Born on the Day the Empire Arrived: August 10, 1898, Lorenzo Tañada, and the Long Filipino Argument With America
Philippines & Los Angeles • August 2026. Born on the Day the Empire Arrived: August 10, 1898, Lorenzo Tañada, and the Long Filipino Argument With America. on this day august 10, lorenzo tanada, mock battle of manila 1898, philippine american war, us military bases philippines, magnificent 12, joseph ileto, fil-am history, decolonization, gumaca quezon, marikina. On This Day • August 10 Philippines & Los Angeles • August 2026 Born on the Day the Empire Arrived: August 10, 1898, Lorenzo Tañada, and the Long Filipino Argument With America American and Spanish officers spent August 10, 1898 arranging a fake battle to hand over Manila while the Filipino army that had already surrounded the city was locked out of it. That same day, in a coastal town in Tayabas, a boy was born who would spend the next ninety-three years arguing with the empire that arrived on his birthday. Manila Bay and the walls of Intramu...