Basilio Augustín y Dávila (February 12, 1840 – August 7, 1910) was briefly a

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, from April 11 to July 24, 1898. During his tenure, the

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began, which he assured the Spanish would be "short" and "decisive". Spanish forces were decisively defeated by the American Navy in the

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. This defeat led to the return of revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo from exile and the beginning of the second phase of the Philippine Revolution, during which, on June 12, 1898, Aguinaldo issued the

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. Augustín attempted to create a consultative assembly of Filipino

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loyal to Spain and a

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of Filipinos, as a way to support autonomy in the Philippines. He offered one million pesos to Aguinaldo but the latter refused. However, it did gain following from reputable figures from the revolutionaries such as

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and Emiliano Riego de Dios due to the efforts of Pedro Paterno. Augustín's plans for reform ended in failure as most of the Spanish-trained Filipino militia deserted to the revolutionary ranks, and his consultative assembly finally dissolved with most of its members became signers of the Malolos Constitution and members of the Malolos Congress in 1899. In August 1898, the United States Army occupied Manila and in December 1898 Spain signed the Treaty of Paris (1898), Treaty of Paris transferring the disputed sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States. In 1899, the Philippine–American War began between American and Philippine revolutionary forces.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Augustin y Davila, Basilio 1840 births 1910 deaths Captains General of the Philippines People of the Philippine Revolution Politicians from Cádiz