First Philippine Republic
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| Anthem: Himno Nacional Filipina | ||||
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| Capital | Bacoor, Cavite Malolos, Bulacan January 23, 1899-March 29, 1899 San Isidro, Nueva Ecija March 29, 1899-May 9, 1899 Palanan, Isabela September 6, 1900-March 23, 1901 | |||
| Language(s) | Spanish (official), Tagalog | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| President | ||||
| - 1898-1901 | Emilio Aguinaldo | |||
| President of the Council of Government | ||||
| - 1898-1899 | Apolinario Mabini | |||
| - 1899 | Pedro Paterno | |||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | |||
| - Established | January 23, 1899 | |||
| - Dissolved ¹ | March 23, 1901 | |||
| Area | ||||
| - 1898 | 198,000 km2 76,448 sq mi | |||
| Population | ||||
| - 1898 est. | 6,599,998 | |||
| Density | 33.3 /km² 86.3 /sq mi | |||
| Currency | Peso | |||
| ¹ Capture of Emilio Aguinaldo. | ||||
The First Philippine Republic, officially República Filipina (English: Philippine Republic) was the government of the Philippines formally established with the proclamation of the Malolos Constitution on January 23, 1899 in Malolos, Bulacan until the capture and surrender of Emilio Aguinaldo to the American forces on March 23, 1901 in Palanan, Isabela, which effectively dissolved the First Republic.
The establishment of the Philippine Republic was the culmination of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. Independence was declared on June 12, 1898 and the dictatorial government then in place was replaced by a revolutionary government headed by Emilio Aguinaldo as president on June 23, 1898.
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[edit] History
The republic was formed after the events of the Philippine Declaration of Independence. It adopted the Constitución política de la República Filipina, drawn up by the Philippine Constitutional Convention in the Barasoain Church in Malolos in 1899 to replace the dictatorial government set up by the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897. It was approved by Aguinaldo and ten delegates to the Assembly of Representatives on January 21, 1899. The convention earlier elected Aguinaldo president on January 1, 1899, leading to his inauguration on January 23 on the same year.
[edit] Philippine-American War
Tensions remained during the Philippine-American War. Aguinaldo and his men fled to Northern Luzón, trying to resist the American forces. On April 1, 1901, Aguinaldo announced allegiance to the United States, formally ending the First Republic and recognizing the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines.
[edit] Cabinet
| OFFICE | NAME | |
| President | Emilio Aguinaldo | |
| Prime Minister | Apolinario Mabini | |
| Pedro Paterno | ||
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Apolinario Mabini | |
| Felipe Buencamino | ||
| Secretary of Finance and War | Gen. Mariano Trías | |
| Secretary of Interior | Teodoro Sandico | |
| Severino de las Alas | ||
| Secretary of War | Baldomero Aguinaldo | |
| Secretary of Welfare | Gracio Gonzaga | |
| Secretary of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | León María Guerrero | |
| Secretary of Finance | Hugo Ilagan | |
| Secretary of Public Instruction | Águedo Velarde | |
| Secretary of Public Works and Communications | Máximo Paterno | |
