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1896 in the Philippines
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1896 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1896.
Incumbents
thumb|120px|Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
Governor-General:
Ramón Blanco y Erenas (until December 13)
Camilo de Polavieja (starting December 13)
Events
August
August 23 – Andres Bonifacio, along with his Katipuneros (Filipino revolutionaries), tear up their cedulas (personal identity documents) at the event known as the "Cry of Pugad Lawin".Sichrovsky Harry An Austrian Life for the Philippines:The Cry of Balintawak http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi/rizal/har-cry.htm 2009-08-29
August 25 – The revolutionaries are attacked by a unit of the Spanish Guardia Civil. Agoncillo Teodoro Teodoro Agoncillo History of the Filipino People Garotech Publishing Inc. Quezon City 1990 1960 8th 971-10-2415-2 https://books.google.com/books?id=KjxFOQAACAAJ 171–172
August 30 – Around 800 revolutionaries led by Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto attack San Juan del Monte and achieve a brief victory until Spanish reinforcements arrive and disperse the rebels. Upon learning of the battle, Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas places eight provinces under martial law. Sancho Valenzuela is the most notable of the revolutionaries who are imprisoned and later released.Hector K. Villarroel Eminent Filipinos https://books.google.com/books?id=xW9fYzs-I5sC 1965 National Historical Commission 274
August 31 – Six Katipunan members are executed in Bagumbayan.http://filipino.biz.ph/history/bagumbayan.html Philippine History – Martyrs of the Philippine Revolution 2009 Filipino.biz.ph Mar 16, 2018
September
September 4 – Four Katipunan members are executed in Bagumbayan.http://nhcp.gov.ph/events-of-february-1897/ Events of February 1897 Reyno Ma. Cielito Sep 7, 2012 NHCP Mar 16, 2018
September 12 – Thirteen Filipinos, the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite, are executed.
October
October 31 – Fifty-two suspected rebels imprisoned in Fort Santiago die by asphyxia.
November
November 9-11 – Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas with more than 6,000 soldiers attacked the revolutionaries under Emilio Aguinaldo, resulting to the simultaneous Battle of Binakayan and Battle of Dalahican. It was the first major Filipino victory during the Philippine Revolution.
December
December 30 – Jose Rizal is executed in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park)
Holidays
As a colony of Spanish Empire and being a catholic colony, the following were considered holidays:
January 1 – New Year's Day
April 2 – Maundy Thursday
April 3 – Good Friday
December 25 – Christmas Day
Births
July 3 – Jose Cojuangco, former Representative of the First District of Tarlac (d. 1976)
October 7 – Paulino Alcántara, international footballer (d. 1964)
Deaths
September 4 – Executed members of the Katipunan:
Eugenio Silvestre
Modesto Sarmiento
Ramon Peralta
September 12 – Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite (executed) including the architect and businessman Máximo Inocencio (born 1833)
November 3 – Honorato Onrubia y Herrera, executed Katipunan member.
December 14 – Executed Filipinos in Tarlac:
Procopio HilarioPhilippine Historical Association Historical Bulletin https://books.google.com/books?id=DDvjAAAAMAAJ 1964 Philippine Historical Association 2
Francisco Teñedo
December 29 – Rosalio Silos, musician and Katipunan member (executed)Alfredo R. Roces Filipino Heritage: The period of armed struggle (1896-1900) https://books.google.com/books?id=1URvAAAAMAAJ 1978 Lahing Pilipino Pub 2214
December 30 - José Rizal, author and poet, national hero of the Philippines (b. 1861)
Unknown dates
Rebels executed at Nueva Ecija:
Marcus Ventus
Mamerto Natividad Sr.
Domingo Cecilio
Ciriaco Sarile
Teodorico Lagonera
Quintin Tinio
Leon Hernandez, executed at Ambos Camarines
Lauro Dimayuga, executed at Batangas
References
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