Spanish–Moro conflict

Belligerents

Spanish Empire

• Captaincy General of the Philippines

Sulu Sultanate
Maguindanao Sultanate
Sultanates of Lanao
Sultanate of Ternate
VOC

Castilian War:
Spanish Empire

• Captaincy General of the Philippines
  Bruneian defectors

Commanders and leadersVarious Kings of Spain
Various Governors-General of the PhilippinesVarious Sultans of Sulu
Various Sultans of Maguindanao
Various Sultans of Lanao
Various DatusStrengthSpanish and Christian Filipino soldiersMoro fighters, Chinese rebels

The Spanish–Moro conflict (Spanish: Conflicto hispano-moro; Tagalog: Sagupaang Kastila at Moro, Labanang Kastila at Moro) was a series of battles in the Philippines lasting more than three centuries. It began during the Spanish Philippines and lasted until the Spanish–American War, when Spain finally began to subjugate the Moro people after centuries of attempts to do so. Spain ultimately conquered portions of the Mindanao and Jolo islands and turned the Sultanate of Sulu into a protectorate, establishing geographic dominance over the region until the Spanish-American War. Moro resistance continued.