In particular , rebels in Cavite led by Mariano Álvarez and Emilio Aguinaldo ( who were from two different factions of the Katipunan ) won major early victories .

The British garrison under George Augustus Eliott were blockaded Besieging from June 1779 , initially by the Spanish alone , led by Martín Álvarez de Sotomayor .

Sailing Self_motion from the port of Lisbon , under the command of Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Mendoza , who was appointed Deciding Captain General of the Army of Brazil , the fleet crossed Motion_directional the Atlantic Ocean , and arrived at Arriving Salvador on April 1 of 1625 .