Question

A raid on a printing press in this city revealed a rebel society with the initials KKK, the Katipunan. In the 16th century, a Chinatown was built in this city’s Binondo district, away from its walled (10[1])center of Intramuros. (-5[1])Silver bound for China was transported between Acapulco and this (10[1])Asian city, (10[1])plied by this city’s namesake galleons. In 1898, a mock battle was staged to seize this city without allowing Emiliano Aguinaldo’s troops to occupy it. (10[1])Shortly before that, George Dewey beat a Spanish fleet in a bay named for this city, now the second-biggest in Luzon. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Southeast Asian city which the US captured in the Spanish-American War, the capital of the Philippines. ■END■

ANSWER: Manila
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Sumukh Murthy (UG)UCSDUCLA C3510
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BUSC38-5
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Jerry Xu (DII)Claremont AUCLA D5010
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