The Spanish and American War

Our lesson for today was the Spanish and American war a conflict between the Spanish government and
the American government, in the year 1898 that ended the rule of the Spanish colonial government and
resulted U.S acquisition of territories in the western and Latin America. The Spanish and American war
was a result of the sinking of the ship (Maine) and the refusal of the withdrawal of the armed forces of
Spain from the island of Cuba and the authorized use of force by President William McKinley, to secure
that withdrawal while renouncing any U.S design for annexing Cuba. In April 24 Spain declared war to
the United States, which followed the declaration of war in the 25th of the same month.

The Spanish and American war was basically all about the surrender of the Spanish colonization to the
U.S government, the signing of the treaty of Paris. And on May 1 1898, Commander George Dewey
leaded the U.S naval troop to the manila bay, and destroyed the anchored fleet of Spain that only seven
American seamen was wounded, basically the Spanish and American war focuses on the surrender of
the Spanish colonization and the treaty of Paris that sold the Philippines to the U.S government for $20
million. This shows that the Philippines was not free from the colonizers because this is the time that the
Spanish colonizers surrendered but the American took the ruling of our country.
The propaganda movement

Erica mae menses

The Propaganda movement was the period when the Filipinos were calling for reforms that last for
approximately from 1880 to 1886 but most of the activities happen between the year 1880 and 1895. In
the modern English translation of Propaganda, It is translated as “For the Evangelization of the Peoples”
the propaganda was essentially a campaign for information. But, according to the director of the
National Archives Dr. Domingo Abella, that the paropaganda movement was missed named, because of
its main essence was to counteract the campaign of misinformation that was distributed by certain
Spanish group, that disseminating the information in Spain and later in Rome , he suggested that it
should be called The Counter Propaganda Movement.

The Illustrados , or the “Elite” or the “Rich people”, the illustrados are the one who are responsible for
the political and economic aspect of a place, the Illustrados are the second in the society they are the
one who are educated in the society, the illustrados are: Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Antonio,
Marcelo H. Del Pillar, and Mariano Ponce, the propaganda simply aims to seek for equality to the
territories of the Spanish and Filipinos. But when the Spaniards killed the three Priest (GOMBURZA), the
illustrados started to make a move to fight against the Spanish colonizers, they used the novels that
Jose Rizal wrote, the “ Noli Metangere” and the “El Filibusterismo”. This are dedicated to the three
priest who died on the hands of the Spanish colonizers while serving the church. And this is the start
where the Filipinos started the revolution to free the Philippines in the hands of the Spaniards.
The Revolt of Dabao in Northern minadanao (1560s)

Nadine Villaruel

We discussed today the revolt of Dabao, in which Dabao was a Manobo chieftain, he allowed himself to
be baptized to the catholic faith, he conceive new converts to join him in his plan, to kill then religious
and also all of the Spanish soldiers in the fort, Dabaos’ opportunity has carried out, as his plot came as
natives who stole a quantity of maize (mais) and rice were being hunted. Dabao offered himself to catch
the thieves; instead Dabao took his men and acted as the prisoners, and as their punishment were being
set, Dabao attacked the captain, and his men (supposed to be the prisoners) took their weapons. All of
the Spaniards in the garrison were killed.

An amnesty was offered by Governor Diego Fajardo to the rebels, but the rebels who surrendered were
either hanged or enslaved or has been taken to manila where they were sold to the Spanish household.
The Revolt of Dabao was failed because they still lose against the Spanish government even thou they
killed all of the Spaniards in the garrison.
 The Incredulous battle in manila

Trisha tagasa

Our topic was all about the incredulous battle of manila in which was known as the mock battle
of manila where the Spain and the U.S government has made an agreement in which there will be a
mock battle between the two parties. The incredulous battle of manila was done because of the
agreement of the U.S and Spain or the treaty of Paris. This battle shows that the Spanish government
did not want to tell that they already surrendered in the American government, the Spanish government
wanted to show that they are lose in the battle against the American forces and the Americans this time
shows that they were in our side but in fact they’re not because when the treaty of Paris was signed the
Spanish government sold the Philippines for $20 million.
 The religious revolt of hermano pule

Hermanno Pules’ revolt failed because the fillipinos that time were not united and and there are
no leaders that unites the people, the revolt of hermano pule was more in the religious part which the
confradia was against the catholic faith, hermano pule was then captured and excecuted, his body parts
were chopped and spread in the different parts in quezon province.