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Cavite (kävē`tā), city (1990 pop. 91,641), Cavite prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. The city, situated on a small peninsula in Manila Bay, has been important as a naval base and trade center since the days of the Spanish. In the Spanish-American War it was captured by Dewey on May 1, 1898. The United States established a major naval base at Sangley Point just opposite the city proper. In World War II this base was bombed (Dec. 10, 1941) by the Japanese and virtually destroyed—a major blow to the defense of the Philippines. In 1971, the United States closed the base. The Philippine government also maintains a naval school center at Cavite. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was also known to have delivered an "inspiring speech" to strikers at the Cavite shipyard in November 1902 and to have co-addressed a petition to President Roosevelt to halt Chinese migration in February 1903. 8, 1941, found my career navy man father on board his ship in Manila Bay as the Japanese bombed the Cavite shipyard and ships in the bay ("Home Alone" by Clara Bingham, April). John Sidel masterfully chronicles the "emergence, location and longevity" of a wide assortment of local bosses and dynasties in the provinces of Cavite and Cebu, and his insights necessitate considerable reformulation of previous understandings of Philippine politics and the character of "local strongmen" more generally. |
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