Diorama Images At Manila's Ayala Museum, Part 5

War, of course, unfortunately, dominates the subject matter of the Ayala Museum dioramas. Seeing such images in miniature drills home the impression of how futile the violence seems.

The United States fought in the Philippines against the Spanish (and the locals), staying almost 50 years, through WWII.

Holding ground, building forts. Japanese invasion, WWII.

Bataan death march under the Japanese during WWII.

WWII battles.

Finally, raising the flag of independence, 1946!