Colleen Shogan
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377 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 15 Aug
Colleen Shogan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Governor General is promptly dismissed and replaced by the city's military commander, General Fermin Haudenes.
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He takes charge with strict instructions to preserve Spanish honor in the Philippines no matter what.
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But General Jaudenes can do little to prevent the city's slow decline.
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Food grows scarce, morale sinks, and he privately accepts that defeat is inevitable.
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Still, he's determined not to capitulate to the Filipino revolutionaries.
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He fears that would set a dangerous precedent for other Spanish colonies around the world, and just as importantly, he doesn't want to surrender to what he considers an inferior race.
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So he summons the local Belgian consul.
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As a neutral party in the conflict, this man will be allowed to cross the siege lines and act as an intermediary.
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Aldenes tells him that he is willing to surrender, but only to the United States.
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Consul delivers this proposal to Commodore Dewey, but Dewey is not enthusiastic.
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He doubts he has enough men to prevent the Filipino revolutionaries from entering Manila, and if he tried, the
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Result could be a massacre.
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But a few days later, American reinforcements arrive in the region and Dewey reconsiders.
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He agrees in principle to the Spanish surrender, and over the next week he and General Haudenes negotiate an end to the siege.
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But Spanish military code strictly forbids surrendering a stronghold without a fight.
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So the two men agree to stage a fake battle.
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On the appointed day, American warships will make a show of bombarding one coastal fort.
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The Filipino forces will be told to stay back for their own safety.
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And after the mock battle, the Spanish will raise a flag of surrender, and the Americans will move into Manila before Emilio Aganaldo and his soldiers.
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Soldiers have a chance to react.
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