What is the agreement between the Filipinos and the Spaniards?

Answer 1

Biak-na-Bato is the agreement between the Filipinos and the Spaniards signed on December 14-16, 1897

Agreement:

Spanish Government:

1. Auginaldo and his companions would voluntarily leave the country and be exiled abroad.
2. The Spanish government would pay a total of 1,700,000 php:

• 400, 000 php as soon as Auginaldo leaves;
• 200, 000 php by the time 700 arms were surrendered;
• 200, 000 php upon granting amnesty to the rebels; and
• The amount of 900, 000 php would be paid to the Filipino families who did not join the war, but suffered its consequences.

Filipino Revolutionaries

1. In the first draft, these reforms were requested, but in the final draft, these reforms were not included:

• Expulsion of the friars and restoration of the lands to the Filipinos;
• Representation of the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes;
• Equal treatment of both the Spaniards and the Filipinos in the application of the law; and
• Freedom of expression and worship for all people.

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Answer 2

The Treaty of Paris in 1898 marked the end of the Spanish-American War, where Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. This granted the Filipinos independence from Spanish rule, but ultimately led to a new period of American colonization in the Philippines.