Fermín Jáudenes y Álvarez (July 7, 1836 – February 11, 1915) was briefly a

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, from July 24 to August 13, 1898, under the

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during the

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and the second phase of the Philippine Revolution. During his term, Spanish turned over the Philippines capital,

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, to the

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in the "mock" Battle of Manila and in the process the Spanish surrendered to America, ending over 330 years of rule of Spanish colonial rule. Jáudenes was in Manila when the Spanish parliament, the

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, learned of Governor-General Basilio Augustín's attempt to negotiate the surrender of the army to Filipinos under Emilio Aguinaldo. This caused Augustin's removal on July 24, 1898, and the appointment of Jáudenes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaudenes, Fermin 1836 births 1915 deaths Captains General of the Philippines People from A Coruña People from Logroño People of the Philippine Revolution