Juan de Velasco Juan de Velasco Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (1727–1792) was an 18th-century Jesuit priest, historian, and professor of philosophy and theology from the Royal Audience of Quito. He was born in Riobamba to Juan de Velasco y López de Moncayo and to María Pérez Petroche. Among the universities where he taught was the Universidad de San Marcos in Lima in the Viceroyalty of Peru. He is best known for his history book "Historia del Reino de Quito", although he also wrote books in fields other than history, such as physics textbooks and poetry anthologies. The book "Historia del Reino
Revolutionary Government of the Philippines (1898–1899) Revolutionary Government of the Philippines (1898–1899) The Revolutionary Government of the Philippines (Filipino: "Pamahalaang Panghimagsikan ng Pilipinas") was an insurgent government established in the Spanish East Indies on June 23, 1898, during the Spanish–American War, by Emilio Aguinaldo, its initial and only President. The government succeeded a dictatorial government which had been established by Aguinaldo on 18 June, and which was disestablished and replaced by this government upon its establishment. This government endured until January 23, 1899, when the proclamation of the Malolos Constitution established an insurgent Philippine Republic government which replaced it. Four governmental departments were initially created, each