Basilio Augustín

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Basilio Augustín y Dávila (1840 - 1910) was briefly a Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, from April 11 to July 24, 1898, in the middle of the Philippine Revolution. He attempted to create a consultative assembly of Filipino Ilustrados loyal to Spain and a militia force of Filipinos, and planned for autonomy for the Philippines.

The Filipinos, however, were tired of Spain's plans for autonomy and reforms, and they sided with the Filipino revolutionaries under Emilio Aguinaldo. Thus Augustín's plans for reform ended in failure as most of the Spanish-trained Filipino militia deserted to the revolutionary ranks, and his consultative assembly finally dissolved. Most of its members became signers of the Malolos Constitution and members of the Malolos Congress.

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Preceded by
Fernando Primo de Rivera		 Governor-General of the Philippines
April 11–July 24, 1898		 Succeeded by
Fermin Jáudenes
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