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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Aguinaldo , Emilio 1870 - (search)
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Bacolor,
A town in Luzon, Philippine Islands, on the road from Manila to Tarlac; about 30 miles northwest of the former city.
During the British invasion of the Philippines, in 1762, it was for some time the capital of the group, the Spaniards, under fear lest the city of Manila should be bombarded, hastily removing their seat of government.
The town attracted considerable attention in 1899 because of the United States military operations against the Filipino insurgents and the remarkable; about 30 miles northwest of the former city.
During the British invasion of the Philippines, in 1762, it was for some time the capital of the group, the Spaniards, under fear lest the city of Manila should be bombarded, hastily removing their seat of government.
The town attracted considerable attention in 1899 because of the United States military operations against the Filipino insurgents and the remarkable chase after Aguinaldo through that section of Luzon.
See Aguinaldo, Emilio; Luzon.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bell , James Franklin 1857 - (search)
Bulacan,
A Philippine town on the island of Luzon, a few miles northwest of Manila.
Its population is mostly native, and the town is chiefly engaged in sugarboiling, although there are several other industrial plants.
Bulacan was considered a place of considerable strategic importance by the Filipino insurgents after they had been driven from the immediate suburbs of Manila, and because of this fact was the scene of considerable military activity after the American troops began their remawn is chiefly engaged in sugarboiling, although there are several other industrial plants.
Bulacan was considered a place of considerable strategic importance by the Filipino insurgents after they had been driven from the immediate suburbs of Manila, and because of this fact was the scene of considerable military activity after the American troops began their remarkable chase after Aguinaldo.
Early in 1900 the town was under complete American control, and a military post was established there.
Cavite,
A former Spanish military post, on a narrow peninsula jutting out from the mainland of Luzon Island, Philippines, into Manila Bay, about 8 miles southwest of the city of Manila.
On the night of April 30, 1898, Commodore Dewey, in command of the Pacific squadron, sailed boldly past the batteries on Corregidor Island, into Manila Bay, and on the morning of May 1, attacked the Spanish fleet which had hastily formed in battle-line under the protection of the guns of the Cavite fort.
When the American vessels neared the fort they had to sustain both its fire and that of the Spanish ships.
But Commodore Dewey so manoeuvred his fleet as to keep in an advantageous position in the strong currents of the bay and to avoid the fire of the Spaniards.
Some of the American ships engaged the fleet and others directed their fire against the batteries.
The water battery at Cavite was shelled until a magazine exploded, killing forty men, when the commander raised a white flag as a sig
Cebu
One of the Philippine Islands, lying between Luzon and Mindanao, 135 mile long, with an extreme width of 30 miles. Sugar cultivation and the manufacture of abaca are the chief industries.
Population, 320,000.—The town of Cebu, on the eastern coast of the island, the oldest Spanish settlement in the Philippines, is a place of considerable trade, and has a cathedral and several churches.
It is about 360 miles from Manila, and has a population of 40,000.
There are valuable and extensive coal deposits near the town.
The China Steam Navigation Company began in 1900 to run a regular steamer from Hong-Kong to the port of Cebu.
Hemp was exported from the island in 1899 to the value of $3,151,910; sugar, $770,503; copra, $241,953. The total shipments exceeded by $1,456,000 those of 1898.
Imports in 1899 were valued at $1,055,28