish controlled for centuries.

Answer 1

The spanish controlled the Philippines for Centuries

The spanish took control over philippines since 1565 and the philippines declared their independence from the spanish in 1898. That was more than 4 Centuries 

Answer 2

The Spanish controlled the Philippines for centuries.

the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled the Philippines. After this rule, the colony was directly governed by Spain. Spanish rule ended in 1898 with Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War. Thus, the Philipine became a territory of the Unites States.

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.