Revolutions in the Philippines

Uprising/ Revolt Date Leader/s Place Cause/s Outcome

The revolt failed
Failure of
and Lavezaris
Lavezaris to
1. Lakandula and Rajah Lakandula, Tondo; was able to stop
1574 fulfill Legaspi’s
Sulayman Revolt Rajah Sulayman Navotas the rebellion
promise to
and restore
Lakandula
order in Manila.
A native woman
who was
married to a
Spanish soldier
warned the
Abuses of Spanish
2. Pampanga Revolt 1585 Pampanga
Encomienderos authorities
about it.
Leaders of the
revolt were
arrested and
executed.
The revolt failed
when a Cuyo
3. Conspiracy of the Agustin de Tondo;
Desire for native revealed
Maharlikas/ Tondo 1587-1588 Legazpi, Martin Cuyo,
Independence the plot to
Conspiracy Pangan Calamianes;
Spanish
authorities.
The rebels were
4. Cagayan & Dingras pardoned and
Cagayan; Abuses of tax
Revolts Against the 1589 reformed the
Ilocos Norte collectors
Tribute Philippine tax
system.
The rebels were
captured,
several leaders
Opposition to
5. Magalat Revolt 1596 Magalat Cagayan were executed,
the tribute
and Magalat
was
assassinated.
It was not
Oppression of materialized
Felipe
Cagayan the Indios by beacause of Fr.
6. Irrayas 1621 Cutabay,Gabriel
Valley the Spanish Pedro Sto.
Dayag
officials Tomas’
preaching.
7. Tamblot Revolt 1621-1622 Tamblot Bohol Desire to Tamblot was
abandon executed and
 his head was
Christianity and severed on a
return to their pike to serve as
old beliefs a warning to
other people.
Bancao
abandoned his The rebellion
faith and was suppressed
8. Bancao Revolt 1621-1622 Bancao Leyte
pressed six by Spanish
towns to rise up officials
in revolt
The leaders
killed,
beheaded and
Spanish officials
mutilated two
suppressed the
missionaries
1625, Miguel Lanab, rebellion. And
9. Itneg Revolt Cagayan who were sent
1627, 1639 Alababan they forced
by the Spanish
them to
gov’t to convert
surrender.
the Itneg
people to
Christianity
Ladia thought
that it was
about time they The revolt failed
Malolos,
10. Ladia Revolt 1643 Pedro Ladia stage an and Ladia was
Bulacan
uprising and put executed.
himself as King
of the Tagalogs
A rebel gov’t
was successfully
The revolt was established in
caused by the the mountains
polo y servicio of Samar.
Northern
11. Sumuroy Revolt 1649-1650 Agustin Sumuroy or forced labor However, due to
Samar
system the execution of
undertaken in Sumuroy
Samar delivered a big
setback to the
revolt.
12. Maniago/Pampang 1660-1661 Francisco Pampanga They were General
a Revolt Maniago made to work amnesty
under unfair granted to
conditions and rebels. Initial
were not paid payment for
for their labor services.
and rice
 purchased from
them.
Malong started
a campaign in a
small barangay, Because of his
but failed. He success, he
13.Malong Revolt 1660-1661 Andres Malong Pangasinan led the people proclaimed
in Pangasinan himself King of
to take up arms Pangasinan.
against the
Spaniards
Almazan was
Don Pedro Spanish
13. Almazan Revolt 1661 Ilocos Norte later captured
Almazan aggression
and executed.
Tapar and his
men were killed
against the
Wanted to
Spanish and
establish a
colonial foot
15.Panay Revolt 1663 Tapar Panay religious cult in
soldier troops
the town of
and their
Oton
corpses were
implaed on
stakes.