The siege of Manila and the mock battle

The American battleships surrounded the Manila Bay at dawn on May 1, 1898. Dewey waited for reinforcements to enter Manila. Meanwhile, Filipino revolutionaries were winning against the Spaniards outside the walled city of Intramuros. They were ready to enter the city, but the Americans and Spaniards had conspired to stage a mock battle to ensure that the defeated Spaniards would surrender only to the Americans.

The Filipinos thought that they were fighting for their freedom with the aid of the Americans. In truth, Filipinos had already been sold out by the Spaniards and betrayed by the Americans.


On December 10,1898 ,The Treaty of Paris between United States and Spain was signed. Spain ceded the Philippines and other Spanish colonies to the US and received $20,000,000 payment for the efforts of Spain in ''developing'' the country.