"On June 12, 1898, the elected representatives of the eight provinces of the major* island of the Philippines, Luzon, adopted the constitution of a free and independent Republic of the Philippines. The representatives signed their Declaration of Independence from Spain. These provinces--still commemorated by the eight rays of the sun in the Philippine flag--had been leading the fight against Spain since August of 1896."
Excerpted from Sundays in Manila, p. 33.
*The Spanish colonial government, supported by its navy and army, was centered in Manila, Luzon.
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