May 19, 1893: the Maura Law was promulgated

On May 19, 1893, the Maura Law was promulgated. Named after its author Antonio Maura y Montañer, who was then the Minister of Colonies of Spain. Its purpose was to confer upon the towns and provinces of Luzon and the Visayan Islands a greater measure of autonomy, with the exception of Manila whose government (at that time) was not altered.