1898 in the Philippines
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1898 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1898.
Incumbents
Spanish Colonial Government
U.S. Military Government
Philippine Revolutionary Government
Events
- March 15 - After two months of production, Ang Kalayaan finally comes out, bearing a false masthead stating that printing was done in Yokohama when it was actually done in Lavezares Street, Binondo, Manila. Marcelo H. del Pilar appears as editor but the one who put the broadsheet to bed is Emilio Jacinto who writes under his non-de-plume. Dimas-Ilaw, Aguedo del Rosario, and Apolinario de la Cruz subsidized types free of charge but the publisher, Dr. Pio Valenzuela, had to secure more, paying a peso for each type sold by four workforces of the Diario de Manila who stole them from the paper's production press.
- May 1 – The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón at the Battle of Manila Bay, resulting to one American dead[1] (an engineer who had heatstroke at the height of the battle) and 77 Spanish dead.
- May 28 – The modern Flag of the Philippines was first carried after Filipino victory at the Battle of Alapan.
- June 12 – Philippine Declaration of Independence held at the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, proclaiming the sovereignty of the Philippines.
- June 23 – September 10 – Elections for the Malolos Congress, also known as the Revolutionary Congress, was held. There were 68 elected representatives.
- July 1 – Filipino revolutionaries began the Siege of Baler in part of the offensive against Spanish troops.
- August 13 – The Mock Battle of Manila, a prearranged battle to satisfy the Spanish code of honor, was fought between American and Spanish troops. American victory ended the Spanish–American War.
Births
Date unknown
Deaths
References
- ↑ Brinkley, Alan (1995). American History: A Survey. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-912114-4.