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Vicente Álvarez

Vicente Álvarez was a Filipino revolutionary general from Zamboanga who led the rising against the Spanish garrison there in 1899. After Spain withdrew in May 1899 he became president of the short-lived Republic of Zamboanga, but he was soon ousted by rival factions, and the town passed to American forces in November 1899.

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Republic of Zamboanga

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vicente Álvarez. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vicente-alvarez
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The Epoch Institute. “Vicente Álvarez.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vicente-alvarez.
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