Republic of Negros

The Republic of Negros (Hiligaynon: Republika sang Negros; Cebuano: Republika sa Negros; Spanish: República de Negros) was a short-lived revolutionary entity which had existed on the island of Negros first as a canton of the First Philippine Republic and later as a protectorate of the United States.

Republic of Negros
Republika sang Negros (Hiligaynon)
Republika sa Negros (Cebuano)
República de Negros (Spanish)
1898–1901
Flag
Map of Negros Island in 1900
StatusProvisional Revolutionary Government (1898)
Constituent of the Federal State of the Visayas (1898–1899)
U.S. protectorate (1899–1901)
CapitalBacólod
Common languagesHiligaynon, Cebuano and Spanish
GovernmentRepublican canton
President 
• 1898–1899
Aniceto Lacson
Governor General of the Provinces 
• 1899–1901
Melecio Severino
President of the Chamber of Deputies 
• 1899–1899
José de Luzuriaga
LegislatureChamber of Deputies
Historical eraNew Imperialism
• End of the Negros Revolution
November 27, 1898
• Annexation to the Philippine Islands
April 20, 1901
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Spanish East Indies
Federal State of the Visayas
Federal State of the Visayas
United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands
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