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Fr. Zamora – Victim of mistaken identity since the warrant of arrest was
(MODULE 9)
Influx of Liberal Ideas - Suez Canal’s opening shortened the distance
between the Philippines and Spain. This paved the way for liberalism to
enter the nation.
Secularization Movement - The transfer of parishes to the Filipino priest
from the Spanish friars was one of the effects of Europe’s spreading of
liberal ideas.
Regular Priests or Friars Curates – They belong to specific religious orders
like Dominicans, Jesuits, Augustinians, Franciscans, and Recollects. Only
Spanish priests could regular priests.
Secular Priests or Parish Priests – These priests were not religious orders
and were under the archbishop oversight.
1565 - Religious orders took control of the parishes in the Philippines these
are the Augustinian, Recollects, Dominican and Franciscan,
Council of Trent - It was stated that Secular priests should control the
parishes relates to deacons and priest who are monastics or members of a
religious institute. But few secular priests are accessible because some of
them have been sent to America.
Father Pedro Pelaez (1862) – Exposes the discrimination of Filipino clergy
and the racial and national conflict with the Friars.
addressed to a certain JoseZamora, a known critic of Spanish Government
at that time.
Garrote – is a execution technique previously practice in Spain where a
tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break a convicted person’s neck.
It is said to be form of execution performed to the three priests.
The Importance of 1872, GomBurZa Execution - It is considered as the
beginning of Filipino Nationalism in the Philippine history because the three
priests were innocent yet accepted the brutal punishment for the nation.
Propaganda Movement or Reform Movement - Also known as Junta de
Propaganda, Cuerpo de Compromisarios and La Solidaridad, wasfounded in
19th century by the illustrados to improve the lies of low Indios thru
reforms or changes implementing in the colony. The founders were Dr.
Pedro Paterno and Gregorio Sanciangco. Doctors of law who laid the
foundation of the movement in Madrid.
Propaganda - Refers to the systematic efforts spread opinion by means of
pens and tongue literally means to propagation of a given opinion.
Propaganda or Reformists - These were the Filipino reformers who fled the
country to escape persecution in 1872. They didn’t have the intention of
achieving social changes through armed struggle and revolution rather they
campaign for reform or change by way of writing books, pamphlets and
newspapers. They were popularly known as Illustrados (Intellectual) in
Spain, England and France.

19th Century – Majority of the Filipino priest was qualified as Secular

Priests.

Gov. General Carios Maria de la Torre y Nava Cerrada – He was the one who
boost and inspired the Secularization movement and leads a Liberal Regime
in Spain.

Rafael De Laquierdo (1870-73) - A Governor-General of the Spanish republic

who is an autocratic and oppressive ruler; replaced Gov. Dela Torre.

January 20, 1872 - Two hundred Filipino troops and employees, led by Sgt.
Ferdinand L Madrid, who took control of the Spanish arsenal in Cavite,
mutinied against Spaniard.

Francisco Zaldus - a Bicolano soldier wo testified against the GOMBURZA.

February 17, 1872 – The day of execution of the 3 priests at Luneta

(Bagumbayan)

Father Mariano Gomez - a Chinese-Filipino, born in Cavite who held the

most senior position of the three as Archbishop’s Vicar in Cavite. He was
truly nationalistic and accepted the death penalty calmly as though it were
his penance for being pro-Filipino.

Father Jose Burgos – was of Spanish descent, born in he Philippines. He was

a parish priest of the Manila Cathedral and had been known to be close to
the liberal Governor General de la Torre. He was 35 years old the time and
was active and outspoken in advocating the Filipinization of the clergy. He
wrote seculars and was known to weep like a child.

Father Jacinto Zamora – was also Spanish, born in the Philippines. He was
the parish priest of Marikina and was known to be unfriendly to and would
not countenance any arrogance or authoritative behavior from Spaniards
coming from Spain. He once snubbed a Spanish governor who came to visit
Marikina.

Fr. Gomez – Participated in secularization but no longer active in 1872 and

he was already more than 80 years old.

Fr. Burgos – Involved in the issue of secularization.