#the real inspo though is balangiga and the 'howling wilderness' quote because it still gives me chills tbh

[yudonomi-stuff]

1899-1902: The Philippine-American War

My contribution for day 5 of @historical-hetalia-week ! After the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the Philippines was sold by Spain to the United States for $20 million dollars. When fighting broke out in February 1899, Filipinos saw it as a continuation of the revolution against Spain, but it was only an insurrection in the eyes of the US. Modern relations between the two nations are relatively friendly and this event has mostly vanished from public memory, leading to it sometimes being referred as The Forgotten War.

Notes under read more:

-This was inspired by the cover of Heneral Luna, a great film set during this period, and Maaf, a SEA-focused doujijn made by dinosaurusgede. Check them (and Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral, which is Luna’s sequel) out on Netflix or YT; they pretty cool.

-The US ruled the Philippines from 4 July 1902 - 1946. It was supposed to be 1945 but the Japanese invaded and ruled during WWII so it got a bit postponed. There is a lot of irony in that date. (x)

-The war was over by 1902, but fighting continued in small pockets until 1913. The defeat of the Moros led to the annexation of Mindanao, which the Spanish had never fully captured during their time. (x)

#hetalia #historical hetalia #historicalhetaliaweek #hws america #hws philippines #hetalia oc #aph america #aph philippines #the real inspo though is balangiga and the 'howling wilderness' quote because it still gives me chills tbh #but this isnt strictly set there and then #the contemporary exclusion of mindanao is the reason ysa only has two flowers yet #filipino identity and when did it start becoming filipino as in the whole archipelago and not just regionalism #is one of the great questions around that period. because even rizal did not count mindanaoans as filipinos then. and #soldiers being loyal to just their hometown or generals from there is a big factor in the disunity of the filipino forces during the war #but tbh that discourse deserves its own post some other time