Editing Emilio Aguinaldo (section)

===Battle of Zapote Bridge===
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Newly appointed Governor-General [[Camilo de Polavieja]], was now fully aware that the main weight of the revolution was in Cavite and so decided to launch a two-pronged assault to defeat the revolutionaries, led by Aguinaldo. He ordered General [[José de Lachambre]] with a much bigger force to march against [[Silang, Cavite|Silang]] to take on the ''Katipuneros'' from the rear, and he would engage the Filipinos head on. On February 13, 1897, Aguinaldo ordered soldiers to plant dynamite along the bridge and to place pointed bamboo sticks in the river beds below the bridge. Several hours later, 12,000 Spaniards began to cross the bridge. The trap was sprung, and the dynamite was detonated, which killed several Spanish troops and injured many more. The rebels then emerged from the bushes, fought hand to hand, and repelled consecutive waves of enemy troops charging across the river. [[Edilberto Evangelista]] was shot in the head and died. Cavite Province gradually emerged as the Revolution's hotbed, and the Aguinaldo-led ''Katipuneros'' had a string of victories there. After the battle, the demoralized Spanish soldiers retreated towards Muntinlupa.