barasoain

Updated: July 23, 2025

The national assembly met on the appointed day in the parish church of Barasoain, Malolos, which had been set aside for the meetings of congress. This body probably had then more elected members than at its subsequent meetings, but even so it contained a large number of men who were appointed by Aguinaldo after consultation with his council to represent provinces which they had never even seen.

Dean C. Worcester - The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)