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Hofileña: Brief overview of Negrense 1898 uprising (2)

Hofileña: Brief overview of Negrense 1898 uprising against Spain (1)

SunStar + May 25, 2021 THE very next day after the surrender of the Spanish forces in Bacolod on November 6, 1898, the Negrenses started consolidating their hold over the Island by creating a political organization relevant to their interests. They convened their first Assembly at the site of a former Recoletos School in Bacolod and gathered their delegates from the different towns including former presidents, other local officials and leaders. The first matter taken up was the ele...

SunStar + May 11, 2021 IN THIS brief overview of the historic 1898 Negrense uprising against the Spanish colonial rule, we recall this event following the Katipunan revolt in the 1890s in Luzon. In this second part of our recollection, we briefly noted the beginnings of the Negrense reaction to the oppressive Spanish colonial system which we pointed out was mainly due to the Negrense concepts of political responsibilities and good government coupled with their awareness of the oppr...