Cagayan Revolt

Cagayan Revolt

During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, there were several revolts against of the Spanish colonial government by native-born Filipinos and Chinese, often with the goal of re-establishing the rights and powers that had traditionally belonged to tribal chiefs and Chinese traders. Most of these revolts failed because the majority of the native population sided up with the Spanish colonial government and fought with the Spanish to put down the revolts.

The most important of those revolts led to the expulsion of a number of Chinese from the Philippines, but they were later allowed to return.