The Captaincy General of the Philippines was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire in Southeast Asia governed by a governor-general as a dependency of the Viceroyalty of New Spain based in
Reception of the Manila Galleon by the Chamorro in the Ladrones Islands, ca. 1590 Boxer Codex
Magellan landing site in Umatac Bay
Puente de Grande 1794
Pasig River, Manila
Philippine–American War
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The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Filipino–American War, Philippine Insurrection, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged in early 1899 following the United States' annexation of the form
Captaincy General of the Philippines
…Declaration of Independence 12 June 1898 • Battle of Manila 13 August 1898 • United States annexation of the Philippines and Guam 10 December 1898 • Philippine–American War breaks out 4 February 1899 • Withdrawal of Spanish forces 3 June 1899 Population • 1896 estimate 6,261,339 Currency Spanish dollar Spanish peseta Time…
Manila 646 1899
General Gregorio del Pilar and troops in Pampanga c 1898
Battle of Quingua
Americans guarding Pasig River bridge, 1898