Show AGUINALDO'S CAPTURE BY U. U S. S ENDED 87 8 YEARS' YEARS STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE The P Philippines Philippines' first measure for self government since the discovery by Magellan in 1621 1521 was granted in 1812 when the Spanish constitution gave the islands representation In the Spanish parliament King Ferdinand VII abolished the th constitution two years later and Immediately the long serles series of ot Philippine insurrections started that did much to impoverish the Spanish military treasury treasur The final revolution broke out In 1896 the province of Cavite around Manila was In full control of ot the rebels Aguinaldo and Bonifacio when reinforcements from Spain enabled the Spanish Gen General Lachambre to gain the upper hand Aguinaldo demanded as a price of peace the equality of ot Spaniards andI and I Filipinos representation of the I Philippines in iii the Spanish parliament right of ot Filipinos to hold office and payment of ot to the revolutionary army Some of these demands were acceded to by the Spanish governor general genera Primo de Rivera and part of the money was sas paid The declaration of ot war between the United States and Spain Admiral Deweys Dewey's victory I In Manila bay brought t the end of the Spanish power Aguinaldo and his Insurgents who were operating co-operating with the American naval forces soon controlled all aU the rest of ot the islands AguInaldo on June 12 1898 proclaimed the independence of the Philip Phillp Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines he was greatly shocked by the peace treaty between Spain and the United States which annexed the Islands Island's to the United States AguInaldo's soldiers and American troops had a clash in Manila J Ian I la in I 1899 and then followed Aguinaldo's guerrilla campaign to prevent the extension of American power over the Islands Aguinaldo was captured In March 1901 and in a few months military gov government vi was as superseded by bythe bythe I the civil government In the pacified districts Civil government was established established all aU over the islands In 1902 I |