Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 The Baroque Churches of the Philippines is a serial inscription consisting of four Roman Catholic churches constructed between the 16thand ...

The Spanish had arrived in what would come to be known as the Philippines. Things did not get off to a good start. The expedition leader, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, found willing ...

Different parishes throughout the Philippines during the Spanish period interpreted this differently. Let’s use another national hero to illustrate this. We know that Andres Bonifacio’s ...

Gen. OTIS'S order to the Spanish Commissioners to stop negotiations with the Filipinos for the delivery of Spanish prisoners of war was not only proper but necessary. The negotiation is upon ...

More than its historical landmarks and noteworthy attractions, the city Manila has been a vital setting in the country’s history, being a witness to the country’s trial and progress. At present, this ...

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 ...

With its victory and subsequent annexation of the Philippines, Hawaii ... Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved ...

It is often buffeted by typhoons and other storms. The Philippines - a Spanish colony for more than three centuries, and named after a 16th Century Spanish king - was taken over by the US in the ...