Spanish Pacific Squadron

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The Spanish Pacific Squadron was the Spanish Navy formation based in the Philippines that was decisively defeated by U.S. forces in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.

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Label Occurrences
Spanish Pacific Squadron canonical 5

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Navy formation
naval squadron
associatedColony Captaincy General of the Philippines
basedIn Philippines
commander Patricio Montojo y Pasarón
conflict Spanish–American War
country Spain
dateOfBattle 1898-05-01
disbandedAsResultOf Battle of Manila Bay
engagedBy Asiatic Squadron
surface form: U.S. Asiatic Squadron under George Dewey
engagement Battle of Manila Bay
flagship Reina Cristina
historicalEra Age of Imperialism
locationOfDefeat Manila Bay
navalTheater Asiatic waters
notableCommander Patricio Montojo y Pasarón
operatedBy Spanish Navy
opponent United States Navy
opponentFormation Asiatic Squadron
surface form: U.S. Asiatic Squadron
outcomeAtBattleOfManilaBay decisive defeat
partOf Spanish colonial forces in the Philippines
primaryBase Cavite
resultOfDefeat facilitated U.S. occupation of Manila
loss of Spanish naval power in the Philippines
role defense of Spanish colonial interests in the Pacific
ship Castilla
Don Antonio de Ulloa
John of Austria (the Elder)
surface form: Don Juan de Austria

Isla de Cuba
Luzon
surface form: Isla de Luzón

Marqués del Duero
Reina Cristina
shipType cruiser
gunboat
stationedAt Manila Bay
statusAfter1898 destroyed as a fighting force
theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
timePeriod late 19th century

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Description of subject: The Spanish Pacific Squadron was the Spanish Navy formation based in the Philippines that was decisively defeated by U.S. forces in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Manila Bay opposingFleet Spanish Pacific Squadron
Asiatic Squadron opponent Spanish Pacific Squadron
Reina Cristina navalFleet Spanish Pacific Squadron
Patricio Montojo y Pasarón commanded Spanish Pacific Squadron