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Felipe Agoncillo's rejected mission to Washington, October 1899

When
1899
Where
Washington, D.C.
Episodes
1

In October 1899, Felipe Agoncillo, a Filipino lawyer and diplomat, traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet President William McKinley. Speaking in Castilian Spanish, Agoncillo described the excesses of Spanish colonial rule. Although he had previously sought representation in the Paris peace negotiations, his mission in Washington focused on lobbying for Philippine independence, a request that was ultimately rejected by the U.S. administration.

Episodes

  1. October 1, 1899 · Washington, D.C.Meeting with President McKinley

    Felipe Agoncillo met President William McKinley in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 1899, to discuss the situation in the Philippines.

Background and detail

The Meeting. Agoncillo met with President McKinley on October 1, 1899. During the meeting, Agoncillo spoke in florid Castilian Spanish, describing the excesses committed under Spanish colonial rule. This encounter occurred after the Treaty of Paris had already been signed in December 1898, following the Spanish-American War armistice of August 1898, which established that peace commissioners would be appointed exclusively by the United States and Spain.

People involved

Sources

  1. Felipe Agoncillo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. William McKinley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11
  3. Treaty of Paris (1898) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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