History until Philippine Revolution of DUMAGUETE CITY

Capital after Division

The island of Negros was divided into the provinces of Negros Oriental and
Negros Occidental by a royal decree executed by Governor General Valeriano
Weyler on January 1, 1890. Dumaguete was made the first and only capital of the
new Negros Oriental Province.

Philippine Revolution
During 1898, months after the arrival of Emilio Aguinaldo from exile, the Negros
Revolution suddenly broke-out. Negros Occidental Province, which was still ruled
by the Spanish authorities, eventually surrendered to the Negrense Revolutionary
Forces after a battle on November 6. They then began a week-long march which
captured Dumaguete on the 24th. By this time, the Spanish forces had left the
entirety of Negros. The "Negros Republic" was then proclaimed on November
27th.