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American and malolos
- 1. Things that
happened
before the
Malolos
Republic
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- 2. • Spanish-American War (in support
for the Cuban revolution)
• Battle of Manila Bay (Battle of the
Spanish and the Americans wherein
the Americans won)
• Return of Aguinaldo (Aguinaldo left
Hong Kong after the battle of
Manila Bay and returned to the
Philippines
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- 3. • Declaration of the Philippine
Independence at Kawit, Cavite (June
12, 1898)
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- 5. • Sewn by Marcella Agoncillo
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- 6. • Treaty of Paris (ended the Spanish
regime in the Philippines and
started the American regime)
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- 8. • Eighty-five Filipinos met in a
revolutionary congress at
Barasoain Church, starting Sept.
15, 1898
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- 9. • The Malolos Congress approved the
independence of the Philippines.
• Started the making of a new
constitution for the Philippines
• With the new constitution, the First
Philippine Republic was
established.
• The constitution of the First
Philippine Republic was called
“Malolos Constitution” because it
was written in Malolos, Bulacan
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- 10. • Its real author was Felipe G.
Calderon, a famous Filipino lawyer.
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- 11. • It was approved by the Malolos
congress on November 29, 1898 and
proclaimed by General Aguinaldo
on January 21, 1898
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- 12. • On January 23, 1899, the First
Philippine Republic was inaugurated
Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan
• A solemn and happy time.
• Filipinos want to show to the
world that they had their own
government at last.
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- 13. • They wore their best costumes
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- 14. • Aguinaldo was sworn the president
of the First Republic at the church
altar.
• There were
parades, bands, fiestas, and parties
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- 17. • First Filipino diplomat who was
sent abroad to work for
recognition of Philippine
Independence – Felipe Agoncillo
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- 19. • The Republic lived only for two
years (January 23, 1899-March
23, 1901)
• Ended when Aguinaldo was
captured by the Americans
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