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PHILIPPINES
UNDER THE TAGALOG REPUBLIC
April 1904: Macario Sakay issues a manifesto stating that Filipinos had
a right to fight for Philippine independence. US propaganda brands
Sakay as a mere bandit. The Republika ng Katagalugan has an established
government, a constitution and a flag which resembles the Katipunan
flags. Although called Tagalog Republic, it includes all of Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao.
Late 1904: Macario Sakay and his revolutionaries take to the offensive.
They succeed in seizing ammunition and firearms. In Philippine
Constabulary uniforms, they capture a military garrison in
Parañaque. Sakay uses guerrilla warfare at night to take
American forces by surprise. Sakay and his Republika ng Katagalugan
have the support of the common masses. Lower class Filipinos in the
Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal provinces contribute food, money,
other supplies and information. The American forces begins
reconcentration in the towns Taal, Tanauan, Santo Tomas, and Nasugbu
where Sakay's has strongest support.
Many Filipinos die in the
reconcentration as the result of disease and lack of food. This cruel
tactic begins to weaken Sakay's republic.
1905: Governor-General Henry Ide sends Dominador Gomez to speak with
Sakay. Sakay is presented with a letter from Ide that if he surrenders,
he and his men will not be punished. Gomez assures Sakay that a
Philippine Assembly comprising of Filipinos is to be formed.
July 14, 1906: Macario Sakay and his men surrender and go to Manila and
are followed by a brass band and hundreds of Filipino supporters from
the local towns.
July 17, 1906: Macario Sakay and his men are betrayed by the Americans.
They are disarmed and imprisoned. Sakay is tried and convicted.
Dominador Gomez does not attend the trial and the letter from
Governor-General Henry Ide has vanished.
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