Professional Documents
Culture Documents
RPH Reviewer
RPH Reviewer
Text of Rizal’s Alleged Retraction Rizal in order to marry Josephine Bracken require to
sign a profession of faith to be approved by Cebu
I declare myself a Catholic and in this religion in which I Archbishop Rizal’s Handwriting
was born and educated I wish to live and died I retract with December 30,1896- 5am- teary eyed Josephine
all my heart whatever in my words, writings and Bracken and Jose Rizal came
publications Agent of Cuerpo de Vigilancia- Rizal and Josephine
And conduct has been contrary to my character as a son of were married
the Catholic Church. I believe and I confess whatever she Josephine- gifted by Rizal with classic Thomas a
teaches and I submit to whatever she demands. I abominate Kempis book Imitations of Christ in which he inscribe
Masonry, as the enemy which is of the Church and as a “ To my dear and unhappy wife, Josephine, December
society prohibited by the Church The Diocesan Prelate may, 30,1896, Jose Rizal”
as the Superior Ecclesiastical Authority, make public this They embraced for the last time.
spontaneous manifestation of mine in order to repair the
scandal which my acts may have caused and so that God and Chapter 10- Pugadlawin, Balintawak or Bahay
people may pardon me
Toro
4 Different Sources
Balintawak: Cry for a
Nationwide Revolution Pres. Macapagal- order the Cry of Balintawak be
called the Cry of Pugadlawin celebrated on August
Cry of Rebellion- sweeping Spanish colonies 23 not August 26
Cry of Dolores- Mexico (September 10, 1810) Monument- installed in front of Vinzons Halls in
Cry of Matanza- Cuba (February 24, 1895) Diliman Campus of UP on November 29, 1986
August 1896- Philippines Teodoro Agoncillo, 1962- place marker at
Raging Controversy Pugadlawin site because the house of Juan Ramos
stood here in 1896 while the house of Tandang
Cry- shouting of nationalistic slogan Sora is in Pasong Tamo
April 1895- Pamitinan Cave in Rodriguez, Rizal;
Katipunan members wrote on cave walls “ Viva la Adelina S. Rodriguez- Quezon City mayor who
indepencia Filipina” create the Pugadlawin Historical Committee on
Teodora Agoncillo- emphasize Bonifacio’s tearing June 30, 1983 to determine the location of Juan
of cedula before a crowd of Katipuneros and broke Ramos residence in 1896 at Pugadlawin
out in cheers
NHI findings
Emilio Aguinaldo- commissioned a “Himno de
Balintawak” to herald fighting after failure of pact 1. August 1983- Pugadlawin in Barangay Toro was
of Biyak na Bato inhabited by squatter colonies
September 3, 1911- monument to the Heroes of NHI believe it was the house of Juan Ramos not
1896 was erected in intersection of EDSA and Tandang Sora
Andres Bonifacio Drive- North Diversion Road
August 26,1896- Cry of Balintawak There was an old dap-dap tree at the site when NHI
Cry of Pugadlawin- August 23,1896 is not accurate. conduct survey on 1983. Dap-dap tree is not
Testimony of only one witness, Dr. Pio Valenzuela is mention by Teodoro Agoncillo, Gregorio Zaide and
not enough to authenticate and verify the issue Pio Valenzuela
2. Pio Valenzuela- main proponent of Pugadlawin version
Conflicting Accounts was dead at the time of NHI research
Pio Valenzuela- had several version of the Cry 3. Teodoro Agoncillo tried to locate the marker installed in
August 23-25- Katipunan took meeting at Balintawak August 1962 but no longer extant in 1983
(September 1896) NHI- place a marker on August 23, 1984 on Seminary Road
Olive Court- investigate persons involve in rebellion in Barangay Bahay Toro behind Toro Hills High School in
1911- Katipunan began the meeting on August 22 and Quezon City General Hospital and San Jose Seminary
the cry took place on August 23 at Apolonio Samson’s
Cartographic Changes
house in Balintawak
1928-1940- Cry of Pugadlawin in Melchora Aquino’s Pugadlawin is not identified as barrios
house on August 24- now Pasong Tamo road Kalookan and Balintawak-mark by Spanish and
With photograph of Bonifacio’s widow Gregoria de American maps
Jesus and Katipunan members Valenzuela, Briccio 1943- map of Manila mark Balintawak separate
Brigido Pantas, Alfonso and Cipriano Pacheco from Kalookan and Diliman
1935- Valenzuela, Pantas, Pacheco- first cry of 1956, 1987, 1990 maps- confirms the existence of
revolution did not happen In Balintawak where the Barangay Bahay Toro but do not define their
monument is but in a place called Pugadlawin boundaries. Pugadlawin is not on these maps
Philippine Historical Committee- forerunner of Balintawak- no longer in Quezon City but replace
National Historical Institute of NHI by Several barangay
Pugadlawin- part of Sitio Gulod, Banlat, Kalookan Barrio Banlat- divided into barangays Tandang
City Sora and Pasong Tamo
Pres. Diosdado Macapagal- ordered that the Cry be Only Bahay Toro remains intact
celebrated on August 23 and Pugadlawin as its site Sofronio Calderon- it would be a mistake to say
that there is such as Pugadlawin In Kalookan
The Pugadlawin Marker
Conclusion:
Prevalent account- Teodoro Agoncillo in Revolt of Pugadlawin was never officially recognized as
the Philippines (1956) place name on Philippine map before World War II
Pugadlawin- proceed upon leaving Samson’s place Pugadlawin only appear inhistoriography from
in afternoon of August 22 and More than 1000 men 1928
of Katipunan met in the yard of Juan A. Ramos-son
Revolution have occurred In the area of Baintawak,
of Melchora Aquino on August 23 morning
distinct from Kalookan and Diliman
Bonifacio shouted: “ Brothers. It was agreed to
Even Pugadlawin is more romantic it is more
continue with the plan of revolt. My brothers, do
accurate to stick to original Cry of Balintawak
you
Swear to repudiate the government that suppress us? The Turning Point
rebels replied: “Yes Sir”. That being the case, Bonifacio
added: bring out your cedulas and tear them to pieces to The Cry- Filipino finally rejected Spanish colonial
symbolize our determination to take revolt”. They shout dominion over Philippine Island by formally
“Long live the Philippines, Long live the Katipinan” setting their own government