8 résultats pour "manila"
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Manila - geography.
the Seven Years' War when Britain held the city from 1762 to 1764. Discontent with Spanish rule among urban Filipinos and some of the Filipino clergy became especially significant in Manila during the latter half of the 19th century.Nationalist sentiment erupted in 1872 when three Filipino priests, who had been charged with leading a military mutiny at an arsenal near Manila, were executed by theSpaniards. In 1896, the execution in Manila of Filipino patriot José Rizal, convicted by a Spanish mi...
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Manila - geography.
Manila played an important role in trade as a port for the Manila galleons, huge trading ships that carried goods from Manila to Acapulco, Mexico (then part of NewSpain). During this time, Chinese merchants settled in Manila and became middlemen for other trade from China. By the 1590s the Chinese had become aneconomically important community. Many Chinese, aware of the political and social advantages enjoyed by the Roman Catholics in the colony, converted to Catholicismand married Filipino wome...
- Manila - geografía.
- Manille ou Manila, capitale de la République des Philippines, dans le sud-ouest de l'île de Luçon.
- Manille ou Manila, capitale de la République des Philippines, dans le sud-ouest de l'île de Luçon.
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Philippinen - geographie.
Einwohner leben in Städten (2005). Das Bevölkerungswachstum beläuft sich auf 1,9 Prozent pro Jahr (2008). 3.1 Wichtige Städte Größte Stadt der Philippinen ist die Hauptstadt Manila mit etwa 10,4 Millionen Einwohnern (2003) in der Agglomeration. Die Stadt verfügt über den wichtigsten Hafen undist bedeutendster Produktionsstandort des Landes. Weitere wichtige Städte sind Quezon City (2,39 Millionen), das von 1948 bis 1976 die Hauptstadt des Landes war, Davao(1,40 Millionen), Cebu (662 000) und Za...
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Spanish-American War.
A Blockade of Cuba The Navy’s basic job was to blockade the island of Cuba. If the Spanish army could be cut off from seaborne supplies from Spain, it could not maintain itself for longagainst the Cuban insurgents, let alone prepare to fight the U.S. forces. To maintain a successful blockade, the U.S. Navy would have to control the sea approaches toCuba. To accomplish this, the United States determined that the Spanish navy had to be destroyed wherever it was found. Thus the U.S. war objectives...
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Filipinas - geografía.
programas de reforestación han tenido un éxito limitado. Con el fin de proteger y restaurar el suelo, el Fondo Mundial para la Flora y Fauna Silvestre ha concretado unintercambio deuda-por-naturaleza con el gobierno filipino, que incluye numerosos proyectos medioambientales y dos parques nacionales. No obstante, sólo el 4,9% (1997)del territorio de las Filipinas está protegido como parque y otras reservas naturales, resultando en un porcentaje muy bajo en comparación con otros países de la regió...