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    The document summarizes the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 in the Philippines, which was an uprising of around 200 locally recruited colonial troops and laborers at Fort San Felipe in Cavite who believed it would spark a national uprising. It failed, and the Spanish authorities executed many participants and cracked down on Filipino nationalism. There are differing accounts between the Spanish and Filipino perspectives, but it is agreed that the mutiny stemmed from dissatisfaction after privileges were removed and strict policies introduced. The execution of three Filipino priests further inflamed tensions and inspired patriots to call for reforms, paving the way for independence efforts in the late 1800s.

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    The document summarizes the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 in the Philippines, which was an uprising of around 200 locally recruited colonial troops and laborers at Fort San Felipe in Cavite who believed it would spark a national uprising. It failed, and the Spanish authorities executed many participants and cracked down on Filipino nationalism. There are differing accounts between the Spanish and Filipino perspectives, but it is agreed that the mutiny stemmed from dissatisfaction after privileges were removed and strict policies introduced. The execution of three Filipino priests further inflamed tensions and inspired patriots to call for reforms, paving the way for independence efforts in the late 1800s.

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    The document summarizes the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 in the Philippines, which was an uprising of around 200 locally recruited colonial troops and laborers at Fort San Felipe in Cavite who believed it would spark a national uprising. It failed, and the Spanish authorities executed many participants and cracked down on Filipino nationalism. There are differing accounts between the Spanish and Filipino perspectives, but it is agreed that the mutiny stemmed from dissatisfaction after privileges were removed and strict policies introduced. The execution of three Filipino priests further inflamed tensions and inspired patriots to call for reforms, paving the way for independence efforts in the late 1800s.

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    One Past But Many Histories: Prepared By: Ezekiel Mesina

