EMILIO AGUINALDO
F I R S T P R E S I D E N T O F
P H I L I P P I N E S
PERSONAL BIO
Born: March 22, 1869 Kawit Cavite
Died February 6 1964 (94 years old)
Resting place: Emilio F Aguinaldo Shrine
Spouses: Hilaria Del Rosario (m. 1896d. 1921) Maria Agoncillio (m.
1930 d. 1963)
Parents: Carlos Jamir Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy Aguinaldo
Alma mater: Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Profession: Politician and military leader
Awards: Philippine legion of honor, Quezon Service Cross
Religion: Catholicism later, philippine independent church
Nicknames: kapitan miong, heneral miong, el caudillo, magdalo,
hermano colon
Allegiance: First Philippine Republic, Republic of Biak na Bato,
Katipunan (Magdalo)
FACTS AND STUFF
First president of a constitutional republic in Asia
Recommended as a national hero of the Philippines
at age 25, agunaldo became Cavite el Viejo's first "gobernadorcillo
capitan municipal"
march 7 1895 Santiago Alvarez encouraged Aguinaldo to join
Katipunan
agunaldo used nom de guerre magdalo in honor of Mary
magdalene
On Sep 3 1896 Spanish troops at the Isabel II bridge were attacked
by 3,000 rebels
In Bacoor, Noveleta, Binakayan and Cavite Viejo, cannonballs
bombarded revolutionary fortifications
most fortified locations Dalahican and Dagatan had Madiwag
soldiers under Gen. Santiago Alvarez
Binayakan in Kawit was fortified by Magdalo undo Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo
BATTLE OF MANILA 1898
1st contigent of american troops arrived in cavite on June 30
2nd contingent under Gen Francis Green 17 july
3rd Contingent under Gen Arthur MacArthur 30 July
HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES
1898 - 1946
Aguinaldo organized Asociacion de los Veteranos de
la Revolucion
Secures pensions and land
T H E
BATTLE OF ZAPOTE BRIDGE 1897
Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja ordered General Jose de Lachambre to defeat revolutionaries led by
Aguinaldo
BATTLE OF DASMARINAS 1897
Aguinaldo deployed his forces at Pasong Santol, the bottle neck of Perez Dasmarinas' to slow down spanish
forces
at tejeros convention, Aguinaldo was voted in absentia as the president of the reorganized revolutionary
government
TEJEROS CONVENTION
Tejeros, Cavite
President: Aguinaldo
VP: Mariano Trias
Captain General: Artemio Ricarte
Director of War: Emiliano Riego de Dios
Director of the Interior: Andres Bonifacio
Results questioned by Daniel Tirona
May 10, 1897
andres and procopio bonifacio executed by firing squad
gen lazaro pumutok
vicinity of mount nagpatong, buntis, pumutok, and maragondon, cavite.
REPUBLIC OF BIAK NA BATO
June 24, 1897
Aguinaldo arrived at Biak na Bato in San Miguel Bulacan and established headquarters there
A constitution was drawn up by isabello artacho and Felix Ferrer
DICTATORIAL GOVERMENT AND BATTLE OF ALAPAN
Mariano Ponce - drafted constitution
war counselor Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista advised Aguinaldo to establish dictatorial government
18,000 of Aguinaldo's troops fought spanish tropps in Alapan Imus Cavite
may 28 1898
five hours 10am to 3pm
victory at alapan: unfurled Philippine flag for the first time at teatro caviteno
PHILIPPINE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Aguinaldo promulgated the Philippine declaration of independence from Spain at his mansion in Cavite El Viejo
On june 23 Aguinaldo issued a decree replacing dictatorial government with revolutionary government
advices by apolinario mabini
FIRST PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC
Formally established with the proclamation of the malolos convention on Jan 21 1899 in malolos bulacan
felipe buencamino translated aguinaldo's autobiographical work
released as Resena veridica de la Revolucion Filipino or the True Account of the philippine revolution
Gen Frederick Funston with the help of macabebe scouts captured Aguinaldo on march 23 1901
april 19 1901 aguinaldo took oath of allegiance to united states