Siege of Masbate
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changes Establishment of the revolutionary government in Masbate
| Siege of Masbate | |||||||||
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| Part of the Philippine Revolution | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kingdom of Spain | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Riego de Dios Justo Lukban Pedro Quipte |
Don Luis Cubero | ||||||||
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Unknown 1 ship | 1,000 combined Spanish forces and Native volunteers, 5 gunboats | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Not | 15 killed | ||||||||
The siege of Masbate (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Masbate; Spanish: Sitio de Masbate) was fought on 19 August 1898, on Masbate Island as a part of the Philippine Revolution.
Before the resumption of the revolution in Luzon, various Visayan provinces had already been in revolt, The Pulajanes became a major threat to Spanish authority at the time. On July 22, 1898, Aguinaldo, in the hopes of establishing the revolutionary government in Visayas sent General Riego de Dios and Justo Lukban to assist in the revolts.
They landed in the harbor only to find the capital town of Masbate in ruins. With the commander in chief, Pedro Quipte, a Pulajan general and his men, who saw the two envoys, preparations began to end the liberation of the province, as it turned out that the Pulajan forces had done their siege to the town and the enemy had fled. It was recommended that the forces be disbanded and a local Philippine Revolutionary Army unit be activated in their place.