Palaris Revolt History records him as Juan de la Cruz "Palaripar" then as "Palaris," but for convenience he was more

popularly known as "Palaris." He was called "Palaripar" as he was the fastest runner and his legs appeared to be twirling like an auger and the ground furrowed. Purpose of the Revolt The Palaris Revolt has one main purpose, and this was to push the government to fulfill the petitions of the people. They went to Andres Melendez who was at that time the head of the friars in Lingayen presenting the following petitions of the people. The return of the taxes paid by the people for the year of 1762 Filipinos sent to Mindanao to fight against the Moros should not be charged with taxes; The four persons that guard the prisoner should wear Polo so as to show that they are not working for free; That the schoolmaster of the all-boys school was to be stripped of his position because of his slyness; Don Joaquin Gamboa should be removed from his office as the alcalde-mayor of the province; Andres Lopez, a native was must be granted permanence as the Master-of-Camp of the province and henceforth, this position must be made exclusive to the citizens of Binalatongan. And finally, The removal of all the schoolmasters and church officials including the convents under the Spaniards in the event that the above mentioned petitions are not met. The British influenced the revolt of the people of Pangasinan under the leadership of Juan de la Cruz, or more popularly known as Palaris, Together with him is his brother, Domingo in the name of Magalog, Juan dela Vera in the name Ungkatin and the Hidalgo brothers. Having heard the news of the revolt, Governor General Simon de Anda of Bacoor lectured that the people of Pangasinan about obedience to the Spaniards and tax payment while stayingg hidden from the British in Manila since he appointed himself to be the governor of the Philippines. Anda asked his assistant Juan Antonio de Panelo to dismantle the formed group of Palaris but was unsuccessful in his attempt because of the lack of soldiers. The friars persuaded the group of Palaris to their side so as to gain back their positions in the government. Anda then ordered the return of those that escaped to Pampanga back to Pangasinan and that Joaquin Gamboa be returned back as the Alcalde Mayor of Pangasinan but was very much rejected and so Jose Acevedo was appointed for the position. Silang revolt: The so-called Silang Revolt against the Spanish colonizers broke out on December 14, 1762 in Ilocos Sur, led by Diego Silang and wife Gabriela Silang. It was a protest against the payment of tribute under the tyrannical Spanish rule. The December 14, 1762 revolt successfully forced out of office the Vigan governor and bishop, and Silang declared the independence of Ilocandia, naming the state "Free Ilocos" and proclaimed Vigan as the capital of the newly-independent state. However, Silang was assassinated by some of his friends who were paid by the Spanish authorities. His brave wife, Gabriela, continued her husband's struggle, earning the title "Joan of Arc of the Ilocanos" because of her many victories in battle.The revolt eventually ended with the defeat of the Ilocanos, and Gabriela Silang was executed by the Spanish authorities in Vigan on September 10, 1763. Hermano pules revolt Apolinario de la Cruz known as Hermano Pule or Puli ("Brother Pule"), led a major revolt against Spanish rule of the Philippines based on a struggle for religious freedom and independence. Cofradia In 1832, de la Cruz founded the Cofradia de San Jos (Confraternity of St. Joseph), composed of indios. He was known to his followers as Hermano Pule. The Filipino brotherhood fostered a practice of Christian virtues. The Cofradia prohibited Spaniards and mestizos from joining without de la Cruz's permission. Suppression:Authorities, including Spanish Governor-General Marcelino Oraa and Roman Catholic Archbishop Jose Segui regarded the Cofradia as heresy and an abomination of universal Christian values, ordering its dissolution. Despite its religious prohibition, the Cofradia's numbers continued to grow. Feeling an attack on their religious freedom from Catholic authorities, de la Cruz rallied 4,000 followers at Barrio Isabang on the slope of Mount Banahaw and was able to resist an attack by Alcalde-mayor Joaquin Ortega and his 300 men on October 23, 1841.[1]

