Cavite Mutiny Case Study 2 PDF

CASE STUDY 2: WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CAVITE MUTINY? by: Kathleen Maniebo The 12th of June of every year since 1898 is a very important event for all the Filipinos. In this particular day, the entire Filipino communities all over the world gathers to celebrate the Philippines’ In...

CASE STUDY 2: WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CAVITE MUTINY? by: Kathleen Maniebo The 12th of June of every year since 1898 is a very important event for all the Filipinos. In this particular day, the entire Filipino communities all over the world gathers to celebrate the Philippines’ Independence Day. 1898 came to be a very significant year for all of us. But we should be reminded that another year is as historic as 1898--1872 There will be no 1896 Philippine Revolution if there was no 1872 Cavite Mutiny. 2 MAJOR EVENTS HAPPENED IN 1872 1. 1872 CAVITE MUTINY 2. MARTYRDOM OF THE THREE PRIESTS IN THE PERSONS OF FATHERS MARIANO GOMEZ, JOSE BURGOS AND JACINTO ZAMORA ( GOMBURZA ) FILIPINOS’ VERSION OF THE  MUTINY A REBELLION AGAINST AUTHORITY. COMES FROM AN OLD VERB, ``MUTINE” WHICH MEANS ``REVOLT” 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 amunity by Filipino soldiers and laborers of the Cavite arsenal to the dissatisfaction arising from the draconian policies of IZQUIERDO (abolition of priveleges and prohibition of the founding of the school of arts and trades)  CAVITE MUTINY UPRISING OF MILITARY PERSONNEL OF FORT SAN FELIPE ( THE SPANISH ARSENAL IN CAVITE ) ON JANUARY 20,1872. AROUND 200 SOLDIERS AND LABOERS ROSE UP IN BELIEF THAT IT WOULD ELEVATE TO A NATIONAL UPRISING. THE MUTINY WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS EXECUTED MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS. GOMBURZA COLLECTED NAME OF THE THREE MARTYRED PRIESTS. TAGGED AS THE MASTERMINDS OF THE CAVITE MUTINY  GOMBURZA THERE WERE PROMINENT FILIPINO PRIEST CHARGED WITH TREASON AND SEDITION. THE SPANISH CLERGY CONNECTED THE PRIESTS TO THE MUTINY AS PART OF A CONSPIRACY TO STIFLE THE MOVEMENT OF SECULAR PRIESTS WHO DESIRED TO HAVE THEIR OWN PARISHES INSTEAD OF BEING ASSISTANTS TO THE REGULAR FRIARS.  GAROTTE - killing someone by strangulation typically with an iron wire or cord  FEBRUARY 17, 1872 THE GOMBURZAWERE EXECUTED BY GAROTTE IN PUBLIC TO SERVE AS THREAT TO FILIPINOS NEVER TO ATTEMPT TO FIGHT THE SPANIARDS AGAIN THIS IS A SCENE PURPOTEDLY WITNESSED BY A YOUNG JOSE RIZAL  SPANISH ACCOUNTS UNDERSCORE THE REASON FOR THE ``REVOLUTION” ABOLITION PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY THE THE WORKERS OF CAVITE ARSENAL SUCH AS EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF TRIBUTE AND BEING EMPLOYED IN POLOS Y SERVICIOS ( FORCE LABOR ) PRESENCE OF THE NATIVE CLERGY AGAINST THE SPANISH FRIARS CONSPIRED AND SUPPORTED THE REBELS.  SPANISH VERSION CAVITE MUTINY OF Jose Montero y Vidal, a prolific Spanish historian 1872 documented the event and highlighted it as an attempt of Indios to overthrow the Spanish government in the Philippines. Meanwhile, Gov. Gen. Rafael Izquierdo’s official report to the King of Spain magnified the event and made use of it to implicate the native clergy, which was then active in the call for secularization. SECULARIZATION- magkaroon ng magandang katungkulan ang mga native clergies ( mga Pilipinong pari ) dito sa Pilipinas na hindi nagustuhan ng mga  IN THE SPANIARD’S ACCOUNTS, 18 72 WAS PREMEDITATED, A PART OF A BIG CONSPIRACY AMONG EDUCATED LEADERS, MESTIZOS, LAWYERS AND RESIDENTS OF MANILA AND CAVITE. THEY ALLEGEDLY PLAN TO LIQUIDATE HIGH - RANKING SPANISH OFFICERS THEN KILL FRIARS.  THE ACCOUNTS DETAIL THAT ON JANUARY 20, 1872 THE DISTRICT OF SAMPALOC CELEBRATED THE FEAST OF THE VIRGIN LORETO, CAME WITH IT WERE SOME FIREWORKS DISPLAY. THE CAVITEÑOS MISTOOK THIS AS THE SIGNAL TO COMMENCE WITH ATTACK.  SPANISH ACCOUNT 200 MEN WAS LED BY SERGEANT LAMADRID ATTACKED SPANISH OFFFICERS 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 MANILEÑOS WHO WERE EXPECTED TO AID THE CAVITEÑOS DID NOT ARRIVE. IN RESULT, LEADERS OF THE PLOT WERE KILLED. FATHERS GOMEZ, BURGOS AND ZAMORA WERE TRIED BY A COURT - MARTIAL AND SENTENCED TO BE EXECUTED.  OTHERS WHO WERE IMPLICATED SUCH AS JOAQUIN PARDO DE ANTONIO MA. JOSE BASA PIO BASA TAVERA REGIDOR AND OTHER FILIPINO LAWYERS WERE SUSPENDED FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW, ARRESTED AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT AT THE MARIANAS ISLAND.  TWO VERSIONS OF CAVITE MUTINY FILIPINO VERSION SPANISH VERSION IT’S A SIMPLE MUTINY BY THE NATIVE FILIPINO AN ATTEMPT OF THE SOLDIERS AND LABORERS INDIOS TO OVERTHROW OF THE CAVITE ARSENAL THE SPANISH WHO TURNED OUT TO BE GOVERNMENT IN THE DISSATISFIED WITH THE PHILIPPINES. ABOLITION OF THEIR PRIVILEGES.  OUR PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE CAN BE TRACED BACK FROM CAVITE MUTINY CAVITE MUTINY DEATH OF GOMBURZA JOSE RIZAL’S EL FILIBUSTERISMO/ NOLI ME TANGERE 1896 PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION THANK YOU!