Tejeros Convention

Tejeros Convention

← 1896 March 22, 1897[1] November 1897 1899 →

Nominee Emilio Aguinaldo Andrés Bonifacio Mariano Trías Alliance Magdalo Katipunan Supreme Council Magdiwang ally Magdiwang Electoral vote 146 / 256 80 / 256 30 / 256 Percentage 57.03% 31.25% 11.72%

President before election None Elected President Emilio Aguinaldo Magdalo

The Tejeros Convention (Spanish: Convención de Tejeros; Tagalog: Kapulungan sa Tejeros), also referred to as the Tejeros Assembly or Tejeros Congress, was a meeting held on March 22, 1897, in San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite (now General Trias). This gathering brought together factions of the Katipunan, namely Magdiwang and Magdalo, and led to the establishment of a new revolutionary government that took over leadership of the Philippine Revolution, replacing the Katipunan. It followed the earlier Imus Assembly. Filipino historians regard this event as the first presidential and vice presidential elections in Philippine history, although only Katipuneros (members of the Katipunan) participated, not the general public.