The T’boli tribe are the indigenous peoples of
Southern Mindanao. They are known for their unusual tie-dyed and woven abaca cloth called tnalak.

MAGALAT REVOLT
DIEGO SILANG REVOLT
MAGTANONG AND
MALIBIRAN REVOLT

The Magalat revolt was an uprising in 1596,led by
Magalat,chief of Tuguegarao (Cagayan) and his brother in opposition to the illicit tribute collection.The
Spanish Governor-General

Francisco Tello de Guzman sent Pedro de Chaves with colonial troops . They fought successfully against the rebels and captured and executed several leaders under Magalat. Magalat was assasinated by his own men who were promised rewards by the Spaniards.

DIEGO SILANG REVOLT
Diego Silang was a revolutionary leader.His
revolts was fueled by grievances stemming from Spanish taxation,abuses and by his belief in selfgovernment, that the administration and leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and government in the Ilocos

region should be invested in trained Ilocano officials.
Spain allied with France during the 7 years’ war in opposition to Great Britain.
The British, in response sought to diminish the
Spanish Empire.The British’s naval forces seized Manila on

October,1762,and the surrender of the Spanish
Philippines to Britain during the British occupation of the
Philippines,inspired uprisings in the north of
Cagayan and Ilocos Norte.
Though Silang wanted to replace Spanish officials in
Ilocos with native officials, he voluteered to head

Ilocano forces against the
British,Spanish administrators instead transferred their power to the Bishop of Nueva
Segovia, who rejected
Silang’s offer.Silang’s group attacked the city and imprisoned its priests.He
began an association with the British who

appointed him governor of
Ilocos on their behalf and promised him military reinforcement. The British force never materialized.
Diego Silang was killed by one of his friends, a Spanish-
Ilocano mestizo named
Miguel Vicos, whom the
Church paid to assasinate
Diego Silang.

MA GTANONG AND
MALIBIRAN REVOLT
The revolt was led by Lt.
Andres Magtanong and Sub-
Lt.Francisco Malibiran. The revolt was caused as reaction to the estanco in
1787.They killed the visitador and the Tobbacco monopoly

guards, but they were quickly subdued. Their houses were burned and they were hanged and their heads were put on stakes for public display.