Spanish Flag
date: label: date made
content: ca 1898
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Large yellow stripe with anchor and coat of arms. Red stripes on either side of yellow.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: Spanish admiral’s flag captured by United States gunboat <i>Petrel</i> from the cruiser <i>Isla de Luzon</i> during the Battle of Manila Bay.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The Battle of Manila Bay was one of two major American naval victories in the Spanish-American War. On May 1, 1898, only days after war had been declared between Spain and the United States, the Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy under Commodore George Dewey engaged the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, Philippines. It was a complete and final victory, ending any threat from the Spanish naval forces involved. All major Spanish ships were destroyed or captured, without any significant damage to American forces.
place: label: Place Made
content: Spain
label: place made
content: Spain
label: used in
content: Philippines: Manila Bay
label: captured by US forces
content: United States
label: associated place
content: Spain
topic: label: Subject
content: Flags
label: Subject
content: Naval History
label: related event
content: Spanish-American War
label: related event
content: Battle of Manilla Bay, 1898
label: related event
content: The Emergence of Modern America
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58971-N
label: accession number
content: 239310
label: catalog number
content: 58971-N
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31 in x 36 1/2 in; 78.74 cm x 92.71 cm