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Hiding his army of 10,000 regulars and irregulars in the bushes of the Zapote River's southern bank, armed only with spears, bolo knives and improvised firearms, Aguinaldo ordered soldiers to plant dynamite along the bridge and place pointed bamboo sticks in the river beds below the bridge. Several hours later, 16,000 Spaniards began to cross ...
The bridge and its surrounding area was the site of two battles, the Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897) between Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish colonial government in 1897 during the Philippine Revolution, and the Battle of Zapote River between Filipino and American forces in 1899 during the Philippine–American War.
Evangelista Street, a main thoroughfare from Zapote to Mabolo in Bacoor, was also named after him. House Bill No. 5659, passed on December 18, 2008, by seven lawmakers, sought to rename the Alabang-Zapote Road in Las Piñas to General Edilberto Evangelista Avenue for the latter's fearless exploits during the Philippine Revolution.
Yengko, along with other revolutionaries led by Aguinaldo and General Edilberto Evangelista, fought the Spanish at the Battle of Zapote Bridge. The battle was a Filipino victory, but the counterattack made on February 22 caused only a Filipino retreat. Despite that, Aguinaldo promoted Yengko to brigadier general for his performance in the ...
In February 1997, Villar Foundation, local governments of Bacoor, Cavite and the City of Las Piñas, the National Centennial Movement, and the Department of Education organized an event to pay tribute to the centennial year of the Battle of Zapote Bridge. A street drama, based on the events of 1896–1897, was reenacted of the Battle of Zapote ...
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One of the commanders in the "Battle of Zapote Bridge" in 1897; First Philippine Republic; Republic of Biak-na-Bato; Katipunan (Magdalo) Cavite del Viejo (Kawit, Cavite) Military campaigns in Tanauan, Batangas; 103. Arcadio Maxilom: Commander-in-chief Supreme commander Cebu Revolutionary forces after General Pantaleon Villegas [6]
Zapote Bridge in 1899, site of the historic battle in 1897 which killed Gen. Edilberto Evangelista With the Philippine declaration of independence from Spain on June 12, 1898, hostilities reignited in Cavite and Bacoor was designated as the first capital of Emilio Aguinaldo's revolutionary government until it was transferred to Malolos, Bulacan ...