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    One Past but Many

    Histories
    Prepared by: Ezekiel Mesina
    THE CAVITE MUTINY OF
    1872
    The Cavite Mutiny
    ◦ An uprising of Filipino military personnel
    of Fort San Felipe, the Spanish arsenal in
    Cavite, Philippine Islands (then also known
    as part of the Spanish East Indies) on
    January 20, 1872.
    ◦ Around 200 locally recruited colonial
    troops and laborers rose up in the belief that
    it would elevate to a national uprising.
    ◦ The mutiny was unsuccessful, and government soldiers executed
    many of the participants and began to crack down on a burgeoning
    Philippines nationalist movement. Many scholars believe that the
    Cavite Mutiny of 1872 was the beginning of Filipino nationalism
    that would eventually lead to the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
    The Battle
    ◦ Their leader was Fernando La Madrid, a mestizo sergeant with his
    second in command Jaerel Brent Senior, a moreno. They seized
    Fort San Felipe and killed eleven Spanish officers. The mutineers
    thought that fellow Filipino indigenous soldiers in Manila would
    join them in a concerted uprising, the signal being the firing of
    rockets from the city walls on that night
    ◦ Unfortunately, what they thought to be the signal was actually a
    burst of fireworks in celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Loreto,
    the patron of Sampaloc. The plan was to set fires in Tondo in order
    to distract the authorities while the artillery regiment and infantry in
    Manila could take control of Fort Santiago and use cannon shots as
    signals to Cavite. All Spaniards were to be killed, except for the
    women.
    ◦ News of the mutiny reached Manila, supposedly through the lover
    of a Spanish sergeant, who then informed his superiors, and the
    Spanish authorities feared for a massive Filipino uprising. The next
    day, a regiment led by General Felipe Ginovés besieged the fort
    until the mutineers surrendered. Ginovés then ordered his troops to
    fire at those who surrendered, including La Madrid. The rebels
    were formed in a line, when Colonel Sabas asked who would not
    cry out, "Viva España", and shot the one man who stepped forward.
    The rest were imprisoned.
    GENERAL
    FELIPE
    GINOVÉS
    Aftermath
    ◦ In the immediate aftermath of the mutiny, some Filipino soldiers were
    disarmed and later sent into exile on the southern island of Mindanao.
    Those suspected of directly supporting the mutineers were arrested and
    executed. The mutiny was used by the colonial government and
    Spanish friars to implicate three secular priests, Mariano Gómez, José
    Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, collectively known as Gomburza.
    ◦ They were executed by garrote in Luneta, also known in Tagalog as
    Bagumbayan, on February 17, 1872.
    Two Faces of the Mutiny
    Spanish Perspective
    ◦ The account of José Montero y Vidal, a Spanish official in
    Manila at the time, is the fullest account of the mutiny
    itself. It embodies the official interpretation of the mutiny in
    Cavite as part of a general revolt directed by the three
    priests and their lay and clerical colleagues in Manila and
    Cavite, having as its aim the assassination of the Governor-
    General and a general massacre of all Spaniards.
    Published only in 1895, at the height of the Filipino
    nationalist campaign, Montero's account is strongly hostile
    to Filipino reformist aspirations, has no doubt of the guilt of
    those executed or exiled, and places much of the blame for
    the revolt of 1872 on the alleged tolerance of Governor-
    General Carlos Maria de la Torre in the period 1869-1871.
    The Filipino Version of the
    Incident
    ◦ The account of Pardo de Tavera was originally written for the
    official report of the census of 1903, as part of a general survey of
    Philippine history. Pardo denies that there was any plot to
    overthrow Spanish rule, and sees the Cavite Mutiny simply as an
    uprising due to the disaffection of the arsenal workers who had
    been deprived of their traditional exemption from tribute and the
    Filipino troops who sympathized with them. This event the
    conservative elements in Manila, including the friars, took as proof
    that those who had expressed reformist or anti-friar sentiments
    under the governorship of De la Torre were plotting to overthrow
    Spanish sovereignty.
    Hence they persuaded the government to inflict severe and
    exemplary punishments on all kinds of people without inquiring
    carefully into their guilt. Though Pardo makes no direct mention of
    any friar conspiracy to bring about the Cavite affair after the fashion
    of Regidor, he sees the punishments meted out as the result of a false
    conviction on the part of the government.
    Unraveling the Truth
    ◦ Considering the accounts of the 1872 Mutiny, there were some basic facts that remained to be
    unvarying
    ◦ First, there was dissatisfaction among the workers of the
    arsenal as well as the members of the native army after their
    privileges were drawn back by Gen. Izquierdo
    ◦ Second, Gen. Izquierdo introduced rigid and strict policies
    that made the Filipinos move and turn away from Spanish
    government out of disgust
    ◦ Third, the Central Government failed to conduct an
    investigation on what truly transpired but relied on reports of
    Izquierdo and the friars and the opinion of the public
    ◦ Fourth, the happy days of the friars were already numbered
    in 1872 when the Central Government in Spain decided to
    deprive them of the power to intervene in government affairs
    as well as in the direction and management of schools
    prompting them to commit frantic moves to extend their stay
    and power.
    ◦ Fifth,  the Filipino clergy members actively participated in the
    secularization movement in order to  allow Filipino priests to
    take hold of the parishes in the country making them prey to
    the rage of the friars.
    ◦ Sixth, Filipinos during the time were active participants, and
    responded to what they deemed as injustices.
    ◦ Lastly, the execution of GOMBURZA was a blunder on the
    part of the Spanish government, for the action severed the ill-
    feelings of the Filipinos and the event inspired Filipino
    patriots to call for reforms and eventually independence.
    ◦ There may be different versions of the event, but one thing is
    certain, the 1872 Cavite Mutiny paved way for a momentous
    1898.
    Final Thoughts
    ◦ The road to independence was rough and tough to toddle, many
    patriots named and unnamed shed their bloods to attain reforms and
    achieve independence.  12 June 1898 may be a glorious event for us,
    but we should not forget that before we came across to victory, our
    forefathers suffered enough.  As we enjoy our freedom, may we be
    more historically aware of our past to have a better future ahead of us. 
    And just like what Elias said in Noli me Tangere, may we “not forget
    those who fell during the night.”

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