Manuel Quezon, Patron of the American-Filipino Community
2008; University of Provence - Aix-Marseille I; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4000/moussons.1536
ISSN2262-8363
Autores Tópico(s)Philippine History and Culture
ResumoAmerican rule in the Philippines (1898-1946) is in many respects an exception in the history of modern colonization. Not long after the signing of the Treaty of Paris (December 1898), which established the transfer of sovereignty over the Philippines from Spain to the United States, president William McKinley declared that American presence in the archipelago would be temporary. In keeping with this, the United States installed a democratic framework in its territories and laid the foundation...
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