However, many generals of the revolution, like Paciano Rizal and Miguel Malvar, rejected the pact and continued the fight against Spain.

Malvar took command of the disoriented and disillusioned forces of the southern provinces of Batangas, Tayabas and Laguna together with Rizal, but in the end, he rounded up his followers and left for Hong Kong together with other key revolutionaries.

Similar events were occurring in Laguna, with Paciano Rizal cornering the Spaniards in Calamba, and Gregorio del Pilar occupying Bulacan and Nueva Ecija.

Their defeat was formalized with the signing of a surrender document held at the plaza of the church that marked the end of the Spanish governance in the whole province.

Although Malvar's main army was armed with mausers and other modern weaponry, numerous Tayabeño Katipuneros who joined the fighting were armed with simple knives and spears; however, the advantage of the Spaniards in terms of weaponry was relatively neutralized due to the close up fighting in the jungles and foothills of Mt.