Yes, when it was a Spanish Colony in 1898 and was occupied by the Spanish Army.
The Philippines had been a Spanish Colony for about 300 years when the US purchased it at the end of the Spanish American War. Twenty million was not a trivial sum in 1898 and even in 2010 it is more then pocket change.
The Battle of Manila Bay. The Battle of Manila which led to the Philippine American War. The Declaration of Independence by Aguinaldo which began the Philippine American War.
The Spanish American War took place in 1898.
False. Florida was a Spanish colony until 1821, and Spain maintained overseas colonies in Cuba and the Philippines until the Spanish-American War of 1898.
It was a Spanish Colony from 1493 until 1898.
Yes, when it was a Spanish Colony in 1898 and was occupied by the Spanish Army.
It was a colony ruled under the Spanish monarchy until 1898 when it became a temporary U.S. colony. It became independent in 1946.
Whiteway Colony was created in 1898.
In 1898.In 1898.April to August of 1898.
It was a Spanish possesion until it was ceded to th the US by the Treaty of Paris in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American War.
The Philippines was a Spanish owned colony from 1521-1898, after the Spanish lost the Spanish-American war the Americans took over. President William McKinley decided to colonize because it was a good point of trade with China.
In 1898.In 1898.April to August of 1898.
Spanish Battleship 'Viscaya' - 1898 was released on: USA: February 1898
Spanish Volunteers in Havana - 1898 was released on: USA: March 1898
The Philippines had been a Spanish Colony for about 300 years when the US purchased it at the end of the Spanish American War. Twenty million was not a trivial sum in 1898 and even in 2010 it is more then pocket change.
Puerto Rico was the last Spanish colony and the only colony which repelled American advances, but was given up by Spain when the Treaty of Paris was signed between the U.S. and Spain in December of 1898.Cuba,Guam and the Philippines were taken by the U.S. before the treaty was signed and were also awarded to the U.S. after signing the treaty.