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This document details the Cry of Balintawak, a significant event in the Philippine Revolution. It discusses the beginning of the revolution against the Spanish Empire and the issues and controversies surrounding the event's timing and location.

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CRY OF BALINTAWAK 6 YEARS LATER WHAT IS Cry of balintawak? At Melchora Aquino’s house August 23 Cry of balintawak was the beginning of the Philippine FOURTH STATEMENT: Revolution against the Spanis...

CRY OF BALINTAWAK 6 YEARS LATER WHAT IS Cry of balintawak? At Melchora Aquino’s house August 23 Cry of balintawak was the beginning of the Philippine FOURTH STATEMENT: Revolution against the Spanish Empire. At the close of AT Kangkong, Auugust 22 & the cry occurred in the house og August 1896, members of the Katipunan secret society Jaun Ramos (Katipuneros) led by Andrés Bonifacio rose up in revolt somewhere in an area referred to as Caloocan, wider than the jurisdiction of present-day Caloocan City which may Supposed evidence and documents have overlapped into present-day Quezon City. Such as Publication and news about the event have disappeared The cry of balintawak Masangkay papers, statements of Valezuela, Issues and Controversies of the “cry” Vicente Samson, Francisco Carreon, Isaac Del The real date when the uprising happened are still Carmen, Briccio Pantas, Tomas Remigio, Cipriano not clear Pacheco, and Eusebio Kasapio. Some witnesses states that it happened on an earlier in order to understand the event of the revolution, date and in different places. Historians have difficulty the only source of information from within the rebel camp is pinpointing on when the uprising began. Some said that it is mainly the Masangkay papers, the pbllished statements of when the katipuneros have gathered while the others said it Valenzuela, Vicente Samson, Francisco Carreon, Isaac Del is the shredding of cedula personal Carmen, Briccio Pantas, Tomas Remigio, Cipriano Pacheco, and Eusebio Kasapio. in the earlier days the revolution was named as “ Cry of balintawak” however, due to Agoncillo’s Book the Revolt of The El comercio ( evening newspaper on business the Masses, it has been changed to “ Cry of Pugad Lawin”, matters) is the source of the Spanish side of the even tho, according to many critiques, the source is not event. reliable due to Valenzuela’s inconsistent statement Another sources is the telegram of Col. Pintos de Historians have different interpretations of the Ledesma on August 27, 1896. Pintos reported to term “Cry” Governor Blanco. The narrative of Sastron provides the detailed 1. First Encounter description of the first encounter in Balintawak or 2.Literal Translation of “Unang Sigaw” = not much help. the “disturbance” as the referred to it. The “Cry” at Pamitinan Cve, Montalban in April 1895, The foreman, a british journalist was an indirect happened year prior to the outbreak of hostilities in eyewitness of the event. 1896 3. Torn Cedulas in the book of Agoncillo’s his definition of “ Unang sigaw “ or “ cry” is the tearing og cedula personal by the cedula personal by the katipunero. 4. Formation of a revolutionary Government Pio Valenzuela Made inconsistent public statements about the “cry” FIRST STATEMENT: Between August 23 and 25 in BALINTAWAK 15 YEARS LATER: At Apolonio Samson house at balintawak August 23

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