How successful was the us navy against spain in the philippines

On May 1, 1898, at Manilla Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroyed the Spanish Pacific Fleet in the first major battle of the Spanish - American war.

4 copper and gold, the california gold rush is why im pretty sure.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.