Name: Roy B. Benedicto Jr.

Grade and Section: II-BSSE

Course Subject: Historiography
Coursework: Controversy of the First cry of Rebellion

Source Claim Reference

Guillermo He claimed that it was on August 26,1896 the first cry had happened at Ocampo, A. R. (2014, November 26). Revolt
Masangkay Balintawak. This occurred in the house of Apolonio Samson. of the masses? INQUIRER.net.
Lt. Olegario Diaz According to his report, the first "Cry" occurred at Balintawak on Retrieved January 9, 2023, from
August 25, 1896, as follows:* The conspiracy having been discovered, https://opinion.inquirer.net/80454/revolt-
Bonifacio and his followers hurriedly fled to the nearby town of of-the-masses
Caloocan . . . . On the 23rd [of August, 1896 - ] Bonifacio moved to the
barrio of Balintanac [Balintawak - Z] followed by 200 men from
Caloocan; on the 24th they were attacked by the Guardia Civil in the Siladan, A. M. (n.d.). The Philippine First
outskirts of the said town and they retreated to their hiding places. Cry. pdfcoffee.com. Retrieved January
Gregoria de Jesus According to her version of the First "Cry," it occurred on Pasong Tamo 9, 2023, from https://pdfcoffee.com/the-
near Caloocan on August 25, 1896, as follows:* The Activities of the philippine-first-cry-pdf-free.html
Katipunan had reached nearly all corners of the Philippine Archipelago,
so that when its existence was discovered and some of the members YouTube. (2020). First Cry of the Katipunan:
arrested, we immediately returned to Caloocan. However, as we were Pugadlawin and Balintawak. YouTube.
closely witched by the agents of the Spanish authorities, Andres Retrieved January 9, 2023, from
Bonifacio and other Katipuneros left the town after some days. It was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-
then that the uprising began, with the first cry for freedom on August 25, TxkljzyM.
1896.
Dr. Pío Valenzuela Considered to be Andres Bonifacio’s left hand, he said that August 23,
1896 was when the First Cry had occurred at Sitio Gulot, Pugad Lawin,
it happened inside the house of a person named Juan Ramos who was
known to be the son of Tandang Sora.

Conclusion:
There was a thorough studying of the details by the National Historical Commission and according to Teodoro Agoncillo who borrowed the
statement of Pio Valenzuela that the date of the First Cry must be shifted to Augusto 23, 1896 as well as changing the place to Pugad Lawin.