Republic of Negros
Encyclopedia
The Republic of Negros was a short-lived revolutionary republic, and later, administrative division, which existed while the Philippines
was under Spanish and American sovereignty
. It took its name from Negros Island.
from Bago
and General Aniceto Lacson
from Talisay
, were actually carrying fake arms consisting of rifle
s carved out of palm fronds and cannon
s of rolled bamboo mats painted black. By the afternoon of November 6, Colonel de Castro signed the Act of Capitulation, thus ending Spanish rule in Negros Occidental. This event is commemorated in Negros Occidental every November 5 as the day the Negrenses bluffed the Spaniards to attain their freedom.
On November 27, 1898, the Cantonal Republic of Negros was established. It came under U.S. protection
on April 30, 1899. On July 22, 1899, it was renamed the Republic of Negros, but on April 30, 1901, this was dissolved by the United States.
In Bago City
, the event was chronicled in a historic marker found in the City public plaza, which bears the following inscriptions:
November 5 has been declared a special non-working holiday
in the province through Republic Act. No. 6709
signed by President Corazon Aquino
on February 10, 1989.
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...
was under Spanish and American sovereignty
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
. It took its name from Negros Island.
History
From November 3 to November 6, 1898, the negros rose in revolt against the Spanish authorities headed by politico-military governor Colonel Isidro de Castro. The Spaniards decided to surrender upon seeing armed troops marching in a pincer movement towards Bacolod. The revolutionaries, led by General Juan AranetaJuan Araneta
Juan Anacleto Araneta , was a pioneer sugar farmer and revolutionary leader during the Negros Revolution.-Early life:Juan was born to Romualdo Araneta and Agüeda Torres in Molo, Iloilo, Philippines...
from Bago
Bago City
Bago City is a second class city in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. According to the August 1, 2007 census, it has a population of 159,933 people. The city is located 21 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Bacolod City....
and General Aniceto Lacson
Aniceto Lacson
Aniceto Lacson y Ledesma was a sugar farmer, revolutionary general and businessman in the Philippines. He was the fifth son of seven children of Lucio Lacson y Petronila and Clara Ledesma of Iloilo, Philippines who migrated to Negros when Aniceto was still young...
from Talisay
Talisay
Talisay is the name of these places in the Philippines:*Talisay, Batangas*Talisay, Camarines Norte*Talisay City, Cebu*Talisay City, Negros Occidental*Talisay tree, the Philippine common name for Terminalia catappa....
, were actually carrying fake arms consisting of rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
s carved out of palm fronds and cannon
Cannon
A cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,...
s of rolled bamboo mats painted black. By the afternoon of November 6, Colonel de Castro signed the Act of Capitulation, thus ending Spanish rule in Negros Occidental. This event is commemorated in Negros Occidental every November 5 as the day the Negrenses bluffed the Spaniards to attain their freedom.
On November 27, 1898, the Cantonal Republic of Negros was established. It came under U.S. protection
Protectorate
In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...
on April 30, 1899. On July 22, 1899, it was renamed the Republic of Negros, but on April 30, 1901, this was dissolved by the United States.
In Bago City
Bago City
Bago City is a second class city in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. According to the August 1, 2007 census, it has a population of 159,933 people. The city is located 21 kilometers south of the provincial capital, Bacolod City....
, the event was chronicled in a historic marker found in the City public plaza, which bears the following inscriptions:
November 5 has been declared a special non-working holiday
Holiday
A Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations...
in the province through Republic Act. No. 6709
Republic Acts of the Philippines
This article contains a partial list of Philippine laws. Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in the history of the Philippines, as shown in the following table:...
signed by President Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
on February 10, 1989.
Leaders
The leaders of the short-lived republic were:| Aniceto Lacson Aniceto Lacson Aniceto Lacson y Ledesma was a sugar farmer, revolutionary general and businessman in the Philippines. He was the fifth son of seven children of Lucio Lacson y Petronila and Clara Ledesma of Iloilo, Philippines who migrated to Negros when Aniceto was still young... November 5, 1898 - July 22, 1899 |
President |
| Aniceto Lacson Aniceto Lacson Aniceto Lacson y Ledesma was a sugar farmer, revolutionary general and businessman in the Philippines. He was the fifth son of seven children of Lucio Lacson y Petronila and Clara Ledesma of Iloilo, Philippines who migrated to Negros when Aniceto was still young... November 5, 1898 - November 27, 1898 |
(President in Negros Occidental only) |
| Demetrio Larena Demetrio Larena Demetrio Larena was a former Governor of Negros Oriental , a province on Negros Island in the Philippines. He was governor of Negros Oriental from 1901 until 1906. Larena was instrumental in the establishment of Silliman University in Dumaguete City. When Dr... November 24, 1898 - November 27, 1898 |
(President in Negros Oriental only) |
| José Luzuriaga July 22, 1899 - November 6, 1899 |
President of the Constituent Assembly Constituent assembly A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution... |
| Juan Araneta Juan Araneta Juan Anacleto Araneta , was a pioneer sugar farmer and revolutionary leader during the Negros Revolution.-Early life:Juan was born to Romualdo Araneta and Agüeda Torres in Molo, Iloilo, Philippines... |
Secretary of War |
| Melecio Severino November 6, 1899 - April 30, 1901 |
Civil Governor |
| Antonio Ledesma Jayme Antonio Ledesma Jayme Antonio Ledesma Jayme was a Filipino lawyer, revolutionary, provincial governor and assemblyman.-Early years and education:Antonio L. Jayme was born on July 24, 1854 in what is now the district of Jaro, Iloilo City... July 24, 1854 - October 9, 1937 |
Secretary of Justice |