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Friday, March 13, 2026

Collection of facts about the Philippine Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the Philippine Revolution (1896-1902). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Philippines (Katipunan) vs. Spain
• Span previously ruled the Philippines for 333 years
• Andrés Bonifacio formed the Katipunan in 1892
• Katipunan declared war on Spain in 1896
• Magdiwang and Magdalo factions within Katipunan
• Emilio Aguinaldo elected president in 1897
• Andrés Bonifacio and his brother arrested and killed in 1897
• USS Maine sunk in Cuba and U.S. declares war on Spain in 1898
• U.S. seized control of Manila Bay in 1898
• Philippines declared independence in 1898
• U.S. gained control over Philippines in Treaty of Paris in 1898
• Philippine-American War began in 1899
• Philippines became an unincorporated territory of the United States in 1902
• Philippines gained independence in 1946