The Inhabitants of the PhilippinesSawyer, Frederic H.
History
The Inhabitants of the Philippines
Sawyer, Frederic H.
Ethnology -- Philippines; Philippines -- Social life and customs
The rest of the province was divided into two districts, each ruled
by a council; the first was Imus and its vicinity, under Bernardino
Aguinaldo with ministers of war, of the treasury, of agriculture and
of justice.
The second was San Francisco de Malabon, presided over by Mariano
Alvarez, with ministers of state as above.
But above the kingdom of Silang and the two republics, the President
of the Katipunan, Andres Bonifacio, held sway as lieutenant of the
Generalissimo Emilio Aguinaldo. He resided in his palace at San
Francisco, and from there dictated his orders. The supreme power was
in the hands of Aguinaldo.
All these authorities exercised despotic power, and certainly
ill-treated and robbed their own countrymen who did not desire to
join them, far more than the Spaniards have ever done in the worst
of times. They frequently inflicted the death-penalty, and their
so-called courts-martial no more thought of acquitting an accused
person than a regimental court-martial in England would. The terrible
President of the Katipunan ultimately became a victim of one of these
blood-thirsty tribunals.
Their military organization was curious. The province was sub-divided
into military zones. First Silang, second Imus, third Bacoor, fourth
San Francisco de Malabon, fifth Alfonso. Each zone had an army which
consisted of all the population able to work, and was divided into two
parts, the active or fighting force and the auxiliary but non-combatant
part. The active force was divided into regiments and companies, and
these last into riflemen and spearmen, there being commonly five of
the latter to one of the former. Besides the usual military ranks,
they instituted the following functionaries:
Minister of Marine Marcelo de los Santos.
Principal Chaplain to the Forces Eladio Almeyda.
Intendant-General of Taxes Silvestre Aguinaldo.
General of Artillery Crispulo Aguinaldo.
Inspector of Ordnance Factories Edilberto Evangelista.
General of Engineers
Judge Advocate General Santos Nocón.
All the above held the rank of lieutenant-general. The badges of rank
were as follows:
Rebel Badges of Rank.
Generalissimo, K on the hat or cap.
Z. L. I. B. on the arm.
Vertically stacked Maltese cross, K, and Maltese
cross on the left breast.
Lieutenant Generals, K in concentric circles with eight segments.
Marshals, K in lower half of concentric circles.
Brigadiers, K in triangle with circle at each corner.
Colonels, Three K's surrounding Maltese cross.
K
Majors, K
K
The Ministers, K
The Secretary to the
Generalissimo, K K K
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