The Spanish Philippines: what is there to see? Colonial buildings in Cebu, Manila and beyond
As news of the discovery of these resource-rich islands spread, the Spanish were resolved to return. Over subsequent decades, the archipelago was merged as one polity and named Islas Filipinas, after Spanish king Felipe II (1527-1598). Cebu in the 19th century. Photo: Getty Images Subsequent colonisation by the United States, devastation during World War II … Read more
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