1897 in the Philippines
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This is a list of notable events that happened in the Philippines in the year 1897.
Incumbents
Spanish Colonial Government
- Governor-General:
- Camilo de Polavieja (until April 15)
- José de Lachambre (April 15 â 23)
- Fernándo Primo de Rivera (starting April 23)
Philippine Revolutionary Government (Tejeros Government)
- Vice President:
- Mariano TrÃas (March 22 â November 2)
- Captain General: Artemio Ricarte
Republic of Biak-na-Bato
- Vice President:
- Mariano TrÃas (starting March 22)
Events
January
- January 4 â Eleven of the fifteen Filipinos who would later be called the Fifteen Martyrs of Bicol are executed in Bagumbayan.[1][2]
- January 11 â Thirteen Filipinos who would later be called the Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan are executed.[1][2]
February
- February 6:
- Ten Katipunan members convicted of subversion are executed in Bagumbayan, Manila.[1]
- A revolt in parts of Negros Oriental led by native priests ends in a battle with the defeat of the natives by the Spanish forces.[1]
- February 13 â Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja begins his campaign with 16,000 Spanish soldiers to regain Cavite from Filipino revolutionaries.
- February 17 â Filipino forces win in the Battle of Zapote Bridge at the boundary of Las Piñas and Cavite.[1]
- February 19 â Spaniards recapture Silang, Cavite in a battle.[1]
- February 25 â Spaniards recapture Dasmariñas, Cavite in a battle.[1]
March
- March 22 â The two factions of the Katipunan convene at the Tejeros Convention to resolve the leadership status in the organization.
- March 23 â Nineteen Filipinos who would later be called the Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan are executed in Kalibo.[2]
May
- May 10 â Andrés Bonifacio and his brother Procopio Bonifacio are killed in Maragondon, Cavite.
November
- November 1 â The Republic of Biak-na-Bato is established by Emilio Aguinaldo and his fellow revolutionaries, marking the first republic in the Philippines.
December
- December 14 â The Pact of Biak-na-Bato is signed between Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera and Emilio Aguinaldo, aiming to end the Philippine Revolution.[3]
Holidays
As a colony of the Spanish Empire and being predominantly Catholic, the following were considered holidays:
- January 1 â New Year's Day
- April 15 â Maundy Thursday
- April 16 â Good Friday
- December 25 â Christmas Day
Births
- January 23 â Ildefonso Santos, Filipino poet, sculptor, and writer (d. 1984)
- March 3 â José Romero, Filipino politician (d. 1978)
- June 29 â George J. Willmann, naturalized Filipino missionary from the United States (d. 1977)
- September 11 â Francisca Susano, Filipino supercentenarian (d. 2021)
- December 3 â Elisa Ochoa, first Filipina in the Congress of the Philippines (d. 1978)
Deaths
- January 4 â Eleven of the Fifteen Martyrs of Bicol are executed.[1][2]
- January 11 â The Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan are executed.[1][2]
- José Dizon, one of the founders of Katipunan[2]
- February 6 â Members of the Katipunan are executed:[1]
- Román Basa (b. 1848)
- Teodoro Plata (b. 1866)
- Vicente Molina[2]
- Hermenegildo de los Reyes[2]
- José Trinidad[2]
- Pedro Nicodemus[2]
- Feliciano del Rosario[2]
- Gervasio Samson[2]
- Doroteo Dominguez
- Apolonio de la Cruz
- February 17 â Edilberto Evangelista, Filipino civil engineer and general (b. 1862)[1]
- March 23 â The Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan are executed.[2]
- May 10 â Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino nationalist and revolutionary; one of the founders of Katipunan (b. 1863)
Unknown dates
- Those executed after January 11, 1897:[2]
- Hugo Perez
- Pedro Joson
- Marcello de los Santos Esguerra
- Eugenio de los Reyes y Herrera
- Valentin Matias Lagasca y Cruz