Hindangan

Hindangano National Flag (Designed in 1931)

### Official Language

Mericanan, Gatalog (Traditional Gatalog but with some words borrowed from Hindangan's other regional languages)

### Other Languages

Ilokan, Sibuan, Dao, Dinamao, Basiya, Bolik.

### Ethnic Groups

Gatalog (49.35%), Basiya (16.9%), Sibuan (13.1%), Ilokan (9.1%), Dao and Dinamao (4.35%), Bolik (8.3%), other (Minor ethnolinguistic groups/tribes, foreigners, etc (7.2))

### Preceded By

The Commonwealth of Hindangan (Komonwelth ng Hindangan)

The **Second Hindangano Republic**, the **Republic of Hindangan** (Hindangano: Republika ng Hindangan), or just **Hindangan** is a nation located in Southeastern Itztlacoliuhqui.

### **The Discovery of Hindangan and the start of it's Mesaci Colonization (1551 - 1890)**

In 1551, a Mesaci explorer Francisco Mendoza explored the world and found the land of what is now called Hindangan. During his time at Hindangan, he traded with the natives, claimed the land for Mesacio, and spreaded their religion (Kawini Orcheism) to the natives. A chief of a Sibuano tribe declined Mendoza's offer to convert into Kawini Orcheism. Mendoza was frustrated about this and wanted to fight the chief and his tribe. Mendoza did not worry about the fighting, because he believed that God would be on his side. So in 1552, Mendoza and 125 of his men attacked the Sibuano tribe in the village of Macatano. Mendoza ended up losing his life and almost half his men died after the battle.

The King of Mesacio heard about this and refused to send settlers there until 1562, about a decade later. When the Mesaci settlers arrived, they established the first permanent settlement there and called it Puerto Ferdinand (Puerto Ferdinand was the capital for when Hindangan was colonized by Mesacio as well as Mericana and is still it's capital today). From 1590 to 1890, there were only minor events (like rebellions) in the new Colony of Nuevas Mesacios.

### **Hindangan Revolution and the departure of Mesacio (1892 - 1901)**

In 1892, a revolutionary by the name of Alejandro Bacani and some other revolutionaries established a secret revolutionary society. Bacani called it "Ang Rebelde ng ang Rebelyon para sa ang Bagong Republika" or "Ang Rebelde" for short. Just like Bacani, all Katipuneros (demonym for a male member of Ang Rebelde) of Ang Rebelde would come from poor working-class families who were tired of being controlled by the Mesaci settlers.

Mesaci officials would later hear about Ang Rebelde and would fight them on the streets of Puerto Ferdinand (1892 Battle of Puerto Ferdinand) in April of 1892. For the next 8 years of the Hindangan Revolution, Bacani would hire several generals for Ang Rebelde like General Lacson, declared Hindangan independent and himself as president, etc. In the end of the Revolution, The Hindanganos somehow won and the Mesaci people would departure in 1901. Then, the Mericanan military and some people who worked for its government arrived in 1902.

### **Commonwealth of Hindangan and the Hindangano Liberation War (1902 - 1931)**

In 1902, the Mericanan military and some people who worked for its government arrived in Puerto Ferdinand declaring that Hindangan would become their new colony/territory. Of course, the Hindangano government and it's people didn't like this news. So, President Bacani sent General Lacson and his men to surround and protect Puerto Ferdinand to keep the Mericanans from invading. Back then, the Hindangano military was not well-equiped. They had balisongs and semi-automatic rifles that jammed most of the time. General Lacson and his men managed to win the first few battles against the Mericanans by using guerilla warfare, but things would change very soon. For the next 2 years, the Mericanans easily defeated the Hindangano military and took control of Hindangan. From 1904 to 1924, nothing would happen until in 1925 Hindangan became a commonwealth.

After Hindangan officially became a commonwealth, the Mericanan government setted up a presidential election in Hindangan. In the presidential election of 1925, Emmanuel L. Salazar became president. For the first few years of his presidency, people thought he was a good president. A president who would lead the Hindangano people to success and greatness. But, people would slowly realize that Salazar was a horrible pedophile (Later in 1936, he would be replaced by his vice president Juan P. Lorenzo). Salazar being a pedophile would not be known to the full public until 1932.

In May of 1931, young Hindangano men under the influence of the Allied Syndicalist States established a group called the Hukbong Bayan para sa Bagong Lipunan (Mericanan: The People's Army for the New Society). It's purpose would be to unite all Hindangano syndicalists and wage war against the Hindangano military.