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    The Balintawak event is controversial because historians have differing views on what actually occurred. Pio Valenzuela, the single eyewitness, provided multiple inconsistent accounts of the cry. Later research determined the exact location was in Sitio Gulod, Banlat, not Balintawak. While the term "Pugad Lawin" is more romantic, evidence shows the revolution actually began in Balintawak, making the "Cry of Balintawak" a more accurate description.

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    The Balintawak event is controversial because historians have differing views on what actually occurred. Pio Valenzuela, the single eyewitness, provided multiple inconsistent accounts of the cry. Later research determined the exact location was in Sitio Gulod, Banlat, not Balintawak. While the term "Pugad Lawin" is more romantic, evidence shows the revolution actually began in Balintawak, making the "Cry of Balintawak" a more accurate description.

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    The Balintawak event is controversial because historians have differing views on what actually occurred. Pio Valenzuela, the single eyewitness, provided multiple inconsistent accounts of the cry. Later research determined the exact location was in Sitio Gulod, Banlat, not Balintawak. While the term "Pugad Lawin" is more romantic, evidence shows the revolution actually began in Balintawak, making the "Cry of Balintawak" a more accurate description.

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    The Balintawak event is controversial because historians have differing views on what actually occurred. Pio Valenzuela, the single eyewitness, provided multiple inconsistent accounts of the cry. Later research determined the exact location was in Sitio Gulod, Banlat, not Balintawak. While the term "Pugad Lawin" is more romantic, evidence shows the revolution actually began in Balintawak, making the "Cry of Balintawak" a more accurate description.

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    What makes the Balintawak event controversial?

    First, different views on the actual Balintawak event have contributed to the controversy
    surrounding it. The historian Teodoro Agoncillo initially opted to stress Bonifacio's
    shredding of the cedula in front of a mob of Katipuneros, who subsequently applauded.
    Guardia Civil Manuel Sityar did not record the tearing or inspection of the cedula in his
    memoirs, but he did notice the blood pact mark on every single Filipino he encountered
    during his August 1896 surveillance missions near Balintawak. According to some
    authors, the first military encounter with the enemy was the defining moment of the Cry.
    The historian Pedro A. Gagelonia noted, however, that the debate among historians
    continues to this day. The historical accuracy of "The Cry of Pugad Lawin" cannot be
    acknowledged. It lacks supporting documents and testimony from a witness. The
    testimony of a single eyewitness, Dr. Pio Valenzuela, is insufficient to validate and verify
    a contentious historical problem. This debate should be resolved by historians and their
    living participants, not by politicians and their sycophants.
    Second, Pio Valenzuela possessed multiple variations of the Cry. After comparing and
    reconciling them with the other accounts, it will be feasible to ascertain what actually
    occurred. In 1935 Valenzuela, Pantas and Pacheco announced "na hindi sa Balintawak
    nangyari ang unang sigaw ng paghihimagsik na kinalalagian ngayon ng bantayog, kung
    di sa pook na kilala sa tawag na Pugad Lawin." In 1940, a research team of the
    Philippines Historical Committee, which included Pio Valenzuela, determined that the
    exact location of Pugad Lawin is within sitio Gulod, Banlat, Kalookan City. In 1964, the
    NHI's Minutes of the Katipunan referred to Tandang Sora's house, not Juan Ramos', as
    the location of the Cry, and the date as August 23. Consequently, contradictory
    testimony renders Pio Valenzuela's version of the Balintawak incident implausible.
    In conclusion, "Pugad Lawin" was never acknowledged as an official place name on any
    Philippine map prior to the Second World War. Second, "Pugad Lawin" did not enter the
    historical record until 1928, or 32 years after the events occurred. And finally, it was
    usually believed that the revolution took place in Balintawak, that was different from
    Kalookan and Diliman. Consequently, while the toponym "Pugad Lawin" is more
    romantic, the original "Cry of Balintawak" is more accurate. Overall, it is evident that the
    so-called Cry of Pugad Lawin on August 23 is an imposition and an incorrect
    interpretation, contrary to various proven historical facts.
    Main Points
     Historian Controversies towards the event in Balintawak
     Inconsistencies in Pio Valenzuela’s Narratives
     Final Verdict towards the Revolution that Happened in Balintawak
    Source: National Commission for Culture and the Arts. (2015, May 18). In Focus:

    Balintawak: The Cry for a Nationwide Revolution. Retrieved October 16, 2022,
    from https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/in-focus/balintawak-the-cry-for-a-

    nationwide-revolution/

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