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Comparative Analysis of Historical Accounts About The Tejeros Convention
Comparative Analysis of Historical Accounts About The Tejeros Convention
(Revolt of the Masses) both tackled what happened on the 25th of March, 1897 during the
historical accounts mainly focuses on the background of the authors, perspectives from
because Alvarez was an eye-witness and was present during the Tejeros Convention.
This was explicitly mentioned in his book that he was seated with other leaders of
source because it was merely a corroborated work coming from the accounts of those
On the second point of comparison, the mentioned historical accounts were written
from a different perspective. Katipunan and the Revolution was written by someone who
was there, someone who might had a narrower vision than that of someone who
corroborated the accounts of various people who were also there at the Convention. That
someone was Teodoro Agoncillo, the writer of the other historical account.
The last point of comparison is the tone of narration of the accounts. The Katipunan
and the Revolution was subjectively narrated by Alavarez whereas, the Seeds of
Discontent was objectively narrated by Agoncillo. Alvarez only narrated what he saw and
did not seek to include a broader vision of what happened at the Tejeros for his readers.
On the other hand, Agoncillo, objectively pointed out what happened to the Tejeros