GEN. LICERIO TOPACIO Y CORCUERA
Born : August 27, 1839
Died : April 19, 1925
Birthplace : Imus, Cavite

This brave, fearless Caviteño was among the first Katipuneros who wanted a revolution. He was “Ministro de Formentos” of the Revolutionary Government. His duties were similar to that of the military engineer today. According to Patricio del Rosario, he would have been the President of the Revolutionary Government, but he gave the post to Aguinaldo when ...

The Philippines regained her independence on July 4, 1946, when, at a fitting ceremony at the Luneta, the America Star-Spangled Banner was hauled down by U.S. Resident Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, while at the same time Commonwealth President Manuel A. Roxas hoisted the Philippine Flag. It is gratuitous to say that the United States government granted independence couldn’t be granted independence to the Philippines. Under the modern theory of political science, independence, like respect or ...

Like other provinces in the country, Cavite had either a governor duly elected during the Commonwealth period but allowed to continue in office under the Japanese Military Administration, or a temporary appointive governor. Elected in 1940. Luis Y. Ferrer, Jr. of General Trias continued as governor during the early part of the Japanese occupation until May 2, 1944, when he was replaced by Col. Mariano N. Castañeda, who had fought in Bataan but was released ...

The statutory transition period of ten years for the Commonwealth Government, as provided in Section 10 (a) of the Tydings-McDuffie Law (U.S. Public Act 127), was cut into halves as a result of the Japanese invasion and occupation on the Philippines, 1942-1945.

The first half started from November 15, 1935, the day the Commonwealth Government was inaugurated, until January 3, 1942, when the Japanese Military Administration began after a bloodless occupation of the open city ...

The City of Manila fell to the Americans on August 13, 1898, after a few token shot fired by the Spaniards in accordance with the secret agreement between Spanish and American representatives signed behind the back of General Aguinaldo. Under the agreement, Aguinaldo and his revolutionary army were not allowed by the Americans to enter the Walled City and part in the victory celebration. It was at this juncture that the Filipinos saw the perfidy ...

The province of Cavite had three successive governors, each serving from one to four months because of the abnormal situation during the Philippine Revolution. Of course, this does not include the Little Republic of Cavite, under the Magdalo Council or Government headed by Baldomero Aguinaldo, from November 1896 to about mid – May 1897, a period of six months.

The first governor of Cavite was General Mariano Trias, the former vice-president of the first revolutionary ...

Of the more than one hundred generals produced by the Philippine Revolution, Emilio Aguinaldo of Kawit, Cavite, was easily the most pre-eminent. He led the revolution from beginning to en, and after the death of Andres Bonifacio his leadership remained unchallenged.

Putting the revolution in its proper perspective, there is no doubt that Aguinaldo made the big difference. Of the more than one hundred armed uprising during the 317 years of Spanish rule, or an ...

The most glorious event in the history not only Cavite But also of the Philippines was the proclamation of Philippine independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, in a small rustic community now known as Kawit. Unfortunately, the significance of the event was, wittingly or unwittingly, de-emphasized if not glossed over during the American regime. In fact, millions of Filipino school children grew up thinking that the independence proclaimed was a mere “paper” independence-a meaningless, ...

The Philippine Revolution, which started in Cavite province on August 31, 1896, should not be confused with the Katipunan revolt launched by Andres Bonifacio and his followers eight days earlier on August 23 in Pugad lawin, a forested area in Balintawak. The revolt was purely a Katipunan affair, all participants being KATIPUNEROS, which came to an abrupt ending the following Sunday, August 30, in the battle of San Juan del Bonifacio, leader of the revolt, ...

Historians have not bothered to explain why Cavite, of all provinces, became the “cockpit” of the Philippine Revolution. For purposes of effective scholarship – scholarship from the Filipino point of view – it is important that this question in the Philippine history be resolved here and now. Why was the Revolution primarily of Cavite, i.e., started in Cavite and carried on through all the five years of bloody fighting (1896-1901) by Cavite’s mga anak ng ...