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Miguel Malvar y Carpio
Miguel Malvar y Carpio
President of the Philippines ; (Unofficial); First Philippine Republic
	In office; April 1, 1901 – April 16, 1902
Preceded by	Emilio Aguinaldo
Succeeded by	Macario Sakay
Personal details
Born	September 27, 1865; Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines
Died	October 13, 1911; Manila, Philippines
Political party	Katipunan
Profession	Revolutionary
Military service
Allegiance	First Philippine Republic
Branch/service	Philippine Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1896-1902
Rank	General
Commands	Batangas Brigade
Battles/wars	Philippine Revolution ; Philippine-American War

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Miguel Malvar y Carpio (September 27, 1865 - October 13, 1911) was a Filipino commander who served during the Philippine Revolution and subsequently during the Philippine–American War. He assumed command of the Philippine revolutionary forces during the latter conflict following the capture of Emilio Aguinaldo in 1901. According to some historians, He may have been a president of the philippines but is currently not recognized as such by the philippine government.

Early life

Malvar was born on September 27, 1867 in Santo Tomas, Batangas to Máximo Malvar and Tiburcia Carpio. His father was a wealthy sugarcane and rice farmer whose success enabled him and his siblings to acquire an education. With this education, he prospered in orange cultivation on land he had worked hard for. He also married and started a family.

Philippine Revolution

By the mid-1890s, the Philippine Revolution had broken out, and Malvar found himself leading an army he personally put together, with the leader of the revolution, Emilio Aguinaldo. But faced with superior fire power, the Katipunan revolutionaries found themselves losing most of the battles, and were forced into Biak-na-Bato. Here they signed the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, where the Filipino leaders agreed to cease revolutionary actions, in exchange for 20 million pesos, and exile to Hong Kong in 1897.

After the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, and Admiral George Dewey requested the aid of Aguinaldo and his revolutionaries to help in the Philippine Campaign, and soon the revolution had started all over again.

With his Batangas Brigade, Malvar successfully liberated Tayabas from the Spaniards on June 15, 1898 after a two-month battle, and soon the Spaniards were defeated and cornered in Manila.

Philippine American War

Success against the Spaniards was brief, as the Philippine–American War broke out on February 4, 1899. Malvar was soon fighting a new enemy.

Fighting the Americans, Malvar and his troops had very few instances of success, and were soon dissolved (like the rest of the Philippine Army) into guerrilla units. This change in tactics was not as successful as it had been against the Spaniards, and Aguinaldo was captured in 1901, which led to all the revolutionary forces coming under Malvar's control. With this new authority, Malvar launched an all-out offensive against American-held towns, that stood to testify that the war was far from over.

But this success was also short-lived. American general J. Franklin Bell took command of operations in Batangas and practiced scorched earth tactics that took a heavy toll on both guerrilla fighters and civilians alike. Malvar saw that continuing the war would just harm his people more, and, on April 16, 1902, he and his entire command surrendered to the Americans, ending the battle for Batangas. Malvar was one of the last Philippine generals to surrender to American forces and was respected by his captors.

Afterwards, he lived a quiet and comfortable life. He died in Manila on October 13, 1911.

Malvar as the second Philippine President

On September 18, 2007, Rodolfo Valencia, Representative of Oriental Mindoro filed House Bill 2594, to declare Malvar as the second Philippine President, alleging that history is incorrect in making Manuel L. Quezon as the Second President of the Philippine Republic serving after Emilio Aguinaldo: “General Malvar took over the revolutionary government after General Emilio Aguinaldo, first President of the Republic, was captured on March 23, 1901, and [was] exiled in Hong Kong by the American colonial government—since he was next in command.”^[1] The bill was initially read on September 25, 2007 and referred to the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture, where it remains as of November 2009^[update].^[2]

References

^ Lawmaker: History wrong on Gen. Malvar. January 02, 2008. manilatimes.net (archived from the original on 2008-04-06).
^ HB02594. House of Representatives. 14th congress.

External links

Miguel Malvar at www.geocities.com
People and Organizations at www.geocities.com
General Miguel Malvar at www.malvar.net
Miguel Malvar at www.bibingka.com
Philippine Heads of State Timeline at www.worldstatesmen.org

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[1] Lawmaker: History wrong on Gen. Malvar. January 02, 2008. manilatimes.net (archived from the original on 2008-04-06).

