Years went by and yet another power became a threat to the Filipinos: the Americans. After winning the Spanish-American War of 1898, the Americans acquired the Philippine islands from the Spanish for $20 million. This decision didn't sit well by the Filipinos, who wanted independence. Ad so, when they found out that the Americans fooled them, they turned up against them, resulting in the American-Philippine War that lasts from 1899 to 1902. At this time, the Baybayin monarchy, despite being neutral, were forced into exile to Australia, At the same time, most of the British and the French, hearing the war, were force to leave the islands in fear of being attacked.
This lasted until 1902, with the American victory and the dissolution of the First Philippine Republic. The Philippines became an unincorporated territory of the United States. But despite being conquered for the second time, this period brought many changes to the Philippines: formal education was introduced, Protestantism was introduced, whose beliefs aligned perfectly with the Baybayin Christianity, and the introduction of American culture, architecture, fashion, and cuisine.
The Baybayin monarchy were allowed to return to the Philippines by the Americans, but they were only allowed to be in the position of the advisors to the Governor-General of the Philippines, and engaged in trade and business. They even rebuilt their destroyed palaces in Manila and Cebu, but the Baybayin royal family decided to sell their palace home in Cebu and reside in Manila instead. At the same time, the British and the French were also allowed to return.
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The Alternated History of The Philippines
Ficción históricaWARNING: This Is NOT for real. Please trust true history. What if The Philippines adopted Christianity earlier before the Spanish arrived? What if it become a monarchy like Spain? What is like to become a superpower? *Be prepared for a crazy...
