La Insurrección en Filipinas (The Insurrection in the Philippines) is a significant primary source documenting the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule, which began in August 1896. Written by Manuel Sastrón, a former Spanish official with extensive experience in the islands, the work offers a contemporary Spanish colonial perspective on the events, causes, and progression of the uprising. Sastrón's official background as an administrator and government representative means his account provides valuable insight into the Spanish government’s reaction, policies, and narrative surrounding the insurgency at a critical juncture in Philippine and Spanish history. The book's publication in Madrid in 1897 places it directly in the midst of the revolution and before the Spanish-American War, highlighting its immediate relevance as an official or semi-official account for the Spanish public and government. The volume I shown on the title page suggests a multi-volume work intended to fully chronicle the events.
← Back to repository
La insurrección en Filipinas (Tomo I)
Sastrón, Manuel
About this record
The book is considered valuable. It is advised that researchers use digital copy rather than physical books for preservation purposes.
[762] pages
Date Created: 1897
Sastrón, Manuel, -1919 (Ex-Diputado a Cortes, Ex-Gobernador civil en aquellas islas, Consejero de Administración, ex-Intendente general de Hacienda interino, Capitán en el escuadrón de Maimanes de Manila, etc., etc.)
Language Translation to English: The Insurrection in the Philippines (Volume I)
APA Citation:
Sastrón, M. (1897). La insurrección en Filipinas (Vol. 1). Imprenta de la Viuda de M. Minuesa de los Ríos.