1898 Filipinos celebrate the birth of their nation
One hundred years ago, Emilio Aguinaldo in the Philippines, whatever proclaimed by Spain after more than 300 years of colonial rule. Aguinaldo, the heads of Filipino revolutionary forces, it took exile in Hong Kong after the failure of the first attempt to overthrow Spanish colonial rule in 1896. Commodore George Dewey, commander of U.S. naval forces destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, Aguinaldo back on the Philippines, for the fight against Spain.
This time, Filipinos, in alliance with the USA, has cut a better insulation to defeat the Spanish garrisons in large parts of the archipelago with the exception of Manila. In the case of American troops have agreed to transfer the commander of the garrison of Manila and the Spanish governor and prevents philippines troops entering the capital.
Fighting soon between old allies and the war in American history as the Philippines following the insurgency. The Filipinos were quickly forced to guerrilla tactics. The war in five years, subject to conditions, some have compared to the U.S. experience in Vietnam.
The Americans won the Philippines government, until the Japanese invasion in 1942. Independence was finally attained in 1946 as promised by the USA.
Independence proclaimed by Aguinaldo from the balcony of his country of rural origin was short-lived, but his statement is regarded as the true birth of the Filipino people. Aguinaldo Dewey thought he had promised that the USA argue that the independence, Dewey refused. In any event, President William McKinley decided to occupy the Philippines as prices of the Spanish-American war. The young Republic was a victim of American imperialism and what many consider an act of treason.
For years, the independence of the Philippines was celebrated on July 4, the anniversary of the Granting of Independence of 1946. But nationalists preferred the anniversary of the Declaration Aguinaldo, and obviously as well. The revolution, even if it managed only a short time, was the main event in the history of the Philippines. President Diosdado Macapagal ordered the annual change of attention in early 1960.
Hawaii’s definitely changed the destiny of the same period of 1893 to the fall of the monarchy and the annexation of 1898. One consequence has been the introduction of Filipino workers in the sugar and pineapple plantations, the establishment of the Filipino community in Hawaii.
Given that the events occurred a century ago, Hawaii became a state and the Philippines, an independent nation. The thousands of Filipinos, emigrated to Hawaii and their descendants have enriched the lives of us all.
Today, Filipinos comprise 15 percent of the population and the state are the fastest, growing ethnic group 4000 to 5000 immigrants each year. Ben Cayetano of the nation is the first governor of Filipino descent.
Hawaii is Filipino Americans and Filipinos in celebrating the centennial anniversary of the independence of the Philippines.
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1898 Filipinos celebrate the birth of their nation
One hundred years ago, Emilio Aguinaldo in the Philippines, whatever proclaimed by Spain after more than 300 years of colonial rule. Aguinaldo, the heads of Filipino revolutionary forces, it took exile in Hong Kong after the failure of the first attempt to overthrow Spanish colonial rule in 1896. Commodore George