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    History Assignment Truce of Biak-na-Bato

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    Kenneth Marvin A.

    Mateo

    IT1011

    The Biak-na-Bato Republic

    After the death of Bonifacio, the revolution went from bad to worse for the Filipinos.
    Aguinaldo lost one battle after another. The new Spanish governor general, Fernando Primo de
    Rivera, brought fresh reinforcements from Spain.

    Aguinaldo moved his war camp many times away from Cavite. Finally, he hid in the
    mountain barrio of Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel, Bulacan.

    On November 1, 1897 the Filipino revolutionary leaders approved a constitution for a


    new government. This became the Biak-na-Bato Republic.

    Truce of Biak-na-Bato

    No one side could win the revolution. The Filipinos could not win because they were not
    united and the Spanish had better weapons. The Spanish government could not win because the
    Filipinos wanted their freedom so badly they were willing to die for it.

    Spanish Governor General Primo de Rivera told the Spanish Cortes (Parliament): “I can
    capture their Biak-na-Bato headquarters. Any military man can take it. But I cannot end the
    revolution.”

    So he sent the olive branch of peace to Aguinaldo. He offered to end the fighting on both
    sides.

    Aguinaldo decided to accept this peace offer of Governor General Primo de Rivera. Dr.
    Pedro A. Paterno, a prominent Filipino acted as the go-between in the peace negotiations. After
    making several trips to and from Manila to Biak-na-Bato, he succeeded in negotiating the
    agreement to end the fighting between the Filipinos and the Spaniards. It was signed by General
    Aguinaldo and Governor General Primo Rivera on December 14 and 15, 1897.

    The terms of the Truce of Biak-na-Bato were as follows:

     Aguinaldo and his companions would go into voluntary exile abroad.


     Primo de Rivera would pay the sum of ₱800,000 to the rebels in three
    instalments.
    A. ₱400,000 to Aguinaldo upon his departure from Biak-na-Bato.
    B. ₱200,000 when the arms surrendered by the revolutionists exceeded.
    C. The remaining ₱200,000 when the Te Deum was sung and general
    amnesty was proclaimed by the governor.
     Primo de Rivera would pay the additional sum of ₱900,000 to the families of the
    non-combatant Filipinos who suffered during the armed conflict.

    Aguinaldo’s Exile to Hong Kong

    Peace was proclaimed in the Philippines after the Pact of Biak-na-Bato. General
    Aguinaldo and other revolutionary leaders went to exile in Hong Kong. This was part of the
    agreement to end the fighting. Aguinaldo and his companions sailed away and landed in Hong
    Kong on December 30, 1897.

    The Failure of the Truce

    Both the Filipinos and the Spaniards broke their peace agreement at Biak-na-Bato. Spain
    did not pay ₱1.7 million war indemnity to the Filipinos. Only ₱600,000 was paid. Secondly, the
    Spanish officials continued to arrest and punish Filipinos who surrendered.

    The Filipinos also cheated. Aguinaldo and his companions used the Spanish money to
    buy more arms and ammunition. The Filipino patriots did not surrender all their weapons. Of
    course, they wanted to continue the revolution.

    In some places in the Philippines, local patriots kept on fighting the Spanish government.
    There was no real peace after the Pact of Biak-na-Bato.

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