Treaty of Paris of 1898

(Tratado de Paris de 1898;

Kasunduan sa Paris ng 1898)
 Treaty of Peace between the United
States of America and the Kingdom of
Spain
Type: Peace Treaty
Signed: 10th of December, 1898
Location: Paris, France
Condition: Exchange of Ratifications
Language used: English and Spanish
Countries involved: Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Mariana Islands and Philippines
 15 of February
th

1898
USS Maine, a United States Navy ship that
sank in Havana Harbor in February 1898,
contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–
American War in April.
The Sinking USS Maine
US Consul E. Spencer Pratt met with
Aguinaldo during his visit and
promised him the independence of the
Philippines in exchange for his
assistance in the war against Spain.
George Dewey
Hero of Manila
 best known for his victory at
the Battle of Manila Bay on
1st of May 1898 during
the Spanish-American War,
with the loss of only a single
crewman on the American
side.
Battle of Manila Bay
Mock Battle of Manila
On 13th of August 1898, the local Spanish and
American generals, who were legally still at war,
secretly and jointly planned the battle to transfer
control of the city center from the Spanish to the
Americans while keeping the Philippine
Revolutionary Army out of the city center.
Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Paris in 1898 was an agreement
between United States and Spain that officially
ended the Spanish-American War.
• Conference opened on 1st of October 1898
• Signed on 10th of December 1898
• Decision of the future of Cuba, Philippines,
Guam, Puerto Rico, and Marianas Island.
The first Philippine Republic tried to
send a Filipino delegation to
participate and observe the negotiation
but it was denied.
Felipe Agoncillo
A Filipino lawyer and
diplomat who denied in
participation despite in
his petitions, he was not
allowed to join.
The demand was ultimately accepted with
great reluctance by Spain, with the
stipulation that the United States should
pay Spain $20 million nominally for public
buildings and public works in the
Philippines.
The treaty was vigorously opposed in the U.S.
Senate as inaugurating a policy of
“imperialism” in the Philippines and was
approved on Feb. 6, 1899, by only a single
vote. (57-27)
Philippine-American War

Two days earlier, hostilities had begun at

Manila between U.S. troops and insurgents
led by Emilio Aguinaldo. For more than
three years the Filipinos carried on guerrilla
warfare against U.S. rule.