Philippines in the Spanish-American War

The Philippines in the Spanish-American War sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people to support the United States, but it was eventually annexed by the United States.

In the Spanish-American War that broke out in 1898, Americans and Spain fought to seize Cuba and the Philippines. The Filipinos colonized by Spain United with the Americans, paid hundreds of thousands of sacrifices, but were eventually annexed by the United States?

1. The Philippines was colonized by Spain for 300 years: for a long time, the Philippine Islands were controlled by local indigenous tribes, and it was not until the14th century that a modern country began to form.

However, the Philippine Islands have a deep relationship with China. As early as the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan, the emperor of Soochow, sent a large number of envoys to visit the local people by boat.

Since then, the contact between the Philippines and China has never been interrupted. Many Central Plains people will go to sea to take refuge in the Philippines and other places when the dynasties change or the Hu people are in chaos in China, bringing advanced production technology and civilization to the local area.

Many tribes in the Philippine Islands also send people to China to pay tribute from time to time, and exchange their treasures for countless living materials.

Time came 1390. Minangkabau, an immigrant from Sumatra, established the first country in history-Sulu Sultanate in the Philippines, which became the beginning of the Philippine country.

However, this kingdom of Sudan has only existed for nearly two hundred years.

Because mankind is about to enter the era of great navigation, Magellan's fleet came to the Philippines with the support of the king of Spain.

At first, people in the Philippines warmly welcomed Magellan and others. They think these people are like messengers sent by the Central Plains government.

However, Spain soon revealed its true colors. They forced Filipinos to accept their own rule with muskets in their hands and cannons on board.

Starting from 1565, the Spanish established the first colonial stronghold on Cebu Island. After nearly 200 years, the Spanish finally occupied the whole Philippine Islands, and the people and their king in the Philippine Islands became the conquered people for more than 100 years.

It was not until the outbreak of the Spanish-American War that Spain's rule in the Philippines completely ended, and the whole process went through more than 300 years.

Second, the United States and the West competed for colonies, and the Philippines helped Americans: after the American War of Independence, its long-term overseas expansion failed, but it killed Indians with its own guns and seized their gold and land. Only when the whole American continent is under American rule do they look abroad.

At this time, the world has long been divided up by western powers. As a rising star, Americans dare not compete with emerging colonial empires such as Britain, France, Germany and Italy, so they point their finger at declining Spain.

After a long period of preparation, 1898 Americans fired their first shot at Spain in Cuba.

In the American War, Americans were in an overwhelming situation. With the support of people in Cuba and Puerto Rico, the Spanish were defeated one after another.

Because Spain fought the United States in America, Filipinos saw the hope of national independence. At the height of the war between the United States and Spain, Philippine revolutionary leader Aquinas announced the establishment of the Republic of China.

Most of the newly established Filipino soldiers are ordinary people, and their weapons are farm tools. Faced with the advanced weapons of the Spanish, they were quickly defeated and fled.

After learning what happened to Filipinos, Americans sent troops to help the local Philippine revolutionary team in order to completely defeat the Spanish and ensure their own interests in the United States.

Aquino, the leader of the Philippines, heard that Americans came to help him. He once regarded him as a savior and a comrade-in-arms and tried his best to cooperate with the US military.

In order to show sincerity, the Americans also signed a secret agreement with the Philippines led by Aquinas, and the Americans promised to help the Philippines build its own country independently.

With the sincere cooperation between the two sides, the Spanish were quickly defeated in the Philippine Islands, and they were very afraid of the Philippine revolutionary team that was about to enter Manila.

3. The Americans broke their word and seized the Philippines: after the Spaniards were driven away, Aquinas, the leader of the Philippines, and other soldiers were happily planning the founding of the country, but the Americans came with more advanced weapons.

When the Americans arrived in the Philippines, they immediately turned against each other and denied people. They not only supported the corrupt Sulu Sultan, but also tried their best to suppress the revolutionary parties such as Aquinas.

After the Spanish-American War, the Americans signed a secret agreement with the Spanish, and the Americans inherited all the power of the Philippines.

The United States and Spain also staged a farce. The US military attacked Spain stationed in Manila, which symbolically resisted and then let the US military enter the city to declare its legitimacy.

Faced with such a situation, Filipinos will certainly not be content, so they took up arms to resist American colonial rule. Aquinas' army used to be a headache for the American army.

However, with the continuous support of the obviously stronger US military, the Philippine army was quickly dispersed and could only become a small guerrilla group to attack the US military.

In the next few years, Filipinos never gave up their resistance, persisted in their struggle and made great sacrifices. According to relevant statistics, the Philippines sacrificed about 1 10,000 people in its own war of independence, among which the number of people who sacrificed to resist the Spanish exceeded 1 10,000.

During the American rule, the US military eliminated guerrillas by creating a large number of no-man's land, and countless civilians were killed and countless homes were destroyed.

Decades later, Americans did the same thing in Vietnam, killing millions of civilians and committing countless crimes. However, to this day, the crimes of Americans have not been punished or liquidated!