ACTA DE LA PROCLAMACION DE

INDEPENDENCIA DEl PUEBLO FILIPINO

(Act of Proclamation of
Independence of the Filipino People)
Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
translation: Sulpicio Guevara

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the AUTHOR
 Who is he?
other name: DON BOSYONG
*born in Binan, Laguna on December 7, 1830
*died on December 4, 1903 (age: 72)
*Lawyer
*Auditor General of War and Aguinaldo’s
confidante
*Author of the Declaration of Philippine
Independence (as commissioned by Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo)
 Who is he?
*Alma mater:
University of SantoTomas

• A distant relative of the Rizal

family
• He frequently provided advice to
Jose Rizal during his school days
in Manila
 Official draft of the
Declaration of Independence
 What is it?
• The declaration was a 2,000-word
document (16 pages)
• It summarized the:
– justifications behind the revolution
against Spain
– run-up of events leading to the
declaration of independence
– future of the new republic under
Aguinaldo
 What is it?
• It explained the Philippine flag

BATAAN
Created: May–June 1898

Presented: 12 June 1898 in the town of

Cavite-Viejo, Province of Cavite

1 August 1898
(First Ratification in Bacoor,
Ratified: Cavite)

29 September 1898 (Officially

ratified by the Malolos Congress)
Commissioned by: Emilio Aguinaldo

Author: Ambrosio
Rianzares Bautista

Signatories: 98 delegates
 Purpose:
•To proclaim the sovereignty and
independence of the Philippines from
the colonial rule of the Spanish
Empire
– to inspire the people to fight more
zealously against the Spaniards
– lead foreign countries to recognize the
independence of the country
 analysis
• A perusal of the document can reveal some often
overlooked historical truths about this pertinent
event in Philippine history

• It reveals the GENERAL REVOLUTIONARY

SENTIMENT of that period
• EXAMPLES:
• Abuses of the Civil Guards
• Greed and avarice of the clergy (e.i.friars)
• Racial discrimination
• Inequality before the law
* Past events that were seen as vital
turning points of the movement
against Spain:
- failed Cavite Mutiny (1872)
- execution of GomBurZa
-Rizal’s legacy and martyrdom
 BUT,
…the Katipunan as the pioneer of the
revolutionary movement was only mentioned
once
…Bonifacio and the foundation of the Katipunan
was left out

RECALL: antagonism between Aguinaldo (Magdalo)

and Bonifacio (Magdiwang)
 Conversely,

• there was detailed discussion of

the war led by Aguinaldo’s men
with the forces of the US
epilogue
 TREATY of PARIS
• It was an agreement signed between Spain and the
US regarding the ownership of the Philippine Islands
and other Spanish colonies in South America. The
agreement ended the short-lived Spanish-American
War. The Treaty was signed on December 10, 1898,
six months after the revolutionary government
declared the Philippine Independence

• The Americans occupied the Philippines immediately

which resulted in the Philippine-American War that
lasted until the earliest years of the 20th century