manila bay

     

On May 1, 1898 Commodore George Dewey sailed into this bay

Trivia about manila bay

  • This bay that shares its name with the Philippine capital is nearly landlocked
  • The island of Corregidor guards the entrance to this Phillippine bay
  • Commodore Dewey blockaded this bay after destroying a fleet of 10 Spanish ships
  • The war to free Cuba actually began half a world away in the Battle of this bay on May 1, 1898
  • Corregidor, enveloped by this bay, was fortified by the Spanish in the 18th century
  • On May 1, 1898 Commodore Dewey defeated the Spanish Pacific fleet at the battle of this Philippine bay
  • In 1898 Dewey won a great victory in this bay; now you can see lovely sunsets over it

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