THE FALL OF THE REVOLUTION

Prelude to Independence

• The Americans fought a war with the Spaniards and allied themselves with its enemies.

• The American-Asiatic squadron under Commodore George Dewey destroys the Spanish Navy at Battle of Manila Bay

Prelude to Independence

• The Americans fought a war with the Spaniards and allied themselves with its enemies.

• The American-Asiatic squadron under Commodore George Dewey sailed to the Philippines to destroy the Spanish flotilla

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

makes an agreement with the Americans with the help of Spencer E. Pratt.

• Americans made a verbal agreement with the Filipinos to help them defeat the Spaniards

Prelude to Independence• Emilio Aguinaldo

returns to the Philippines with purchased weapons

• Fighting is renewed in the provinces

• Aguinaldo established a dictatorial government

Proclamation of Independence

• Apolinario Mabini was the “Brains of the Revolution”and adviser to Aguinaldo

• Independence was proclaimed on June 12 1898.

• The proclamation was signed by 98 people including an American

Proclamation of Independence• The composer of

the “Marcha Nacional Filipinas” was Julian Felipe. Jose Palma added the lyrics later on.

• The Flag was made by Marcela Agoncillo,Lorenza Agoncillo and Delfina Herboza.

it was patterned after the Cuban flag.

Breach of an agreement• Aguinaldo’s forces

besieged Intramuros• Major General

Wesley Merritt’s troops arrive in Manila

• Jaudenes refused to surrender to the Filipinos.

Mock Battle of Manila• August 12/13, 1898 Americans sign the peace pact to end hostilities.• A mock battle was

staged on August 13 1898.

• General Thomas Anderson prohibits Aguinaldo to advance to Intramuros.

Mock Battle of Manila• General Arthur Mc

Arthur enters Intramuros

• Spanish forces in Intramuros surrendered to the Americans.

Malolos Congress• Revolutionary

Congress was put up on September 4, 1898.

• September 15 1898 the Malolos Congress was formed

• Mabini was appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

Treaty of Paris• Concluded on

December 10, 1898• Cuba gains

independence• Puerto Rico,

Philippines and Guam to be sold to the Philippines for $20 million.

• America becomes a protectorate of the Philippines.

American Intention in the Philippines

• American was on its way to becoming a world power.

It needed to control territories.• “White Man’s

Burden” It was America’s God given right to “civilize” other nations.

Legacy of the Revolution• The Philippines

became the First Republic in Asia

• Fighting was continued by Emilio Aguinaldo and other Filipino generals.

Sources

Cawagas, Virgina, and Swee-Hin Toh. Our Nation Our World 5. 2nd ed. Quezon City: Sibs Publishing House, 2014. 1-396

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