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1. THE TWO FACES OF THE 1872 CAVITE MUTINY

By Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay

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 nation as well as 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— it is as equally important as 1896—the year when the Philippine Revolution broke out
owing to the Filipinos’ desire to be free from the abuses of the Spanish colonial regime. But we
should be reminded that another year is as historic as the two—1872.
Two major events happened in 1872, first was the 1872 Cavite Mutiny and the other was the
martyrdom of the three martyr priests in the persons of Fathers Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos
and Jacinto Zamora (GOMBURZA). However, not all of us knew that there were different
accounts in reference to the said event. All Filipinos must know the different sides of the story—
since this event led to another tragic yet meaningful part of our history—the execution of
GOMBURZA which in effect a major factor in the awakening of nationalism among the Filipinos.

2. 12 events the cavite mutiny

By Nati nuguid

Jose Rizal dedicated his novel, "El Filibusterismo" to the three priests, Mariano Gomez, 85 years, Jose
Burgos, 30, and Jacinto Zamora, 35, executed at Bagumbayan Field on February 17, 1872.History books
state that with this tragic event, Philippine nationalism was born. The assumption is that, before this
date, the people did not feel they were one nation, and any sign of protest against the foreign presence
that was Spain was a localized act of rebellion to which the rest of the country did not relate

3. Cavite Mutiny FILIPINO HISTORY

WRITTEN BY: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Cavite Mutiny, (Jan. 20, 1872), brief uprising of 200 Filipino troops and workers at the Cavite arsenal,
which became the excuse for Spanish repression of the embryonic Philippine nationalist movement.
Ironically, the harsh reaction of the Spanish authorities served ultimately to promote the nationalist
cause.
The mutiny was quickly crushed, but the Spanish regime under the reactionary governor Rafael de
Izquierdo magnified the incident and used it as an excuse to clamp down on those Filipinos who had
been calling for governmental reform. A number of Filipino intellectuals were seized and accused of
complicity with the mutineers. After a brief trial, three priests—José Burgos, Jacinto Zamora, and
Mariano Gómez—were publicly executed. The three subsequently became martyrs to the cause of
Philippine independence.

4.The Cavite Mutiny: An Essay On The Published Sources

John N Schumacher

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 20 (4), 603-632, 1972

Jose Burgos, but actually written in the twentieth century.'Likewise in preparation for the
centenary of the martyrdom of Fathers Burgos, Gbmez, and Zamora, various scholars
have published documentation concerning Father Burgos in particular, and in my recent
book I have edited and translated some genuine works of Burgos in part hitherto unkno~
n.~ The fact remains, however, that we still possess no definitive account of the Cavite
Mutiny, nor a satisfactory biography of any of the three priests. Not only are primary source
materials still lacking however, but there is considerable confusion as to the worth of the
various published accounts of the events of 1872 both as to primary and to secondary
sources. It will therefore be the pur-