After grabbing the victory from the Filipinos against Spain by the Americans at the Mock Battle of Manila, at 11:30 am on Agosto 13, 1898, they continued the illegal possession of the whole archipelago.
Ginamit na lamang ang pangalang "Filipinas" at "Filipino" ng itatag ng ilustradong himagsikan ni Aquinaldo ang kalayaan ng Pilipinas noong Hunyo 12, 1898 at opisyal na pinagamit matapos ang Kongreso ng Malolos.