Pact of Biak-na-Bato
1897 truce during the Philippine Revolution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pact of Biak-na-Bato, signed on December 14, 1897,[3][4] created a truce between Spanish colonial Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera and the revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo to end the Philippine Revolution. Aguinaldo and his fellow revolutionaries were given amnesty and monetary indemnity by the Spanish Government, in return for which the revolutionary government would go into exile in Hong Kong. Aguinaldo had decided to use the money to purchase advance firearms and ammunition later on return to the archipelago.[5]: 49 [6]: 232
Type | Peace treaty, General Amnesty |
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Signed | December 14, 1897[3] |
Location | San Miguel, Bulacan in Luzon Island, Philippines |
Signatories | |
Languages | Spanish, Tagalog |
The pact was signed in San Miguel, Bulacan, in the house of Pablo Tecson, a Philippine revolutionary captain who served as brigadier general in the 'Brigada Del Pilar' (military troop) of General Gregorio del Pilar during the Revolution.