With its victory and subsequent annexation of the Philippines, Hawaii ... Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved ...

The history of the Philippines begins with ... Legazpi finally succeeded in establishing Cebu as the first Spanish colony in the Philippines. To walk Cebu's streets is to travel through time.

It is often buffeted by typhoons and other storms. The Philippines - a Spanish colony for more than three centuries, and named after a 16th Century Spanish king - was taken over by the US in the ...