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Aguinaldo Declares Intent to Assume Authority

When
1899
Where
Philippines (exact site of the communication unresolved)
Part of
Aguinaldo informs Anderson of intent to assume authority

General Aguinaldo informed General Anderson of his plan to assume authority over areas conquered by Filipinos from the Spaniards.

General Emilio Aguinaldo, a Filipino revolutionary and military leader who served as president of the Philippines from 1899 to 1901, informed U.S. Army General Thomas M. Anderson that he intended to assume authority for the Philippine Islands in areas conquered by the Filipinos from the Spaniards. Anderson was then in command of the 1st Division, VIII Corps in Manila. No supplied passage states the exact date or precise location of this communication; the legacy date of 15 July 1899 and the commonly cited 23 May 1899 are both unsupported here.

Sources

  1. Philippine–American War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Thomas M. Anderson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-12
  3. Emilio Aguinaldo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

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