Tag: Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

Sold for HKD 2,680,000 in Nov 2015 After years of occupation, the Battle of Manila began on February 3, 1945. The month-long campaign resulted in the death of over 100,000 civilians and the complete devastation of the city. It was the scene of atrocity after atrocity committed against Filipino civilians by the Japanese soldiers.   Recalcitrant Japanese set…