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(and brought to Mexico’s Pacific shores by theManila Galleon) on their way to Veracruz, where they were picked up by the fleets that would take them, via Havana, to Seville, Spain. Focusing on the economic richness brought about by so much trade, Balbuena exults in the beauty of the ...
By 1892 it became obvious that Spain was unwilling to reform its colonial government.Andres Bonifacio, a self-educated warehouse clerk, organized a secret revolutionary society, theKatipunan, in Manila. Membership grew to an estimated 100,000 by August 1896, when the Spaniards discovered its existen...
Cavite Mutiny, brief uprising of 200 Filipino troops and workers at the Cavite arsenal on January 20, 1872, which became the excuse for Spanish repression of the embryonic Philippine nationalist movement. Ironically, the harsh reaction of the Spanish aut
Philippine-American War: burning of the Malolos headquarters of Emilio AguinaldoBurning of the Malolos cathedral covent, headquarters of Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine-American War, March 1899. On the night of February 4, 1899, shooting erupted on the outskirts of Manila. Morning found the...
Manila, capital and chief city of the Philippines. Manila has been the principal city of the Philippines for four centuries and is the center of its industrial development as well as the international port of entry. It is located on the island of Luzon a
Srivijaya empire, maritime and commercial kingdom that flourished between the 7th and the 13th centuries, largely in what is now Indonesia. The kingdom originated in Palembang on the island of Sumatra and soon extended its influence and controlled the St
International World Youth Days have been held in such cities asBuenos Aires(1987),Manila(1995),Sydney(2008), andKraków(2016). Estimatedattendanceat the final mass has ranged from 500,000 to 5 million. Britannica Quiz Christianity Quiz