Ilocano Responses to American Aggression 1900-1901

When American forces invaded the Ilocos by land and sea in November 1899, they touched off a classic anti-imperialist guerrilla war that was to last 18 months. They quickly occupied the towns but were never able to control the barrios, and in the mountains, Gen. Manuel Tinio of Nueva Ecija and Ilocano commanders like Blas and Juan Villamor, Estanislao Reyes and Father Gregorio Aglipay were able to maintain contact with their commander-in-chief, Emilio Aguinaldo, for more than a year.