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Manila's border was expanded to include Santa Ana de Sapa. [27] The Manila Grand Opera House opened in Santa Cruz. 1903 Population: 219,928 city; 330,345 metro. [28] Trozo Fire in Manila (May 1903) 1905 The Manila Elks Club was established. Félix Roxas became mayor. 1908 The University of the Philippines Manila was founded. [29]
Manila Bay (Filipino: Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Bahía de Manila) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines.Strategically located around the capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and its neighboring countries, [1] becoming the gateway for socio-economic development even prior to Spanish occupation.
The Battle of Manila Bay. U.S. Troops invaded Manila in 1898 and waged war with the Spaniards and Filipinos in the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. Following the defeat of Spain, U.S. forces took control of the city and the islands in one of the most brutal and forgotten chapters of Philippine American history.
The Battle of Manila Bay, depicted in a lithograph by Butler, Thomas & Company, 1899 "Battle of Manila Bay", painting by W. G. Wood, circa 1898. Reina Cristina (foreground) in action against Dewey's squadron (right). Batalla de Cavite, painted by Ildefonso Sanz Doménech, depicting the Spanish squadron.
On May 1, 1898, in the Battle of Manila Bay, the Asiatic Squadron of the U.S. Navy, led by Commodore George Dewey aboard USS Olympia, decisively defeated the Spanish naval forces in the Philippines. With the loss of its naval forces and of control of Manila Bay, Spain lost the ability to defend Manila and therefore the Philippines.
Battle of Manila Bay (near Manila, Philippines May 1, 1898) Contemporary colored print, showing USS Olympia in the left foreground, leading the U.S. Asiatic Squadron against the Spanish fleet off Cavite. A vignette portrait of Rear Admiral George Dewey is featured in the lower left. United States. George Dewey Spain. Patricio Montojo; American ...
The Battle of Manila Bay took place on May 1, 1898, with American victory being achieved in a matter of hours. [10] [11] The unexpected rapidity and completeness of Dewey's victory in the first engagement of the war prompted the McKinley administration to make the decision to capture Manila from the Spanish. [10]
Not much is known about when the Tagalog and Kapampangan peoples came to occupy the lands surrounding Manila Bay, but linguists such as Dr. David Zorc and Dr. Robert Blust speculate that the Tagalogs and other Central Philippine ethno-linguistic groups originated in Northeastern Mindanao or the Eastern Visayas.