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| Philippine Declaration of Independence | |
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 Official draft copy of the Declaration of Independence | |
| Created | May–June 1898 |
| Presented | June 12, 1898, in Cavite el Viejo, Cavite |
| Ratified | August 1, 1898 (first ratification in Bacoor, Cavite) September 29, 1898 (official ratification by the Malolos Congress) |
| Location | National Library of the Philippines[1] |
| Commissioned by | Dictator Emilio Aguinaldo |
| Author(s) | Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista |
| Signatories | 98 delegates |
| Purpose | To proclaim the sovereignty and independence of the Philippines from the colonial rule of the Spanish Empire |
The Philippine Declaration of Independence (Filipino: Pagpapahayag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Declaración de Independencia de Filipinas)[a] was proclaimed by Filipino revolutionary forces general Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898, in Cavite el Viejo (present-day Kawit, Cavite), Philippines. It asserted the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine islands from the 300 years of colonial rule from Spain.
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- ^ Rufo, Aries (May 26, 2008). "Court set to decide on National Library pilferage of historical documents". Abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
Around 8,183 documents, mostly classified as Philippine Revolutionary Papers, were returned to the National Library. One University of the Philippines professor returned more than 6,000 documents. Among the retrieved documents were the manuscript of Andres Bonifacio's trial, the Declaration of Independence, the Pact of Biac-na-Bato and Leonor Rivera's letter to Rizal's parents dated Dec. 10,1893.
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