Editing Emilio Aguinaldo (section)

===Capture and declaration of allegiance to the U.S.===
On March 23, 1901, with the aid of [[Macabebe Scouts]] forces led by General [[Frederick Funston]], Aguinaldo was captured in his headquarters in [[Palanan, Isabela]].<ref name="83x8y" /> On April 19, 1901, Aguinaldo took an oath of allegiance to the United States, formally ending the First Republic and recognizing the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines.{{sfn|Zaide|1999|pp=274–275}} He published a manifesto in which he acknowledged that most of the Filipino people had united around the United States, declaring "unmistakably in favor of peace", said, "a complete termination of hostilities and lasting peace are not only desirable, but absolutely essential to the welfare of the Philippine Islands." In this manifesto, he acknowledged and accepted U.S. sovereignty throughout the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/787/today-in-philippine-history-april-19-1901-aguinaldo-issued-peace-manifesto-after-his-capture-and-after-his-oath-of-allegiance-to-the-united-states|title=
Today in Filipino history, April 19, 1901, Aguinaldo issued Peace Manifesto after his capture and after his oath of allegiance to the United States|website=kahimyang.com|date=
December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/adt4867.0001.001/1?page=root&size=100&view=text|title=Address to the Filipino People: April 19, 1901 / Emilio Aguinaldo.|publisher=Office of the Military Governor in the Philippine Islands|orig-date=April 19, 1901}}</ref>