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+ May 25, 2021 THE very next day after the surrender of the Spanish forces in Bacolod on November 6, 1898, the Negrenses started consolidating their hold over the Island by creating a political organization relevant to their interests. They convened their first Assembly at the site of a former Recoletos School in Bacolod and gathered their delegates from the different towns including former presidents, other local officials and leaders. The first matter taken up was the election of a small Commission to sign the Acts of the Assembly and followed by the proposal submitted by Melecio Severino to elect the various positions of the new government which were approved unanimously as follows: President - Aniceto Lacson; Delegate of War - Juan Araneta; Delegate of Hacienda - Eusebio Luzuriaga; Delegate of Government-Simon Lizares; Delegate of Development- Nicolas Golez; Delegate of Justice – Antonio Jayme; Delegate of Agriculture and Commerce – Agustin Amenabar;
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+ May 11, 2021 IN THIS brief overview of the historic 1898 Negrense uprising against the Spanish colonial rule, we recall this event following the Katipunan revolt in the 1890s in Luzon. In this second part of our recollection, we briefly noted the beginnings of the Negrense reaction to the oppressive Spanish colonial system which we pointed out was mainly due to the Negrense concepts of political responsibilities and good government coupled with their awareness of the oppressive Spanish activities which violated their sense of human dignity and justice. We also noted the concomitant effects brought about by foreign influence through wider educational opportunities being experienced by Negrenses with the opening of international trade in 1855. We also highlighted the effects of geographic mobility among many Negrenses to the iconic “Age of Enlightenment” sweeping Europe in the early 18th century. As soon as the insurrection in Luzon broke out in 1896, the