However, reinforcements came on November 1st, with Colonel Joaquin Huet who annihilated the Cofradia forces, allegedly massacring hundreds of old men, women and children who joined Hermano Pule in Alitao in defying the Catholic leaders of the Church. Death:Pule fled to Barrio Gibanga but was captured by authorities the following evening. On November 4, 1841, after a brief trial held at the present Casa Comunidad, he was executed by a firing squad at the town of Tayabas, at the age of 26. After he was killed, the authorities "quartered" his body, cut off his head and placed it on a stake as a warning to those who are similarly inclined. A monument in his honor now stands in Brgy. Isabang, Tayabas City, and his death anniversary is a holiday in Quezon Province. Hermano Pule may have influenced Father Jose Burgos--who was executed in 1872--to demand for racial equality in the clergy. Malong revolt: Malong Revolt reaches Ilocos from Pangasinan. Pedro Almazan, principal of San Nicolas, has himself crowned King of Ilocos with a crown stolen from the image of Our Lady in Laoag. Together with Juan Magsanop, principal of Bangui, Gaspar Cristobal, gobernardorcillo of Laoag, and the calanasanes of Apayao, Almazan collaborates with Andres Malong. Amid cries for independence, the church of Laoag is burned. The rebels work their way toward Cabicungan and Pata, beyond the border and into Cagayan. The revolt is put down in February by combined Spanish and Ilocano forces Dagohoys revolt: The history of Bohol has seen two important uprisings against the Spanish: the Tamblot and the Dagohoy revolts. The Tamblot uprising was led by a Tamblot who was a babaylan or a shaman. His position as the native priest left him in charge of protecting the faith of the Boholanos. The Dagohoy revolt, on the other hand, was a rebellion against the injustices and oppression visited upon the Boholanos by the Spanish colonizers. Dagohoy was angered when a curate refused to give his brother Sagarino a Christian burial after the man had died trying to bring a fugitive to justice. After the incident, Dagohoy called for his fellow Boholanos to rebel against the Spanish authorities. Initially, Dagohoy led 3,000 Boholanos in his uprising. This number later grew to 20,000. They were able to defeat the military forces sent by Spanish authorities to thwart their rebellion, and managed to hold them off for 85 years. During the revolt, communities were set up in the mountains and they were run by a free government of the Boholanos. Officers of the uprising set up headquarters in a cave in the town of Danao. The cave is now called the Francisco Dagohoy Cave. It had secret passages that Dagohoy had supposedly used to evade Spanish troops sent to capture him. There were repeated attempts to subdue the Dagohoy uprising, and nearly all ended in drastic failure. On 7 May 1827, the colonial government sent a force of 2,200 Filipino-Spanish soldiers led by Alcalde-mayor Cairo to Bohol. Cairo managed to win several encounters with Dagohoy's compatriots, but ultimately lost to the fierceness with which the Boholanos fought. A campaign led by Captain Manuel Sanz then went underway in April 1828. It took the Captain and his soldiers a whole year of battling the Boholanos before they managed to end the rebellion. The date given for which the revolt officially ended is 31 August 1829. The 19,420 Boholano rebels who had lived to see Dagohoy's uprising end were pardoned by General Mariano Ricafort who was then the governor-general of the archipelago. When the revolt was finally subdued by Spanish troops, many of Dagohoy's followers chose to end their own lives rather than submit themselves to the colonizers. Their remains can still be found in the Dagohoy cave. Led by Francisco Dagohoy, also known as Francisco Sendrijas, this rebellion took place in the island of Bohol from 1744 to 1829,[1] roughly 85 years. Suez canal: The opening on November 17, 1869 of the Suez Canal in Egypt, one of the most important artificial sea-level waterways in the world, paved the way for the Philippines' direct commercial relations with Spain instead of via Mexico.As travel time from the Philippines to Spain and vice versa was shortened to 30 days from more than two months, this positively affected the development of agricultural exports, which brought economic prosperity to native indios or the so-called "ilustrados" (Filipinos with money and education).These development also paved the way for Filipino "ilustrados" to send their children to universities in Europe.The rise of the "ilustrados" was inevitable and they became the new patrons of the arts that led to the secularization of arts in the 19th century.The Suez Canal was often called the "crossroads of Europe, Africa and Asia" because the route was used to transport goods to and from all three continents.The new route was built for 10 years by a French company led by Ferdinand de Lesseps.Before its opening in 1869, goods were sometimes offloaded from ships and carried overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.