Las Islas del Poniente
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The Commonwealth of the West Indies La Maharlikano Comunidad de la Islas del Poniente | |
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Motto: El destino marcha como cualquier hombre Destiny marches like any man | |
Anthem: Maharlikan Flight | |
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| Capital | Vigan City |
| Largest City | Manila |
| Recognised regional languages | Tagalog, Waray, Bicolano, Ilocano, Pangasinense, Bisaya, Moro, Pampangeno |
| Ethnic groups (1820) | Malay (98.7%) Chinese (0.6%) Mestizo (0.2%) Negrito (0.3%) Caucasian (0.2%) Negro (0.01%) |
| Demonym(s) | Filipino, Ponienteian |
| Government | Devolved Constitutional Parliamentary Monarchy |
• Supreme Chief | Teodoro Lucero y Maal |
• Triumvirate | Jose Villanueva Rajah Matanda Tarik Salah-al Din |
| Legislature | Rajahanate Council |
| Independence from the Spanish Empire | |
• Declaration of Independence | January 24, 1744 |
• Antipolo Articles of Confederation | December 19, 1763 |
• Spanish Withdrawal | August 13, 1790 |
• Constitution | June 12, 1794 |
| Population | |
• 1820 estimate | 2, 400, 000 |
| Currency | Peso (₱) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Manila Time) |
| Date format | mm-dd-yyyy |