Republic of Zamboanga

Infobox Former Country
common_name=Zamboanga
native_name=
conventional_long_name=Republic of Zamboanga
continent=moved from Category:Asia to Southeast Asia
region=Southeast Asia
country=Philippines
era=Philippine-American War
status=Unrecognized state
government_type=Republic
year_start=1899
year_end=1899
date_start=18 May
date_end=16 November
p1=Spanish East Indies
flag_p1=Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
s1=United States
flag_s1=US flag 45 stars.svg
capital=Zamboanga City
common_languages=Chavacano, Spanish
leader1=Vicente Alvarez

The Republic of Zamboanga was a short-lived revolutionary republic, founded after the collapse of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. The republic began on on May 18, 1899, with the surrender of "Fort Pilar" (Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza) to the Revolutionary Government of Zamboanga, and ended on November 16, 1899, with the surrender of the fort to Captain Pratt and the 23rd US Infantry. [ [http://www.zamboanga.com/history/history_zamboanga.htm Zamboanga City History] ] [ [http://www.clusterflock.org/2006/12/altissimo_recordings.html History of the 23rd U.S. Infantry] ]

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