Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MAY 19, 1893
Don Antonio Maura y Montañer, the Minister of Colonies of Spain, authored the Maura Law which was promulgated on this day.
This law granted the Filipinos the right to elect their leaders and reorganized the local government structure.
With the exception of Manila, it gave the towns and provinces of Luzon and Visayas some autonomy.
They were divided territorially for administrative purposes. It established "tribunales municipales" and "junta provincial" with the concession of powers given to the localities but under the supervision of the parish priest, the provincial juntas and the central government.
The Governor-General, with the Board of Authorities and the General Directorate of Civil Administration handled the general government.
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