spain gave the united states full control of the philippines by signing a treaty on august 13, 1898.
spain gave the united states full control of the philippines by signing a treaty on august 13, 1898.
when did spain give the united states full control of the philippines by signing a treaty?
august 13, 1898
as a consequence of its defeat, spain transferred its rights over the philippine archipelago to the u.s., with the philippines ceasing to be a colony of spain and becoming a colony of the u.s. on december 10, 1898, the treaty of paris was signed between spain and the united states, ending the spanish–american war. in article iii of this treaty, spain ceded the philippines to the united states. felipe agoncillo, who had been assigned by aguinaldo as ambassador to the united states, had traveled to paris but had been refused admission to the conference. he worked hard to prevent the ratification of the treaty by spain, but failed. returning to paris, he sent a message to aguinaldo about the refusal of the united states and other foreign powers to recognize the independence of the philippines.
sovereignty of the philippines
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