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#TodayinHistory in 1901, at the town plaza of #Balangiga, Samar #PH, Company C of the U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment was ambushed by the Filipino townspeople for the abuses on them. This would be known as the Balangiga Massacre. The Americans would retaliate excessively. THREAD.
#TodayinHistory in 1807, an Ilocano revolt vs. Spanish rule began in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, and spread to adjacent towns, after the gov imposed a #Basi wine monopoly that impoverished Ilocano wine producers. This would be known in #PH #history as the Basi Revolt of 1807.
THREAD.
#TodayinHistory in 1834, due to financial losses, by royal decree, the Real Compañia de Filipinas was abolished, with the Spanish administration finally opening its farthest colony, the Philippines, to world trade. THREAD. #PH #history
#TodayinHistory in 1896, approx 500+ members of the secret Filipino revolutionary org, #Katipunan, gathered in the backyard of Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, in Caloocan, & tore their cedulas to pieces, to commence the Philippine Revolution vs. Spain. THREAD. #PH #history
Join us tonight in #HistorySpacePH as we celebrate Jose #Rizal’s birth anniversary, his insatiable thirst for learning, & the freedom space it requires. As they used to say during his time: “An educated native is a dangerous native.” 🇵🇭
🎙: https://t.co/ZmN5CZBKW0
Andres Bonifacio. Who was he? What was his family bg? How did he wind up as one of the founding leaders of the #Katipunan, & leader of the Philippine Revolution vs. Spain? What really happened in Tejeros in 1897? Join us later in #HistorySpacePH, Supremo Edition, 8pm! 🇵🇭 https://t.co/I7I9I5eGkp
#HistorySpacePH will be on break again tonight, but we will have a space next Sat on Andres Bonifacio. Who was he? What was his family bg? How did he wind up as one of the founding leaders of the #Katipunan? What really happened in Tejeros in 1897?
This & more, on the 27th!
#TodayinHistory in 1901, at the town plaza of #Balangiga, Samar #PH, Company C of the U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment was ambushed by the Filipino townspeople for the abuses on them. This would be known as the Balangiga Massacre. The Americans would retaliate excessively. THREAD.
#HistorySpacePH is on its 4th episode of its Martial Law Series. Join us as we explore #PH under Ferdinand Marcos' authoritarian rule. Was it really a Golden Age? We will tackle the defining moments of that 14 years of dictatorship & how we still feel its impact today. https://t.co/7oJRNVAd0m