In what year did the Malolos Congress convene?

In what year did the Malolos Congress convene?

• A. 1896
• B. 1897
• C. 1899
• D. 1898

Answer: (D)

The essential point is that the Malolos Congress began meeting in 1898. It gathered in Malolos, Bulacan (at Barasoain Church) starting mid-September 1898 to draft and lay out the framework for a Filipino republican government. The work led to the Malolos Constitution being promulgated in January 1899, but the actual convening of the congress happened in 1898. So, 1898 is when the congress came together. Earlier years were before the congress took place, and 1899 is when the constitution was finalized, not when the assembly first sat.

The essential point is that the Malolos Congress began meeting in 1898. It gathered in Malolos, Bulacan (at Barasoain Church) starting mid-September 1898 to draft and lay out the framework for a Filipino republican government. The work led to the Malolos Constitution being promulgated in January 1899, but the actual convening of the congress happened in 1898. So, 1898 is when the congress came together. Earlier years were before the congress took place, and 1899 is when the constitution was finalized, not when the assembly first sat.