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1844: The Year Philippines Lost December 31?

For most of the time Spain ruled the Philippines, the archipelago followed the date in the Iberian Peninsula. This meant the Philippines was practically a day behind her Asian neighbors. That is, until 1844, when Spanish Governor General Narciso Claveria decreed to rectify this timekeeping error, moving the calendar ahead in the Philippines.

As a result, December 31, 1844 virtually vanished from Filipino calendars, skipping to January 1, 1845. Nonetheless, even after New Year 1845, the International Date Line for some geographers looked like how this 1888 German encyclopedia (pictured) called Meyers Lexikon portrayed it. This was evidence that nations remained unaware of Claveria's move long after the Governor General ended his service.

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