Question

A raid on a printing press in this city revealed a rebel society with the initials KKK, the Katipunan. (10[2])In the 16th century, a Chinatown was built in this city’s Binondo district, (10[1])away from its walled center of Intramuros. Silver bound for China was (10[1])transported between Acapulco and this Asian city, (10[1])plied by this city’s namesake galleons. (10[1])In 1898, a mock battle was staged to seize this city without allowing Emiliano Aguinaldo’s troops (10[1])to occupy it. Shortly before that, George Dewey beat a Spanish fleet in a bay named for this city, now the (10[1])second-biggest in Luzon. 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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Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BMaryland B (DII)1810
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Lehigh A (UG)1810
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Penn B (DII)3110
Andrew YangColumbia BColumbia J (DII)4310
Joseph McCusker (DII)Fordham ARutgers A (UG)5010
Magnolia Schnirman Barria (UG)NYU A (UG)Penn A (DII)5610
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BBard A (UG)7210
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)Lehigh B (DII)9310

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