Content and Contextual Analysis of Sources

(Continuation)
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the week, students should be able to:

1. Determine the contribution of the different kinds of primary sources in the

understanding of Philippine History

2. Develop critical and analytical skills with the exposure to primary sources

Topics:

1. Emilio Jacinto's Kartilla ng Katipunan

2. The 1898 Declaration of Philippine Independence by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

[Proclamation]

Lesson 1: Emilio Jacinto's Kartilla ng Katipunan

[Declaration of Principles]
Emilio Jacinto
- A Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution

- He was one of the highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Revolution and was
one of the highest-ranking officers of the revolutionary society Kataas-taasan,
Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan, or simply and more popularly
called Katipunan, being a member of its Supreme Council.

Kartilla
- served as the guidebook for new members of the organization, which laid out
the group's rules and principles. The first edition of the Kartilya was written by
Andres Bonifacio. Emilio Jacinto later pen a revised Decalogue.

**For the readings, kindly click this link:

http://www.philippinemasonry.org/kartilya-ng-katipunan.html
Lesson 2: The 1898 Declaration of Philippine
Independence by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista
[Proclamation]
 - The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred in Kawit, Cavite on 12 June
1898 where Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed
the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine islands from Spanish
colonization after the latter was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898
during the Spanish-American War.

- The Act of the Declaration of Independence was prepared and written by

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista in Spanish, who also read the said declaration. The
Philippine Declaration was signed by ninety-eight persons, among them an American
army officer who witnessed the proclamation.

- The Act declared that the Filipinos “are and have the right to be free and
independent,” and that the nation from” this day commences to have a life of its
own, with every political tie between Filipinas and Spain severed and annulled”.
**For the readings, kindly click this link:
https://filipino.biz.ph/history/declaration.html