"The Last Ones of the Philippines" is the name given to the Spanish soldiers who fought in the Siege of Baler against
Filipino revolutionaries and against the
US Army during the
Spanish–American War (in Spain also called "The Disaster of 98"). The siege of Baler lasted from 1 July 1898 to 2 June 1899. During these 11 months, the Spaniards were isolated in a church that became their fortified position. The Spanish troops were a small garrison of 50 soldiers from the "2º de Cazadores" under the charge of Lieutenant D. Juan Alonso Zayas. They faced approximately 800 rebel soldiers. The Spanish soldiers fortified the church and resisted the constant attacks of the rebels for 11 months without provisions and unknowing that the war had ended in December 1898. ==Cast==