Basilio Augustín
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Basilio Augustín y Dávila (1840–1910) was briefly a Spanish
Governor-General
of the Philippines
, from April 11 to July 24, 1898, in the middle of the Philippine Revolution
. He attempted to create a consultative assembly of Filipino Ilustrados loyal to Spain and a militia force of Filipinos, as a pretext for autonomy in the Philippines. He offered one million pesos to Aguinaldo but the latter refused. However, it did gain following from reputable figures of from the revolutionaries such as Artemio Ricarte
and Emiliano Riego de Dios due to the efforts of Pedro Paterno
.
The Filipinos, however, were tired of Spain's plans for autonomy and reforms usually advocated by the Propaganda Movement, and they sided with the Filipino revolutionaries under Emilio Aguinaldo
. Thus Augustín's plans for reform end in failure as most of the Spanish-trained Filipino militia deserted to the revolutionary ranks, and his consultative assembly finally dissolved. Most of its members became signers of the Malolos Constitution and members of the Malolos Congress.
During his term, the German intention on the Philippines began to warm up.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
Governor-General
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, from April 11 to July 24, 1898, in the middle of the Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution
The Philippine Revolution , called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.The Philippine Revolution began in August...
. He attempted to create a consultative assembly of Filipino Ilustrados loyal to Spain and a militia force of Filipinos, as a pretext for autonomy in the Philippines. He offered one million pesos to Aguinaldo but the latter refused. However, it did gain following from reputable figures of from the revolutionaries such as Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte y Garcia was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He is considered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as the "Father of the Philippine Army"...
and Emiliano Riego de Dios due to the efforts of Pedro Paterno
Pedro Paterno
Pedro Alejandro Paterno y de Vera-Ignacio, also spelled Pedro Alejandro Paterno y Debera Ignacio was a Filipino politician, as well as a poet and novelist.His intervention on behalf of the Spanish led to the signing of the Pact of...
.
The Filipinos, however, were tired of Spain's plans for autonomy and reforms usually advocated by the Propaganda Movement, and they sided with the Filipino revolutionaries under Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...
. Thus Augustín's plans for reform end in failure as most of the Spanish-trained Filipino militia deserted to the revolutionary ranks, and his consultative assembly finally dissolved. Most of its members became signers of the Malolos Constitution and members of the Malolos Congress.
During his term, the German intention on the Philippines began to warm up.