However , when the Spaniards succeeded in colonizing the islands , they abolished the practice and burned all documents they captured from the natives while forcefully establishing a Roman Catholic - based rule .
The Philippines also had a sealing culture prior to Spanish colonization .
When the Spaniards succeeded in colonizing the islands , they abolished the practice and burned all documents they captured from the natives while forcefully establishing a Roman Catholic - based rule .
The Philippines also had a sealing culture prior to Spanish colonization .