The CAVITE Mutiny

NANDING
CALLA

EXAMPLE.

A MUTINY is

A.) A small revolution .

B.) A punishment given to
Filipino people.
C.) a situation in which a group
of people refuse to obey orders.

1. The Mutineers expected

reinforcements from
Manila but No soldiers
came during the Mutiny.
WHY?

A.) They expected reinforcements from

Manila (Fort San Filipe), but Alcalde
Mayor Garcia rejected the invitation
from the Cavite Mutineers because of
the GomBurZa secularization issue.
B.) The Armada Espanya attacked the
Fort Reinforcements (Forte los refuerzos)
from Manila, 32 soldiers died. Only La
Trinidad and 2 other soldiers survived
the attack.

In order the GomBurZa priests

belong to what religious order?
2.

A.) Dominican, Franciscan,

Marian
B.) Dominican, None,
Franciscan

3. What work/s of Rizal is/are dedicated to the

3 priests who were executed (GomBurZa)

A.) Noli Me Tangere (Touch

Me Not)
B.) El Filibusterismo (Reign of
Greed)

4. In killing the 3 priests, What was the

Method of Execution?

A.) Guillotine
B.) Garrote
C.) The Gridiron and

5. Who besieged the

fort(San Felipe) until the
mutineers surrendered.
A.) Rafael de Izquierdo
B.) General Felipe Ginovs
C.) Philippe Vinecio

6. How many Spanish officers

did the Mutineers kill?

A.) 11
B.) 41
C.) 3

CAVITE
Cavite is a province in the Philippines
located on the southern shores of
Manila Bay in the Calabarzon region
on Luzon island.

What is a

MUTINY?
nounmutiny\my-t-n, myt-n\

Rebellion of soldiers or
sailors against their
officers

The CAVITE MUTINY 1872

TheCavite mutinyof 1872
was an uprising of military
personnel ofFort San Felipe,
the
SpanisharsenalinCavite,Philippi
nes on January 20, 1872.
Around 200 soldiers and laborers
rose up in the belief that it would
elevate to a national uprising.

CAUSE
CAUSE
The primary cause of the
mutiny is believed to be an
order from Governor-General
Rafael de Izquierdo to
subject the soldiers of the
Engineering and Artillery Corps
to personal taxes, from
which they were previously
exempt.

CAUSE
CAUSE
The taxes required them to
pay a monetary sum as
well as to performforced
laborcalled, "polo y
servicio." The mutiny
was sparked on January 20,
when the laborers received
their pay and realized the
taxes as well as thefalla.

The BATTLE
BATTLE
The
Fernando La Madrid

LEADER; amestizosergeant with

his second in command Jaerel
Brent Pedro, amoreno.

They seized Fort San Felipe

and killed 11 Spanish officers.

The BATTLE
BATTLE
The
The FIRING of
ROCKETS
The mutineers thought that
soldiers inManilawould
join them in a concerted
uprising, the signal being
the firing of rockets from the
city walls on that night.

The BATTLE
BATTLE
The
FIREWORKS
Unfortunately, what they
thought to be the signal
was actually a burst of
Fireworks in celebration
of the feast ofOur Lady of
Loreto, the patron
ofSampaloc.

The BATTLE
BATTLE
The
General Felipe
Ginovs -besieged
the fort until the
mutineers
surrendered.
ordered his troops to
fire at those who

The BATTLE
BATTLE
The
The rebels were formed in
a line, when the Colonel
asked who would not cry
out, "Viva Espaa", and
shot the one man who
stepped forward.The
remainder were sent to
prison.

In the aftermath of the mutiny, all

Filipino soldiers were disarmed and later
sent into exile inMindanao. Those
suspected of supporting the mutineers
were arrested and executed. The mutiny
was used by the colonial government
and Spanish friars to implicate three
secular priests

GOM
BUR
ZA

GOMEZBURGOSZAMORA

Gomburza have one thing in common: They

were secular native parish priests who did
not belong to any of the religious orders
(like the Dominicans, Franciscans etc.) but

GOMEZBURGOSZAMORA
Fr. Mariano Gomez 1799-1872
Fr. Jose Burgos 1837-1872
Fr. Jacinto Zamora 1835-1872
The three priests Fathers Mariano
Gomez, Jose Apolonio Burgos and Jacinto
Zamoraall graduates of the University of
Sto. Tomas, were brilliant men who used
their education to fight for reforms to
break the 300 year old dominance of the

The Secularization Issue

Prior to the execution of the three Filipino
martyrs, there had been an unresolved issue
about secularization in thePhilippinesthat
resulted a conflict among the religious regulars
and the church seculars.
Father Mariano Gomez was a strong advocate
of the rights of the secular clergy.
Father Jose Burgos, He went for ecclesiastic
reforms to empower native clergy, the reason he
became a target of opposition by Roman Catholic

The Secularization Issue

Father Jacinto Zamora loved
playing CARD
on the day of the Cavite Revolt,
Father Zamora received an
invitation that said, his friend has
"Powder and Munitions."

The Secularization Issue

In a gambler's language, Powder
and munitions meant they had
much money to gamble. This
invitation fell into the Spanish
hands. This invitation is one of the
reasons why the Spaniards
blamed the three priests.

GOMEZBURGOSZAMORA
The mutiny was used by
Spanish colonial
government to implicate
three Filipino priests.
They were executed

garrote

by
on
theLunetafield, also known

GOMEZBURGOSZAMORA
These executions, particularly
those of the Gomburza, were
to have a significant effect on
people because of the
shadowy nature of the
trials.Jos Rizal, whose
brotherPacianowas a close
friend of Burgos, dedicated
his work,El

 On January 27, 1872 Governor-General

Rafael Izquierdo approved the death
sentences on

41 of the mutineers.

11

On February 6,
more were
sentenced to death, but these were
commuted to life imprisonment. Others
were exiled to Guam.

 Those who were exiled were able to

make their way to more
progressive places like London,
Hong Kong, or Tokyo. They were
able to start small movements that
were to help the Philippine
Revolution.

IMPORTANCE OF CAVITE
MUTINY IN PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
Many believe that the Cavite
Mutiny of 1872 was the
beginning of Filipino
nationalism that would

END

The 2
POINTS

1. The Mutineers expected

reinforcements from
Manila but No soldiers
came during the Mutiny.
WHY?

A.) They expected reinforcements from

Manila (Fort San Filipe), but Alcalde
Mayor Garcia rejected the invitation
from the Cavite Mutineers because of
the GomBurZa secularization issue.
B.) The Armada Espanya attacked the
Fort Reinforcements (Forte los refuerzos)
from Manila, 32 soldiers died. Only La
Trinidad and 2 other soldiers survived
the attack.

In order the GomBurZa priests

belong to what religious order?
2.

A.) Dominican, Franciscan,

Marian
B.) Dominican, None,
Franciscan

3. What work/s of Rizal is/are dedicated to the

3 priests who were executed (GomBurZa)

A.) Noli Me Tangere (Touch

Me Not)
B.) El Filibusterismo (Reign of
Greed)

4. In killing the 3 priests, What was the

Method of Execution?

A.) Guillotine
B.) Garrote
C.) The Gridiron and

5. Who besieged the

fort(San Felipe) until the
mutineers surrendered.
A.) Rafael de Izquierdo
B.) General Felipe Ginovs
C.) Philippe Vinecio

6. How many Spanish officers

did the Mutineers kill?

A.) 11
B.) 41
C.) 3