Last Topic: 9:47:58pm, 01/24/2018
Last Post: 6:34:42pm, 02/12/2021
Yeah the "its was too far" loses steam once you realize the Phillipines isn't that far from Japan. The answer is that western powers couldn't, it had a pretty respectful military that after decades of trading with the Dutch and Portuguese was about on par with European powers.
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