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Chapter 8-The Cavite Mutiny of 1872

The document summarizes the 1872 Cavite Mutiny in the Philippines from both the Spanish and Filipino perspectives. From the Spanish view, it was a planned conspiracy by native clergy to overthrow Spanish rule, while Filipinos saw it as a response to injustice from oppressive Spanish policies. Tensions were high as the Spanish friars' power was threatened by reforms. Ultimately, mutiny participants were imprisoned but the native priest Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora (GOMBURZA) were executed, galvanizing nationalist sentiments that led to the Philippine Revolution of 1896.

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Chapter 8-The Cavite Mutiny of 1872

The document summarizes the 1872 Cavite Mutiny in the Philippines from both the Spanish and Filipino perspectives. From the Spanish view, it was a planned conspiracy by native clergy to overthrow Spanish rule, while Filipinos saw it as a response to injustice from oppressive Spanish policies. Tensions were high as the Spanish friars' power was threatened by reforms. Ultimately, mutiny participants were imprisoned but the native priest Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora (GOMBURZA) were executed, galvanizing nationalist sentiments that led to the Philippine Revolution of 1896.

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Chapter 8- The Cavite Mutiny of 1872

2 Faces of 1872 Cavite Mutiny

 2 major events happen in 1872


1. 1872 Cavite Mutiny
2. Martyrdom of 3 martyr priest name Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora (GOMBURZA)

A. Spanish Version: Planned Conspiracy


- Jose Montero y Vidal- highlight as attempt of Indios to overthrow Spanish government
- Gov Gen. Rafael Izquierdo- use it to implicate the native clergy who was active in call for secularization
- Main reason of revolution- Scored that the abolition of privileges enjoyed by Cavite arsenal workers
like non-payments of tributes and labor force exemption
- Gen. Izquierdo- report to King of Spain that the rebels want to throw Spanish government and install a
new “hari” in the likes of Father Burgos and Zamora
- Native clergy enticed other participant by giving charismatic assurance that fight will not fail because
God is them and promise reward of enjoyment, wealth and army rank
- Firing of rockets in Intramuros- signal of revolution
- January 20,1872- feast of Virgin of Loreto in Sampaloc celebrated with fireworks
- Those in Cavite mistook that fireworks is the sign so 200 men lead by Lieutenant Lamadrid launch
attack targeting Spanish authority in arsenal
- Iron-fisted Gen. Izqueirdo- order reinforcement to quell the revolution
- Lieutenant Lamadrid- killed
- Other were sentence to death, suspended from law practice, life imprisonment in Marianas Island

B. Filipino Version- A Response to Injustice


- Dr. Trinidad Herminigildo Pardo de Tavera- wrote the Filipino version of this bloody tragedy in Cavite
- Action of Filipino soldiers and workers who is dissatisfied in abolition of their privilege
- He blamed Gov. Izquierdo for his cold-blooded policies like abolition of privilege and native army
members and prohibition of founding of school of arts and trade for the Filipinos
- January 20, 1872- 200 men lead by Lieutenant Lamadrid rose in arms and assassinated the
commanding officer and Spanish soldiers
- Gen. Izquierdo- order reinforcement, after 2 days the mutiny is declared subdued
- Used by Izquierdo and Spanish friars as conspiracy to overthrow the government
- During that time, Central Government in Madrid announce its intention to deprive the friars all the
powers in civil government and educational institution management
- Friars do something drastic to maintain power in the Philippines
- Central Government of Spain- welcome an educational decree authored by Segismundo Moret
promoted the fusion of sectarian school run by friars into a school called Philippine Institute
- It propose the improvement of Philippine education by acquiring teaching position
- Native clergy zest for secularization
- The friars fearing that their influence would be a thing of the past present the incident in Spanish
Government
- Madrid Government- believe that the scheme was true without any investigation
Participants in the Mutiny were sentenced life imprisonment while native clergy headed by GOMBURZA were
tried and executed by garrote
- Awake the nationalism and outbreak of Philippine Revolution of 1896
- Edmond Plauchut- compliment Tavera for confirming that the event happen due to discontentment of
arsenal workers and soldiers in Cavite Fort

Unvarying Truth
1. Dissatisfaction among workers in arsenal after privilege were drawn back by Gen. Izquierdo
2. Strict and rigid policies of Gen. Izquierdo
3. Central Government failed to conduct investigation
4. Happy days of friars were numbered when Central Government in Spain decide to deprive them from
government affairs and educational management
5. Filipino clergy members
6. Actively participate in secularization to allow Filipino priest to hold parishes
7. Filipinos are active participants and they deemed it as injustice
8. GOMBURZA execution was a blunder on Spanish part

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