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The Spanish-American War in the Philippines and the Battle for Manila
In Paris on December 10, 1898, the United States paid Spain $20 million to annex the entire Philippine archipelago. The outraged Filipinos, led by Aguinaldo, prepared for war. Once again ...
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Disturbing Revisionism: False Zheng He Claims on Palawan Spark Tensions between Philippines and China
Palawan Island is one of the largest and most prominent islands in the Philippines, located in the western part of the ...
From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books ofte…
Catarina de San Juan’s life reads like an epic – and her extraordinary story is little known. Born in South Asia during the ...
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August 1896: Revolt in the Philippines
In the fall of 1896, Filipino nationalists revolted against the Spanish rule that had controlled the Philippines since the sixteenth century. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the 1896 revolt ...