Philippine Revolts: Sumuroy and Dagohoy

Sumuroy Revolt

• Led by Agustín Sumuroy, a revolt against Spanish forced labor in the eastern Visayas, 1649.
• Triggered by Governor-General Diego Fajardo's order to send men to Cavite shipyards.
• Resentment led to armed resistance by the people of Palapag, Samar.
• The revolt spread to Masbate, Cebu, Camiguin, and Albay.
• Sumuroy achieved victories against combined Filipino and Spanish forces.
• A Spanish commander offered a large sum for Sumuroy's head; rebels returned a pig's head instead.
• Revolt ended in 1650 after a successful Spanish assault on the rebels' fort.
• Sumuroy and his mother perished during the battle.
• Rebels eventually surrendered and killed Sumuroy, presenting his head to the governor-general.

Dagohoy's Revolt

• A 56-year rebellion (1724-1800) led by Francisco Dagohoy in Bohol against Spanish colonial rule.

• Dagohoy, a native of Inabanga, Bohol and Cabeza de Barangay, was triggered by the denial of a Christian burial for his brother, Sagarino.

• Sagarino, a constable, was killed in a duel and denied a Christian burial by Jesuit priest Gaspar Morales.

• The revolt started with the killing of Giuseppe Lamberti, an Italian Jesuit curate, on Jan 24, 1744.

• The rebellion, spread throughout the island, defeating Spanish forces.

• Dagohoy established the First Bohol Republic in 1745, with followers initially at 3,000 and later 20,000.

• Dagohoy's revolt relied on collective farming practices to support his followers.

• Spanish attempts to quell the revolt over 50 years were unsuccessful.

• In 1827, Spanish forces finally managed to subdue the revolt through negotiations.

• Dagohoy died peacefully before 1829.