[HB02594-2] HB02594. House of Representatives. 14th congress.

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 ==Early life==
-Malvar was born on September 27, 1867 in [[Santo Tomas, Batangas]] to Máximo Malvar and Tiburcia Carpio. His father was a wealthy sugarcane and rice farmer whose success enabled him and his siblings to acquire an education. With this education, he prospered in [[Orange (fruit)|orange]] cultivation on land he had worked hard for. He also married and started a family.He is so cute and very happy man in his early life.He is also have facebook account,add him so that you can ask for his early life. amen
+Malvar was born on September 27, 1867 in [[Santo Tomas, Batangas]] to Máximo Malvar and Tiburcia Carpio. His father was a wealthy sugarcane and rice farmer whose success enabled him and his siblings to acquire an education. With this education, he prospered in [[Orange (fruit)|orange]] cultivation on land he had worked hard for. He also married and started a family.
 ==Philippine Revolution==
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 With his Batangas Brigade, Malvar successfully liberated Tayabas from the Spaniards on June 15, 1898 after a two-month battle, and soon the Spaniards were defeated and cornered in [[Manila]].
-he is the dugong bughaw and have an blodd impact and he is a vampire GAy . . alleluiah!!
 ==Philippine American War==
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 But this success was also short-lived. American general [[J. Franklin Bell]] took command of operations in Batangas and practiced [[scorched earth]] tactics that took a heavy toll on both guerrilla fighters and civilians alike. Malvar saw that continuing the war would just harm his people more, and, on April 16, 1902, he and his entire command surrendered to the Americans, ending the battle for Batangas. Malvar was one of the last Philippine generals to surrender to American forces and was respected by his captors.
-Hong Kong. Malvar followed his compatriots in the British colony in early 1898.He died in Manila on October 13, 1911.
+Afterwards, he lived a quiet and comfortable life. He died in Manila on October 13, 1911.
+==Malvar as the second Philippine President==
+On September 18, 2007, Rodolfo Valencia, Representative of [[Oriental Mindoro]] filed House Bill 2594, to declare Malvar as the second Philippine President, alleging that history is incorrect in making [[Manuel L. Quezon]] as the Second President of the Philippine Republic serving after [[Emilio Aguinaldo]]: “General Malvar took over the revolutionary government after General Emilio Aguinaldo, first President of the Republic, was captured on March 23, 1901, and [was] exiled in Hong Kong by the American colonial government—since he was next in command.”<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080406082026/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/jan/02/yehey/top_stories/20080102top6.html Lawmaker: History wrong on Gen. Malvar]. January 02, 2008. manilatimes.net (archived from [http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/jan/02/yehey/top_stories/20080102top6.html the original] on 2008-04-06).</ref> The bill was initially read on September 25, 2007 and referred to the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture, where it remains {{as of|2009|11|lc=on}}.<ref name=HB02594>[http://www.congress.gov.ph/bis/hist_show.php?save=0&journal=1&switch=0&bill_no=HB02594 HB02594]. House of Representatives. 14th congress.</ref>
 ==References==
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-Few men lead lives with unquestionable conviction and character. And when it comes to the leaders of the revolutionary movement, such a person would definitely be the exception. Bickering and personal rivalries plagued the movement, caused factionalism and disunity, and may have prevented the revolution from reaching its full potential.
-One person of such exceptional character was Miguel Malvar. There may have been flaws in his character but none were in the same league as those of the more controversial and celebrated revolutionary leaders.
-Malvar was born in 1865 in Santo Tomas, Batangas to Maximo Malvar and Tiburcia Carpio. Maximo was an enterprising businessman who improved his lot from a simple logging operation to owning rice and sugarcane fields just off the slopes of Mount Maquiling. This success enabled his children to acquire an education, an achievement common to those who would eventually lead the revolution. Malvar spent three years in secondary school, married, and started acquiring land. He prospered from the oranges he planted there. In turn, Malvar sent his brother Potenciano to secondary school. Potenciano finished his studies and later became a doctor.
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