The Act of Proclamation of Independence of the Filipino People PDF

The Act of Proclamation force the Island of Cebu, and because his of Independence of the Filipino People successor Tupas did not allow him to occupy In the town of Cavite-Viejo, Province of it, he went to Manila, the capital, winning Cavite, this 1...

The Act of Proclamation force the Island of Cebu, and because his of Independence of the Filipino People successor Tupas did not allow him to occupy In the town of Cavite-Viejo, Province of it, he went to Manila, the capital, winning Cavite, this 12th day of June 1898: Before likewise the friendship of its Chiefs Soliman me, Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, War and Lakandula, later taking possession of Counselor and Special Delegate designated the city and the whole Archipelago in the to proclaim and solemnize this Declaration name of Spain by virtue of an order of King of Independence by the Dictatorial Philip II, and with these bistorical precedents Government of the Philippines, pursuant to, and because in international law the and by virtue of, a Decree issued by the prescription established by law to legalize Egregious Dictator Don Emilio Aguinaldo y the vicious acquisition of private property is Famy, The undersigned assemblage of not recognized, the legitimacy of such military chiefs and others of the army who revolution cannot be put in doubt which was could not attend, as well as the calmed but not completely stifled by the representatives of the various towns, pacification proposed by Don Pedro A Taking into account the fact that the people Paterno with Don Emilio Aguinaldo as of this country are already tired of bearing President of the Republic established in the ominous yoke of Spanish domination, Biak-na-Bato and accepted by Because of arbitrary arrests and abuses of Governor-General Don Fernando Primo de the Civil Guards who cause deaths in Rivera under terms, both written and oral, connivance with and even under the express among them being a general amnesty for all orders of their superior officers who at times deported and convicted persons; that by would order the shooting of those placed reason of the non-fulfillment of some of the under arrest under the pretext that they terms, after the destruction of the Spanish attempted to escape in violation of known Squadron by the North American Navy, and Rules and Regulations, which abuses were bombardment of the plaza of Cavite, Don left unpunished, and because of unjust Emilio Aguinaldo returned in order to initiate deportations of illustrious Filipinos, especially a new revolution and no sooner had he given those decreed by General Blanco at the the order to rise on the 31st of last month instigation of the Archbishop and the friars when several towns anticipating the interested in keeping them in ignorance for revolution, rose in revolt on the 28th, such egoistic and selfish ends, which deportations that a Spanish contingent of 178 men, were carried out through processes more between Imus and Cavite Viejo, under the execrable than those of the Inquisition which command of a major of the Marine Infantry every civilized nation repudiates as a trial capitulated,the revolutionary movement without hearing, Had resolved to start a spreading like wild fire to other towns of revolution in August 1896 in order to regain Cavite and the other provinces of Bataan, the independence and sovereignty of which Pampanga,Batangas, Bulacan, Laguna, and the people had been deprived by Spain Morong, some of them with seaports and through Governor Miguel López de Legazpi such was the success of the victory of our who, continuing the course followed by his arms,truly marvelous and without equal in predecessor Ferdinand Magellan who the history of colonial revolutions that in the landed on the shores of Cebu and occupied first mentioned province only the said Island by means of a Pact of Friendship Detachments in Naic and Indang remained with Chief Tupas, although he was killed in to surrender; in the second, all Detachments battle that took place in said shores to which had been wiped out; in the third, the battle he was provoked by Chief Kalipulako resistance of the Spanish forces was of Mactan who suspected his evil designs, localized in the town of San Fernando where landed on the Island of Bohol by entering the greater part of them are concentrated,the also into a Blood Compact with its Chiet remainder in Macabebe, Sexmoan, and Sikatuna, with the purpose of later taking by Guagua; in the fourth, in the town of Lipa; in the fifth, in the capital and in Calumpit; and in officials, and for the unjust execution of Rizal the last two remaining provinces, only in theit and others who were sacrificed in order to respective capitals, and the city of Manila will please the insatiable friars in their bydropical soon be besieged by our forces as well as thirst for vengeance against and the provinces of Nueva Ecija, extermination of all those who oppose their Tarlac,Pangasinan, La Union, Zambales, and Machiavellian ends, trampling upon the some