CRY OF BALINTAWAK
OR
PUGAD LAWIN
Lesson 3
PIO VALENZUELA’S
CONTROVERSIAL
“CRY OF PUGAD LAWIN”
Background
Cry of Pugad Lawin
The Cry of Pugad Lawin, also known as
Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin, alternately and
originally referred to as the Cry of
Balintawak, was the beginning of the
Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule.
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At the close of August 1896, members
of the Katipunan secret society
(Katipuneros) led by Andrés Bonifacio
rose up in revolt somewhere in an area
referred to as Kalookan, wider than the
jurisdiction of the present-day Caloocan
City and overlapping into the presentday Quezon City.
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Originally the term "Cry" referred to the first skirmish
between the Katipuneros and the Civil Guards
(Guardia Civil). Other definitions of the term have
been made over the years, but today it is popularly
understood to refer to the tearing of community tax
certificates (cédulas personales) by the rebels to
mark their separation from Spain. This was literally
accompanied by patriotic shouts. Because of differing
accounts and the ambiguity of place names in these
accounts, the exact date and place of the Cry is
disputed. From 1908 until 1963, the official stance
was that the Cry occurred on August 26 in
Balintawak. In 1963 the Philippine government
declared a shift to August 23 in Pugad Lawin,
Quezon City.
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Who is Pio
Valenzuela?
Pío Valenzuela y Alejandrino was a Filipino physician and
revolutionary leader. Born on July 11, 1869 in Polo, Bulacan,
Valenzuela was studying medicine in University of Sto. Tomas
At the age of 23, he joined the society of Katipunan, a
movement which sought the independence of the Philippines
from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution.
A friend of both Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio, Dr. Pio
Valenzuela is best known for being the go-between of the two
heroes in an ill-fated plan that could have been the greatest
tandem in Philippine history.
In his old age, he retired from politics, and wrote his memoirs
which some historians criticized for its inconsistency. He died on
April 6, 1956 at the age of 86. In 1963, Polo was renamed
Valenzuela and it became a city in 1998.
PIO VALENZUELA
(1869-1956)
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Cry of Pugad lawin
PIO VALENZUELA
This controversial version of the “Cry of Pugad Lawin” has been authorized by no
other than Dr. Pio Valenzuela, who happened to be the eyewitness himself of the
event.
In his first version, he told that the
prime staging point of the Cry was in
Balintawak on Wednesday of
Pio Valenzuela wrote Memoirs of the
Revolution and claimed that the “Cry”
took place at Pugad Lawin on
August 26, 1896.
August 23, 1896.
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“The first place refuge of Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Procopio Bonifacio,
Teodoro Plata, Aguedodel Rosario, and myself was Balintawak, the first five arriving
there on August 19, and I, on August 20, 1896, was the house and yard of Apolonio
Samson at Kangkong. Aside from the persons mentioned above, among those who
were there were Briccio Pantas, Alejandro Santiago, Ramon Bernardo, Apolonio
Samson, and others. Here, views were only exchange, and no resolution was
debated or adopted. It was at Pugad Lawin, in the house, store-house, and yard of
Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, where over 1,000 members of the Katipunan
met and carried out considerable debate and discussed on August 23, 1986. The
discussion was on whether or not the revolution against the Spanish government
should be started on August 29, 1986. Only one man protested and fought against
a war, and that was Teodoro Plata (Bonofacio’s brother-in-law). Besides the persons
named aboved, among those present at this meeting were Enrique Cipriano,
Alfonso Pacheno, Tomas Remigio, Sinforoso San Pedro, and others. After the
tumultuous meeting, many of those present tore their cedula cetificates and shouted
“Long live the Philippines! Long live the Philippines!”
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Source:
Zaide, Gregorio and Sonia Zaide. (1990). Documentary Sources of Philippine History. Vol. 5. Manila:
National Book Store.
Cry of Pugad Lawin Monument: The Beginning of the Philippine Revolution (vigattintourism.com)
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Cry of Bahay Toro
August 24, 1896
by Santiago Alvarez
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Santiago Alvarez
◆ A well-known
Katipunero of Cavite
and son of Mariano
Alvarez.
◆ a relative of Gregoria
de Jesus, who
happened to be the
wife of Andres
Bonifacio.
Cry of Bahay Toro August 24,
1986
◆ Another version of "Cry" written by
Santiago Alvarez. Which launched the
Philippine Revolution during the
Spanish Colonial time.
◆ Alvarez was not an eye witness of the
historic event. Although Alvarez was at
Cavite at that time, this is his version of
the first “CRY".
Monday, August 24,1896
◆ The
Supremo decided to hold the meeting inside the big barn. Under his
leadership, the meeting began at 10 o’clock in the morning.
◆ As
the affirmation of their resolve, they tore up their tax receipts which
were symbols of opression of the filipinos.
◆ This
was very first Cry of the Oppressed Nation against Spain which was
enforced with use of arms.
◆ It“Long
was 12 o’clock noon when the meeting adjourned amidst loud cries of
Live the Sons of the Country”(Mabuhay ang mga anak ng Bayan).
Gregoria de Jesus’ Version of
the first ‘’cry’’
¬Gregoria De Jesus Version
of the "cry" This version of
"cry" was written by
"lakambini of katipunan".
¬Gregoria De Jesus, wife of
Andres Bonifacio.
¬She became the keeper of
the secret documents of
katipunan.
¬ She moved to Caloocan with her
parents after the revolution in
August 1896 when she learned
that the Spanish authorities wanted
to arrest her.
¬She
eventually
joined
her
husband in the mountains and
shared their trials and tribulations.
¬The First “Cry” happened near Caloocan
on August 25, 1896.
THE CRY OF
BALINTAWAK
Version of Katipunan General Guillermo
Masangkay. He is the eyewitness and childhood
friend of Bonifacio.
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According to the version of General
Masangkay the Philippine
Revolution happened on August 26,
1896 and was held in Balintawak in
the house of Apolonio Samson
According to him the people who
attend were Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto,
Aguedodel Rosario, Tomas Remigio,
Bricio Pantas, Teodoro Plata, Pio
Valenzuela, Enrique Panchero and
Francisco Carreon.
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They were all leaders of Katipunan and
and board of directors of the
organization. They are from Bulacan,
Cabanatuan, Cavite, and Morong (now
Rizal)
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The purpose of the
meeting was when to
take place the
uprising, but Teodoro
Plata, Briccio Pantas
and Pio Valenzuela
was against to start the
revolution early.
Andress Bonifacio
decided to leave the
hall and talk to the
people outside. He
convinced them to
start the revolution
early.
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Andres Bonifacio asked the people to give a
pledge by destroying their cedula’s. With the
tears in their eyes people started to tore their
cedula.
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Around 5 o’clock in the said date
some katipuneros spotted some
spaniards. Led by Bonifacio, Emilio
Jacinto and by the other leaders they
are preparing to attack the civil
guards of spaniards. That was the
beginning of the fire which later
became such a huge conflagration.
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Thanks!
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