Complete the sentence about Emilio Aguinaldo with the correct year: On April 30, ______, he entered the lottery of the Spanish auxiliary conscription with number 221.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 1888

Emilio Aguinaldo was the Filipino revolutionary who served as the first president of the Philippines. His father was the appointed gobernadorcillo of their community, and on 30 April 1888 the young Aguinaldo drew number 221 in the lottery of the Spanish auxiliary conscription. The year 1868 is before he was born in 1869, and 1896 and 1903 fall during or after the revolution and war that made him a general and president.

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