others in the Visayas where the Penal Code of these Islands, and of those revolution at the time of the pacification and suspected persons arrested by the Chiefs of others even before, so that the Detachments at the instigation of the friars, independence of our country and the without any form nor semblance of trial and revindication of our sovereignty is assured. without any spiritual aid of our sacred And having as witness to the rectitude of our Religion; and likewise, and for the same intentions the Supreme Judge of the ends, eminent Filipino priests, Doctor Don Universe, and under the protection of the Jose Burgos,Don Mariano Gomez, and Don Powerful and Humanitarian Nation, the Jacinto Zamora were hanged whose United States of America, we do hereby innocent blood was shed due to the intrigues proclaim and declare solemnly in the name of these so-called Religious corporations and by authority of the people of these which made the authorities to believe that Philippine Islands,That they are and have the military uprising at the fort of San Felipe the right to be free and independent,that they in Cavite on the night of January 21, 1872 have ceased to have any allegiance to the was instigated by those Filipino martyrs, Crown of Spain; that all political ties between thereby impeding the execution of the them are and should be completely severed decree-sentence issued by the Council of and annulled; and that, like other free and State in the appeal in the administrative case independent States, they enjoy the full power interposed by the secular clergy against the to make War and Peace, conclude Royal Orders that directed that the parishes commercial treaties, enter into under them within the jurisdiction of this alliances,regulate commerce, and do all Bishopric be turned over to the Recollects in other acts and things which an Independent exchange for those controlled by them in State has a right to do, Mindanao which were to be transferred to And imbued with firm confidence in Divine the Jesuits, thus revoking them completely Providence, we hereby mutually bind and ordering the return of those parishes, all ourselves to support this Declaration with our of which proceedings are on file with the lives, our fortunes, and with our most sacred Ministry of Foreign Affairs to which they are possession, our Honor. sent last month of last year for the issuance We recognize, approve, and ratify, with all of the proper Royal Decree which, in turn, the orders emanating from the same, the caused the growth of the tree of liberty in this Dictatorship established by Don Emilio our dear land that grew more and more Aguinaldo whom we revere as the Supreme through the iniquitous measures of Head of this Nation, which today begins to oppression, until the last drop from our have a life of its own, in the conviction that chalice of suffering having been drained, the he has been the instrument chosen by God, first spark of revolution broke out in in spite of his humble origin, to effectuate the Caloocan, spread out to Santa Mesa and redemption of this unfortunate country as continued its course to the adjoining regions foretold by Dr. Don José Rizal in his of the province wheré the unequalled magnificent verses which he composed in heroism of its inhabitants fought a onesided his prison cell prior to his execution, battle against superior forces of General liberating it from the Yoke of Spanish Blanco and General Polavieja for a period of domination,And in punishment for the three months, without propel arms nor impunity with which the Government ammunitions, except bolos, pointed sanctioned the commission of abuses by its bamboos, and arrows. Moreover, we confer upon our famous Dictator Don Emilio Aguinaldo all the powers necessary to enable him to discharge the duties of Government, including the prerogatives of granting pardon and amnesty, And, lastly, it was resolved unanimously that this Nation,already free and independent as of this day, must use the same flag which up to now is being used, whose design and colors are found described in the attached drawing, the white triangle signifying the distinctive emblem of the famous Society of the"Katipunan" which by means of its blood compact inspired the masses to rise in revolution; the three stars, signifying the three principal Islands of this Archipelago-Luzon, Mindanao,and Panay where this revolutionary movement started; the sun representing the gigantic steps made by the sons of the country along the path of Progress and Civilization; the eight rays, signifying the eight provinces-Manila, Cavite, Bulacan,Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, and Batangaswhich declared themselves in a state of war as soon as the first revolt was initiated; and the colors of Blue, Red, and White,commemorating the flag of the United States of North America,as a manifestation of our profound gratitude towards this Great Nation for its disinterested protection which it lent us and continues lending us. And holding up this flag of ours, I present it to the gentlemen here assembled: