U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
E231779
The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2077777 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands Context triple: [U.S. Military Government in Cuba, relatedTo, U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands]
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Administration of the Philippines as military governor
"Administration of the Philippines as military governor" is a work detailing Arthur MacArthur Jr.'s governance and policies during his tenure as the U.S. military governor of the Philippines following the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Captaincy General of the Philippines
The Captaincy General of the Philippines was a major Spanish colonial administrative and military district in Southeast Asia that governed the Philippine Islands from the 16th to the 19th century.
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C.
Philippine Constabulary
The Philippine Constabulary was a national gendarmerie-style police and military force of the Philippines, responsible for internal security and law enforcement during both the American colonial period and the early years of the republic.
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U.S. Military Government in Cuba
The U.S. Military Government in Cuba was the temporary American occupation administration that governed Cuba after Spain’s defeat in the Spanish–American War, overseeing the island’s transition toward nominal independence.
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E.
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands Target entity description: The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.
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A.
Administration of the Philippines as military governor
"Administration of the Philippines as military governor" is a work detailing Arthur MacArthur Jr.'s governance and policies during his tenure as the U.S. military governor of the Philippines following the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Captaincy General of the Philippines
The Captaincy General of the Philippines was a major Spanish colonial administrative and military district in Southeast Asia that governed the Philippine Islands from the 16th to the 19th century.
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C.
Philippine Constabulary
The Philippine Constabulary was a national gendarmerie-style police and military force of the Philippines, responsible for internal security and law enforcement during both the American colonial period and the early years of the republic.
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D.
U.S. Military Government in Cuba
The U.S. Military Government in Cuba was the temporary American occupation administration that governed Cuba after Spain’s defeat in the Spanish–American War, overseeing the island’s transition toward nominal independence.
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E.
Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines
The Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines was an Imperial Japanese Army formation that led the 1941–1942 invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II, including the campaign that resulted in the Bataan Death March.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administration
ⓘ
military government ⓘ |
| appliesFrom | after the capture of Manila by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Filipino people
ⓘ
surface form:
Filipinos
Spanish colonists in the Philippines ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Islands
|
| appliesToTerritory |
Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Islands
Philippines ⓘ |
| appliesUntil | establishment of U.S. civil government in the Philippines ⓘ |
| capital | Manila ⓘ |
| commonName |
U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Military Government in the Philippines
|
| controlledBy |
United States Department of War
ⓘ
surface form:
United States War Department
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currency | Philippine peso ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1901 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901-07-04 ⓘ |
| establishedAsResultOf |
Spanish–American War
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ |
| firstLeader | Wesley Merritt ⓘ |
| flag | flag of the United States ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
ⓘ
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Insular Government of the Philippines
|
| governmentType |
military dictatorship
ⓘ
military occupation government ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
administration of occupied Philippine territory
ⓘ
transition to civilian colonial rule ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Military Governor of the Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Military Governor of the Philippine Islands
|
| headOfState | President of the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| lastLeader | Arthur MacArthur Jr. ⓘ |
| leader |
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
ⓘ
Elwell Stephen Otis ⓘ Wesley Merritt ⓘ |
| legalForm | military administration ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | American colonial rule in the Philippines ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Captaincy General of the Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial government of the Philippines
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| replacedBy |
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
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surface form:
Philippine Commission government
civilian colonial government of the Philippine Islands ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Capture of Manila (1898)
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surface form:
Battle of Manila (1898)
Philippine–American War ⓘ capture of Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898-08-14 ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem |
Spanish colonial law (transitional)
ⓘ
Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. military law
|
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Subject: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands Description of subject: The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.
Referenced by (12)
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