This is the timeline of the Philippine Revolution—the uprising that gave birth to Asia's first republic. The roots of the revolution trace back to the Cavite mutiny and subsequent execution of Gomburza in 1872, and ended with the declaration of independence from Spain in 1898.

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• January 20: Cavite mutiny. Filipino soldiers stationed at Fort San Felipe staged an uprising.
• February 17: In the aftermath of the mutiny, the Gomburza were publicly executed as alleged conspirators of the Cavite conspiracy despite lack of evidence.
• 14 November 1875 – Gregorio Del Pilar, one of youngest general in the revolution, was born in Bulacan.
• 15 December 1875 – Emilio Jacinto, the "Brain of Katipunan" was born in Tondo, Manila.
• 22 July 1878 – Sulu recognizes Spanish sovereignty.
• 18–20 July 1880 – Two earthquakes rock Luzon.
• 3 March 1882 – Jose Rizal leaves the Philippines to continue his medicine studies in Spain at the Universidad Central de Madrid.
• 2 June 1882 – Rizal begins writing his novel Noli Me Tangere in Madrid.
• 1 July 1882 – Diariong Tagalog, the first Spanish–Tagalog newspaper begins publication.
• 21 June 1884 – Rizal finishes his medical studies in Spain, earning a licentiate in medicine.
• 21 February 1887 – Rizal finished writing the Noli Me Tangere.
• 29 May 1887 – Noli Me Tangere was published in Madrid and Barcelona.
• 13 December 1888 – Filipino expatriates in Spain, among them Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Antonio Luna and Mariano Ponce established the organization La Solidaridad. The group aims to foster closer relationships with Spain and the Philippines.
• 12 January 1889 – La Asociacion Hispano-Filipino was created. The organization is composed of Filipinos and some peninsulares led by Miguel Morayta. Its aim was to influence public opinion to initiate reforms in the Philippines.
• 15 February 1889 – The first issue of La Solidaridad was published in Barcelona.
• 28 March 1891 – Rizal finished writing El Filibusterismo, the sequel of Noli Me Tangere in Biarritz, France.
• 1 January 1892 – The Katipunan idea was conceived.
• 26 June 1892 – Rizal arrives in the Philippines via Hong Kong.
• 3 July 1892 – Shortly after his arrival, Rizal established the reformist society, La Liga Filipina.
• 6 July 1892 – Spanish authorities arrested Rizal for organizing La Liga Filipina.
• 7 July 1892 – The Katipunan was established.
• 7 July 1892 – A decree was issued deporting Rizal to Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte.
• 17 July 1892 – Rizal was exiled to Dapitan.
• 16 April 1893 – The Grand Lodge of Philippine Masonry was founded.
• 8 June 1894 – A Royal decree stops the issuance of passports to Filipinos.
• 1 January 1895 – Emilio Aguinaldo becomes a Mason and is elected Capitan Municipal of Kawit, Cavite.
• 24 February 1895 – Cuba revolts against Spain.
• 25 May 1895 – Governor-General Ramon Blanco orders the deportation of prominent citizens of Malolos, Bulacan.
• 15 November 1895 – La Solidaridad ceases its publication due to lack of funds.
• 1 July 1896 – Rizal receives a telegram from the Governor-General requiring his services as a physician for the Spanish army in Cuba.
• 4 July 1896 – Marcelo del Pilar dies of tuberculosis in Barcelona. His remains were repatriated later in 1920.
• 6 August 1896 – Rizal returns to Manila.
• 19 August 1896 – Katipunan was discovered after Teodoro Patiño reveals it to Fr. Mariano Gil, an Augustinian priest.
• 21 August 1896 – Andres Bonifacio creates a new secret Katipunan code.
• 23 August 1896 – Members of the Katipunan gathered in the house of Juan Ramos, the son of Melchora Aquino. In this house, the revolutionaries tore their cedulas as a symbol of their determination and defiance. This event would be later known as the Cry of Pugad Lawin.

• Philippine Revolution by the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
• Philippine Revolution on Govph, Republic of the Philippines