Thread by @indiohistorian

#TodayinHistory in 1898, the first issue of El Heraldo de la Revolución, the official bilingual newspaper of the #PH Revolutionary Government in #Malolos, was published at Casa Real, Malolos. It printed decrees, laws, & even proceedings of the 1898-99 Malolos Congress. (THREAD)

With the establishment of the Revolutionary Government, the fledgling republic, still at war w/ the Spaniards, felt the need for an official newsletter to quickly disseminate decrees on print to the larger population.

https://twitter.com/indiohistorian/status/1275394478916820993?s=20

Upon the moving of the revolutionary government's seat of power to Malolos, all instrumentalities of the Filipino revolutionary gov was also moved there. It was here that on 29 September 1899, El Heraldo de la Revolución released its 1st issue.

https://twitter.com/indiohistorian/status/1297115302426116096?s=20

The paper's name evolved in its short run since it was established by decree on 4 July 1898 until 1899—from Heraldo Filipino, to Indice Oficial, & finally, to Gaceta de Filipinas. When U.S. civil gov was est. in #PH, it launched its own Gaceta Oficial on 10 Sept 1902, now @govph.

Photos:

- Front page of the El Heraldo de la Revolución, 27 Nov 1898 issue, from @AskNLP
- Front page of Gaceta Oficial of the American civil gov in PH, 10 Sept 1902 issue, from the Presidential Museum & Library

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