que: 驴Por qu茅 los Filipinos no utilizan la corona de Espa帽a mas?|||It is because Spain and the Philippines (its former colony) were already not in good terms well before its loss to the United States in 1898. The natives were getting restless about the unfairness, perceived or real and, in some instance, brutality, of the Spanish rule. I think Filipinos at the time just shrugged and said, "good riddance, the dictators are gone at last." Their new-found freedom and hopes for a better future with America were foremost in their minds, not honoring their former colonizer's crown. I know that many Filipinos continue to nourish some connections to Spain, either by blood or by the sheer influence of the Spanish culture. I did not live during that time. Neither did my parents and older siblings. But, even in later years, I would hear them sing Spanish music - not sure if they understood the language. It's also worth mentioning that our dialect contains many Spanish-rooted words. I have visited Barcelona and Seville and was quite impressed by their old world charm. I fell in love with that country. Then I started making assumptions: What if Spain never left the Philippines? Mi amigo Tito, quiero cantar Besame Mucho.|||If you're talking about the monarchy of Spain, it's because Philippines was no longer a colony of Spain since the Treaty of Paris (1898). One of the provisions states that "Surrendered the Philippines to the United States for a payment of twenty million dollars".|||99.99% of filipinos have never even heard of the crown of spain.