What Happened

in the Cavite
Mutiny?

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 1872
A historic year of
two events
 1.CAVITE
MUTINY
A major factor in the awakening of
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 ● A rebellion
M against authority
U ● Comes from an
T old verb
“Mutine” which
I
means “revolt”.
N
Y
C
A
Uprising of military
V personnel of Fort San
Felipe (the Spanish arsenal
I in Cavite, Philippines) on
January 20,1872.
T
E Around 200 soldiers and
laborers rose up in the belief
that it would elevate to a
M national uprising.
U The mutiny was
T unsuccessful, and
government soldiers
I
executed many of the
N participants.
Y
 2. THE
MARTYRDOM
OF THE
THREE
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G ● Collective name
O of the three
M martyred priests.
B
U ● Tagged as the
R masterminds of
Z the Cavite
Mutiny.
A
 ● They were prominent
Filipino priests charged
G with treason and sedition.
O ● The Spanish clergy
M connected the priests to
the mutiny as part of a
B conspiracy to stifle the
U movement of secular priest
who desired to have their
R own parishes instead of
Z the regular friars.
A
 FATHER
MARIANO
GOMEZ
- An old man in his mid-’70, Chinese-
Filipino, born in Cavite.

- He held the most senior position of the

three as Archbishop’s Vicar in Cavite.

- He was truly nationalistic and death

penalty calmly as though it were his
penance for being pro-Filipinos.
 FATHER
JOSE
BURGOS
- Spanish descent, born in the
Philippines. He was a parish priest of
the Manila Cathedral and had been
known to be the close to the liberal
Governor General de la Torre.

- He was 35 years old at the time and

was active and outspoken in advocating
the Filipinization of the clergy.
FATHER
JACINTO
ZAMORA
- 37 years old, 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 behaviour
from Spaniards coming from Spain.
 SPANISH 1. Montero’s account
of the Cavite Mutiny
ACCOUNTS
OF THE 2. Official report of
Governor Izquierdo on
CAVITE the Cavite Munity of
1872
MUTINY
 JOSE
MONTERO
Y VIDAL
- Spanish historian

- His account centered on how the

event was an attempt in
overthrowing the Spanish
government in the Philippines.

- His account on mutiny was

criticized as woefully biased.
An Excerpt from: MONTERO’S ACCOUNT OF
THE CAVITE MUTINY

‘’…The idea of attaining their independence. It

was towards this goal that they started to work,
with the powerful assistance of a certain
section of the native clergy…’’
GOVERNOR
RAFAEL
IZQUIERDO
- Implicated the native clergy, who
were active in the movement toward
secularization of parishes.
- In a biased report, he highlighted
the attempt to overthrow the
Spanish government in the
Philippines to install a new ‘’hari’’ in
the persons of Father Burgos and
Zamora.
ACCORDING TO IZQUIERO,

Native clergy attractive supporters by

giving them charismatic assurance
that their fight would not fail because
they had God’s support, aside from
promises of lofty rewards such as
employment, wealth, and ranks in the
army.
An Excerpt from: THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE GOV.
IZQUIERDO ON THE CAVITE MUNITY OF 1872

‘’…It has not been clearly determined if they planned to

establish a monarchy or a republic. Because the Indios
have no word in their language to describe this form
of government –‘’

‘’ Whose head in Filipino would be called hari: but it

returns out that they would place at the head of the
head selected would be D. Jose Burgos, or D. Jacinto
Zamora…”
 ● Underscore the reason for the
revolution abolition of privileges
enjoyed by the workers of cavite
arsenal such as exemption from
SPANISH payment of tribute and being
employed in Polos Y Servicios
ACCOUNTS (force labor).

● Presence of the native clergy.

Against the Spanish friars
*conspired and supported* the
rebels.
 IN THE ● Was premeditated a part of a
SPANIARD’S big conspiracy among
ACCOUNTS. educated leaders, mestizos,
lawyers and residents of
Manila and Cavite.

1872
● They allegedly plan to
liquidate high-ranking
Spanish officers then kill
friars.
 The
● The district of Sampaloc
Accounts celebrated the feast of the
Detail that virgin Loreto, came with it
on were some fireworks
display.
● The cavitenos mistook this
January as the signal to commence
with the attack.
20, 1872
 - 200 men was led by Sergeant
SPANISH ACCOUNTS Lamadrid attacked Spanish
officers at sight and seized the
arsenal

- Izquierdo, upon learning the

attack, ordered reinforcement of the
Spanish forces in Cavite to quell
the revolt

- The revolution was easily

crushed, when Manilenos who were
expected to aid the Cavitenos did
not arrive.
SP - 200 men was led by Sergeant Lamadrid
A attacked Spanish officers at sight and seized
N
I the arsenal
S
H - Izquierdo, upon learning the attack, ordered
A reinforcement of the Spanish forces in Cavite
C to quell the revolt
C
O
U - The revolution was easily crushed, when
N Manilenos who were expected to aid the
T Cavitenos did not arrive.
S
In result. Leaders of the
plot were killed.
Father Gomez, Burgos
& Zamora

Were tried by a court-

martial and sentenced
to be executed.
 Others who were implemented such as

Jouquin Pardo Antonio Ma. Jose Basa Pio Basa

De Tavera Regidor
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smallest beautiful
And otherplanet
Filipinoslawyers were suspendedname
from the
practice of law,
arrested, and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Marianas island.
 ON

February 17,1872
- The Gombuza were executed by
garrotte in public to serve as a
threat to Filipinos never to
attempt to fight the Spaniards
again

- This is a scene purportedly

witnessed by a young Jose Rizal
 1. Pardo De Tavera’s
DIFFERING account of the Cavite
ACCOUNTS Mutiny.
OF THE
EVENTS 2. Plauchut’s account of
the Cavite Mutiny.
OF 1872
 DR.TRINIDAD
HERMENEGILDO
PARDO DE TAVERA
- A Filipino scholar and
researcher

- Wrote a Filipino version

of the bloody incident in
Cavite
According to PARDO DE TAVERA,

The incident was merely amutiny by Filipino

soldiers and laborers of the Cavite arsenal to the
dissatisfaction arising from the draconian
politicians of Izquierdo (abolition of priveleges
and prohibition of the founding of the school of
arts and trades).
 THE CENTER SPANISH
GOVERNMENT
was planning to deprive the
friars of all the powers of
intervention in matters of
civil government and
direction and management of
educational institutions.
An Excerpt from: PARDON DE TAVERA’S ACCOUNTING
OF THE CAVITE MUTINY

‘’…Filipinos had great hopes of an

improvement in the affairs of the country…’’

‘’…The friars feared that their power in the

colony would soon be complete a thing of the
past…’’
 EDMUND
PLAUCHUT
● A French writer
● Complemented Tavera’s
account and analysed the
motivation of the 1872
Cavite Mutiny
An Excerpt from: PLAUCHUT’S ACCOUNT OF
THE CAVITE MUTINY

‘’…The arrival in manila of Gen. Izquierdo put a sudden

end to all dreams of reforms such a policy must really
end in a strong desire on the part of the repress
cruelly…’’
 ● Friars used Cavite Mutiny as a part
of a larger conspiracy to cement their
dominance.
● They show cased the mutiny as a
DIFFERING part of a greater conspiracy in the
ACCOUNTS Philippines by Filipinos to
overthrow the Spanish government .
● Unintentionally. It resulted in the
martyrdom of Gomburza.
● And paved way to the revolution
culminating in 1898.
 ‘’I dedicate my
work to you as
victims of the evil
which i undertake
to combat’’
- Jose Rizal
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