Pop Quiz for today.
Catastrophe in the Philippines is the headline of this Spanish newspaper from 2 May 1898. Black borders used on this front-page story are usually reserved for stories relating to death and mourning. The illustration shows the Bay of Cavite, but the catastrophe is not about a devastating typhoon, tsunami, or flood.
Can you guess what this is all about?
Newspaper downloaded from the digital collection of the Biblioteca Nacional de España.

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Published on July 29, 2024 04:18