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Ferdinand Magellan and his crew come into contact with the Philippines for the first time. Spain then colonizes the Philippines. Many revolts occurred across the Philippines to protest foreign influence, but none were successful enough to free Filipinos from Spanish control.

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The Spanish begin their conquest of the Philippines in 1564. The year 1565 marks the beginning of Spanish rule over the Philippines for centuries.

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La Liga Filipina and Katipunan are founded. Two of the most important groups in the Philippines' fight for independence. (This looks bad, but Katipunan is also known as the KKK due to its full name, which is quite lengthy.)

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The Philippines has a truce with Spain. This leads to the formation of the Philippine Republic in January 1898, before the Spanish-American War.

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The Spanish-American War begins. During the war, the US and the Philippines join forces to defeat Spain. The year 1898 is when Spanish rule ended in the Philippines.

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Emilio Aguinaldo becomes the first president of the Philippines- more specifically, president of the first Philippine Republic.

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The beginning of the Philippine-American War. The war lasted until 1902. Over 4,200 American and over 20,000 Filipinos died in combat.

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Emilio Aguinaldo is captured by the US. This leads to him pledging allegiance to the US on April 1st and the end of the First Philippine Republic.

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The Philippine-American War ended on July 4th due to Aguinaldo's capture.

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No more major battles occurred between the Philippines and America, but the Philippines was granted independence from the US on July 4th, 1946.