Las Islas del Poniente

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The Commonwealth of the West Indies
La Maharlikano Comunidad de la Islas del Poniente
Flag of The Philippine Commonwealth
Flag
Coat of Arms of The Philippine Commonwealth
Coat of Arms
Motto: El destino marcha como cualquier hombre
Destiny marches like any man
Anthem: Maharlikan Flight
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CapitalVigan City
Largest CityManila
Recognised regional languagesTagalog, 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
GovernmentDevolved Constitutional Parliamentary Monarchy
• Supreme Chief
Teodoro Lucero y Maal
• Triumvirate
Jose Villanueva
Rajah Matanda
Tarik Salah-al Din
LegislatureRajahanate 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
CurrencyPeso ()
Time zoneUTC+8 (Manila Time)
Date formatmm-dd-yyyy

Etymology

During his expeditions in 1542, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the islands of Leyte and Samar "Felipinas" in honor of Philip II of Spain. Eventually, the name Las Islas Filipinas would be used to cover the archipelago's Spanish possessions. The demonym of Philippine is an anglicized translation of the Spanish name.

During the Ponienteian Revolution, the Antipolo Pact proclaimed the establishment of the La Maharlikano de las islas del Poniente or the Commonwealth of the West Indies. A Maharlika is a Tagalog word which refers to the feudal warrior class of the Tagalog Societies in the Luzon island.

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