Constitution of Biak-na-Bato

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The Constitution of Biak-na-Bato was the short-lived revolutionary charter adopted in 1897 by Filipino insurgents under Emilio Aguinaldo, establishing a provisional republican government during the Philippine struggle against Spanish colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
political charter
revolutionary constitution
adoptedBy Filipino revolutionaries
Katipunan-led revolutionary government
linked to: Katipunan
adoptionDate 1897-11-01
adoptionYear 1897
author Felipe Calderón y Roca
Isabelo Artacho
basedOn Cuban Constitution of Jimaguayú
contains provisions on civil rights
provisions on revolutionary government structure
provisions on separation of powers
context Philippine Revolution
country Philippines
dissolutionCause Pact of Biak-na-Bato
durationDescription in force only for a few months in 1897
governmentType republic
headOfGovernmentTitle President
headOfStateTitle President
historicalSignificance first formal constitutional charter of a Filipino revolutionary government
ideology anti-colonial nationalism
republicanism
inspiredBy Latin American republican constitutions
language Spanish
leaderDuringAdoption Emilio Aguinaldo
legalForm written constitution
legalStatusAtTime fundamental law of the Republic of Biak-na-Bato
opposedTo Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines
placeOfAdoption Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel, Bulacan
politicalSystemEstablished provisional republican government
presidentUnderConstitution Emilio Aguinaldo
purpose to legitimize Filipino resistance against Spain
to provide a legal framework for the revolutionary government
region Southeast Asia
relatedConflict Philippine Revolution against Spain
relatedEvent establishment of the Republic of Biak-na-Bato
relatedTreaty Pact of Biak-na-Bato
signedBy Emilio Aguinaldo
members of the Biak-na-Bato revolutionary government
status short-lived
subjectMatter organization of revolutionary government
rights and duties of citizens
war-time governance
supersededBy Malolos Constitution
territorialScope revolutionary-controlled areas of the Philippines
timePeriod late 19th century

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Biak-na-Bato Republic constitution Constitution of Biak-na-Bato
San Miguel, Bulacan associatedWith Biak-na-Bato Constitution
linked to: Constitution of Biak-na-Bato