PIO VALENZUELA ACCOUNTS

Who is Pio Valenzuela

-Born on july 11, 1869 and He was captured and sentenced to life imprisonment, until the April 6, 1956
he died at the age of 86.

-Siya ay isang opisiyales ng Katipunan at matalik na kaibigan ni supremo Andres Bonifacio

-Siya ay isang Filipino Physician and patriot and a revolutionary leaders.

Pio Accounts ( The Cry of Pugad Lawin)

Agosto 19, 1896: Dumating Sina Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Procopio Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata,
Aguenda del Rosario ang unang mga tao dumataing sa Balintawak. At nong Agosto 20, Dumating na si
Dr. Pio Valenzuela sa nasabing lugar.

Agosto 22, 1896: 500 members of KKK ( Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan) ang nag
tipon sa loob at labas ng tahanan ni Apolinio Samson sa kangkongan- kasama rin sina Briccio
Pantas, Alejandro Santiago, Ramon Bernardo at Apolo.
Agosto 23, 1896: Sa bahay ni Juan Ramos, nagkaroon ng pag-uusap at palitan ng kaalaman,
kasama ang 1,000 miyembro ng KKK. Kanilang pinagdiskusyunan kung sa ganap na Agosto,
29, 1896 ba magsasagawa ng rebolusyon laban sa mga Espanyol.
Agosto 23, 1896: Lahat ay sumangayon sa ganap na Agosto 29 lalaban ang mga indio
kabilang na dito sina Enrique Cipriciano, Alfonso Pacheco, Tomas Remigio, Sinforoso san
Pedro.
August 29, 1896. The revolution started, after the tumultuous meeting many of those present
tore their cedula certificates and shouted “ Long Live Philippines! Long Lived Philippines! “

Santiago Alvarez Account ( The Cry of Bahay Toro)

-July 25, 1872 – October 30 1930
-Son of MAriano Alvarez and Nicholas Viarta.
-Also known as Kidlat ng apoy.
Alvarez Account’s
They trek to kangkong at about eleven, and walk through the rain over expanses of muddy
meadows and fields. On the two in the morning, they reach the house of Apolonio Samson in
kangkong, August 22, 1896 supremo assigned five guards while 300 men assembled.
August 23, 1896, the katiponeros met together at place called Sampalukan barrio of Bahay
Toro. And about 500 of men arrived at bahay of Cabisang Melchora.
August 24, 1896 at 10 o’clock the supremo decided to hold a meeting inside a big barn. And a
about 1000 katipuners arrived. And on the meetings an uprising to defend the people's freedom
was to be started at midnight of Saturday, 29 August 1896. There main objective was to capture
Manila.

After the adjournment of the meeting at the twelve noon they shouted “Long Lived the sons of
the People!”

Guillermo Masangkay’s
-born on june 25, 1867 at Tondo Caviteno and died on May 31, 1963 at the age of 96.
-Bonifacio’s childhood friend.
-A member of the katipunan.
-Responsible for erection of Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan City.

Masangkay’s Account ( The Cry of Balintawak)

On August 26, 1867, the big meeting was held in Balintawak with the purpose of discussing
when would the uprising takes place.
Plata, pantas Valenzuela.
On the strating of the revolution early Bonifacio left the hall and talked to the people outside.
He appealed them with a speech and asked the people to give pledge that they were to revolt.
Bonifacio said “You remember the fate of our countrymen who were shot in Bagumbayan.
Should we return now to the towns, the Spaniards will only shoot us. Our organizations have
been discovered and we are all marked men. If we don’t start the uprising, the Spandiards will
get us anyway. What then, do you say?
“REVOLT!” the people shouted.
They tore their cedulas after the people’s pledge was obtained Bonifacaio returned to the hall,
he informed everyone to the board of directors also voted for revolution. They had a warning
that Spaniards are upcoming and a huge conflagration.
Shouting “ Long Lived Philippine Republic!”

DIFFERENT MENTIONED DATES BY THE THREE ACOUNTS

VALENZUELA ACCOUNTS ALVAREZ ACCOUNT MASANGKAY ACCOUNTS

August 19, 1896 first fived
arrived.
August 20, 1896 Dr. Pio
Valenzuela arrived.
August 22, 1896 300 men August 26, 1896 – the cry of
assembled. Balintawak.
August 23, 1896 another 500
members arrived at Bahay
Toro.
 August 22, 1896 500 August 24, 1896 the cry of
members arrived at Bahay toro
Kangkong
August 23, 1896 cry of pugad August 29, 1896 uprising of
lawin. the people.
August 29, 1896 starts of
revolution of against Spanish
government.

They have different dates because that time the uses of calendar are low and it is not widely.

DIFFERENT MENTIONED PLACE OF THE THREE ACCOUNTS

VALENZUELA ACCOUNTS ALVAREZ ACCOUNTS MASANGKAY ACCOUNTS

- Balintawak - Kangkong - Balintawak
- Store house and yard - Bahay Toro
of Juan Ramos - Barn of kabisang
Melchora

DIFFERENT MENTIONED STAND OF THE THREE ACCOUNTS

VALENZUELA ACCOUNTS ALVAREZ ACCOUNTS MASANGKAY ACCOUNTS

Long lived Philippines! Long Lived the sons of the Long lived Philippine Republic!
Long lived Philippines! people!

SUMMARY

-The official date and place of the first cry were largely based on the account of Dr. Pio Valenzuela. It
also said the Valenzuela is the one who encouraged Dr. Jose Rizal in Dapitan to join the Katipunan.

-Dr. Pio Valenzuela account was published as Memoirs of the K.K.K and the Philippine Revolution.

-in 1963 the National Historical Commision (National Historical Commision of the Philippines.) decided
that, following extensive research of primary sources, the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution
happened on August 23, 1986. Which is the account of Pio Valenzuela being the most credible.