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Philippine Independence Journey

The timeline shows the key events in the Philippine struggle for independence from Spanish rule between the late 19th century and June 12, 1898. It begins with the growth of opposition among Filipino priests and intellectuals calling for independence. In 1892, the secret revolutionary society Katipunan was formed in Manila. In 1896, the Spanish uncovered the Katipunan's rebellion plans, forcing Emilio Aguinaldo to become the leader of the revolution. By 1897, Aguinaldo negotiated an exile agreement with Spain. When the Spanish-American War began in 1898, Aguinaldo returned from exile and began helping the US against Spain, proclaiming Philippine independence on June 12, 1898.

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Philippine Independence Journey

The timeline shows the key events in the Philippine struggle for independence from Spanish rule between the late 19th century and June 12, 1898. It begins with the growth of opposition among Filipino priests and intellectuals calling for independence. In 1892, the secret revolutionary society Katipunan was formed in Manila. In 1896, the Spanish uncovered the Katipunan's rebellion plans, forcing Emilio Aguinaldo to become the leader of the revolution. By 1897, Aguinaldo negotiated an exile agreement with Spain. When the Spanish-American War began in 1898, Aguinaldo returned from exile and began helping the US against Spain, proclaiming Philippine independence on June 12, 1898.

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Individual activity # 3

Create a timeline showing the different event significant in our struggle as a nation towards
independence (from the founding of the Propaganda Movement to June 12, 1898).

Opposition to Spanish rule began among Filipino


priests, who resented Spanish domination of the Roman late 19th
Catholic churches in the islands. Filipino intellectuals century
and the middle class began calling for independence.

The Katipunan, a secret revolutionary society, was


formed in Manila, the Philippine capital on the island 1892
of Luzon. Membership grew dramatically

The Spanish uncovered the Katipunan’s plans for August 1896


rebellion, forcing premature action from the rebels
Revolts broke out across Luzon
28-year-old Emilio Aguinaldo became leader of the March 1897
rebellion

The revolutionaries had been driven into the hills


southeast of Manila, and Aguinaldo negotiated an
agreement with the Spanish. In exchange for financial
compensation and a promise of reform in the By late 1897
Philippines, Aguinaldo and his generals would accept
exile in Hong Kong. The rebel leaders departed, and
the Philippine Revolution temporarily was at an end

The Spanish-American War broke out over Spain’s


April 1898
brutal suppression of a rebellion in Cuba

The first in a series of decisive U.S. victories occurred


when the U.S. Asiatic Squadron under Commodore
George Dewey annihilated the Spanish Pacific fleet at
the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines. From his
exile, Aguinaldo made arrangements with U.S. May 1, 1898
authorities to return to the Philippines and assist the
United States in the war against Spain
He landed on , rallied his revolutionaries, and began May 19,1898
liberating towns south of Manila

He proclaimed Philippine independence and


established a provincial government, of which he
subsequently became head. His rebels, meanwhile,
had encircled the Spanish in Manila and, with the June 12,1898
support of Dewey’s squadron in Manila Bay, would
surely have conquered the Spanish. Dewey,
however, was waiting for U.S. ground troops,
which began landing in July and took over the
Filipino positions surrounding Manila

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