THE CRY

OF
BALINTAWAK
ABCOM 1-1
Anunciacion, Sofia
Fabro, Haziel

10.27.20
Topics to be discussed
How “The Cry” Started?
“The Cry”
The Cry of Balintawak
Bonifacio's Manifesto
The Cry of Balintawak First
Skirmishes
How “The Cry” Started?
-The Cry started
because the Spaniards
threatened them with
the execution of
GOMBURZA. They also
realized that they are
being oppressed and
started to make a
The Cry
- Defined as “The Cry of
Rebellion”
- The turning point when the
Filipinos finally refused
Spanish Colonial Dominion
- Beginning of the formal
declaration of the separation
from the Spanish rule.
The Cry of Balintawak
The news of the discovery of
the Katipunan spread
throughout Manila and the
suburbs. Bonifacio, informed of
the discovery, secretly
instructed his runners to
summon all the leaders of the
society to a general assembly
to be held on August 24.
 They were to meet at Balintawak to discuss the
steps to be taken to meet the crisis. That same
night of August 19, Bonifacio, accompanied by his
brother Procopio, Emilio Jacinto, Teodoro
Plata, and Aguedo del Rosario, slipped through
the cordon of Spanish sentries and reached
Balintawak before midnight. Pio Valenzuela
followed them the next day. On the 21st,
Bonifacio changed the Katipunan code because
the Spanish authorities had already deciphered
 In the afternoon of the same day, the rebels,
numbering about 500, left Balintawak for
Kangkong, where Apolonio Samson, a Katipunero,
gave them food and shelter. In the afternoon of
August 22, they proceeded to Pugadlawin. The
following day, in the yard of Juan A. Ramos, the
son of Melchora Aquino who was later called
the "Mother of the Katipunan", Bonifacio asked
his men whether they were prepared to fight to
the bitter end. Despite the objection of his
brother-in-law, Teodoro Plata, all assembled
"That being the case, "
Bonifacio said, "bring out your
cedulas and tear them to
pieces to symbolize our
determination to take up
arms!" The men obediently
tore up their cedulas,
shouting "Long live the
Philippines!" This event marked
the so-called "Cry of
Balintawak," which actually
happened in Pugadlawin.
BONIFACIO'S
MANIFESTO
"This manifesto is for all of you. It is absolutely necessary
for us to stop at the earliest possible time the nameless
oppressions being perpetrated on the sons of the people
who are now suffering the brutal punishment and
tortures in jails, and because of this please let all the
brethren know that on Saturday, the revolution shall
commence according to our agreement. For this purpose,
it is necessary for all town to rise simultaneously and
attack Manila at the same time. Anybody who obstructs
this sacred ideal of the people will be considered a
traitor and an enemy, except if he is ill or is not
physically fit, in which case he shall be tried according
The Cry of the Balintawak
First Skirmishes
- Bonifacio at once ordered
hs men to get ready for the
expected attack of the
Spaniards.
- The attack of the Spaniards
- Bonifacio incited the
manifesto
Thank you!
Any questions?