1900 in the Philippines

← 1899 1898 1897 1900 in the Philippines → 1901 1902 1903
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	List of years in the Philippines

1900 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1900.

Incumbents

President Emilio Aguinaldo c. 1898.

First Philippine Republic

• President : Emilio Aguinaldo

U.S. Military Government

• Governor :
  • Elwell Stephen Otis (until May 5)
  • Arthur MacArthur, Jr. (starting May 5)

Events

February

• February 2 – The Daily Bulletin (now Manila Bulletin) is established as the second oldest existing English language newspaper. ^[1]

April

• April 7 – Resistance fighters led by Gen. Nicolas Capistrano ^[2] launch a failed surprise attack against the U.S. troops, ^[3] under Col. Edward Godwin, ^[4] in Cagayan de Misamis, Mindanao; ^[3]
• April 15–19 – Several Filipino nationalists attack an American garrison in Catubig, Samar; some 150 of them die while 12 of 31 volunteers in the burned barracks are later rescued. ^[3]

May

• May 14 – Five hundred revolutionaries ^[3] under Capt. Vicente Roa attack ^[2] U.S. Capt. Walter Elliot and 80 men ^[3] at the hill of barrio Agusan, Cagayan de Misamis; ^[3] ending with Roa and 34 ^[2] to 38 of his men killed, along with two Americans. ^[3]

June

• June 4 – Revolutionary forces under Col. Apolinar Velez launch an assault on Americans in Makahambus Hill in Cagayan de Misamis, ^[3] with American company under Capt. Thomas Millar retreats; ^[3] a Filipino and nine Americans are killed ^[3] in the Americans' first loss in the Philippine–American War. ^[5]
• June 21 – Military governor Gen. MacArthur issues a proclamation providing amnesty to those who fought against the United States since the previous year, giving a 90-day period for them to swear an allegiance to the colonial government. ^[6]

July

• July 1 – Gen. Artemio Ricarte and his companion are arrested by the civil guards in Manila following reports of his planned insurgency. Ricarte would be deported to Guam the following year. ^[6]

September

• September 13 – Col. Maximo Abad and his 250 nationalists ambush Capt. Devereux Shields, who would later wounded, and 54 U.S. troops, in Marinduque. The latter surrenders with four casualties. ^[3]
• September 17 – Troops under Gen. Juan Cailles successfully resist an assault by Col. Benjamin Cheatham and his 300 men in Mabitac, with the deaths of 21 American soldiers. ^[3]

December

• December 12 – About a thousand Pulahan extremists attack the American contingent of Lt. Stephen Hayt and 38 constables during the latter's patrol through Cebu. A large number of attackers and all constables, except Hayt, are killed. ^[3]

Holidays

As a former colony of Spanish Empire and being a catholic country, the following were considered holidays:

• January 1 – New Year's Day
• April 12 – Maundy Thursday
• April 13 – Good Friday
• December 25 – Christmas Day

Births

• November 11 – Narciso Ramos, Secretary of Foreign Affairs (d. 1986)
• Juanita Ángeles, silent film actress (d. unknown)

Deaths

• March 10 – Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, one of the three women who seamed together the Flag of the Philippines (b. 1879)

References

1. "Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation". PSE Edge. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
2. "Cagayan de Oro History From Beginning to 1950". cagayandeoro. undernet.org. 1999. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
3. American Battles & Campaigns. London: Amber Books. 2016. ISBN   978-1-78274-341-5 . Retrieved March 16, 2024– via Google Books.
4. "History of Cagayan de Oro". About Cagayan de Oro. Archived from the original on 2017-02-09. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
5. Montalvan, Antonio (January 16, 2002). "History of Cagayan de Oro (Second of two parts)". elizaga.net. Heritage Conservation Advocates. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
6. Facts about the Filipinos (volume 1, numbers 1–10). Boston, Massachusetts: Philippine Information Society. 1901. Retrieved April 8, 2024.