Cavite Mutiny

of 1872
Readings in Philippine
History
 GLOSSARY
Mutiny – An open rebellion against the proper
authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors
against their officers.
Clergy – The body of all people ordained for
religious duties, especially in the Christian
Church.
Parish – Is a stable community of the faithful
within a particular church.
Garrote – A torture device that strangles a
victim.
Regime – A government, especially an
authoritarian one.
The Cavite Mutiny
-On January 20, 1872, around 200
soldiers and laborers joined the
cause hoping they would succeed,
most of them were executed.
-Although the revolt was short-lived
it known as the event that would
pioneer Filipino Revolution against
its Spanish oppressors.
Fear of the Spaniards
-The thought of the revolt caused
Spanish Regime to be wary of the
Filipinos.
-With this in mind, Rafael de
Izquierdo, a governor during the time
used the event as an excuse to crush
the idea of ever revolting against
them.
The Three Martyr Priests
- Three Filipino priests, collectively
known as GOMBURZA
- Charged with Treason and sedition,
they were blamed for being
connected to the revolt of the
Filipinos by the Spanish Clergy and
were executed on February 17, 1872.
Mariano Gomez
-Born on August 2, 1799
- The eldest of the
GOMBURZA, he was 72
years old when he was
executed.
- Held the position of
Archbishop’s Vicar in
Cavite.
- Calmly accepted his
death sentence for
 Jose Burgos
-Born on February 9, 1837
- Youngest of the Three,
he was 35 at the day of
his death.
-He is a descendant of
the Spaniard blood.
-Parish priest of the
Manila Cathedral.
Jacinto Zamora
-Born on August 14, 1835
- He was 37 years old the
day he died
- The same as Jose Burgos,
he is also of Spanish
descent
- Parish priest of Marikina
- Was known to be
unfriendly and would not
 Execution Day
- On February 17, 1872 the sentence of
GOMBURZA to be publicly executed by
Garrote was fulfilled.
- The Spaniards hoped that the execution
would serve as a warning to those who
would attempt to fight them.
Conflicting Views
- Even though the Filipinos saw this event
as an uprising against an oppressive
government, Spaniards saw this as an
unruly act against their regime
- Scholars believe that the event led us to
gaining Filipino Nationalism.
The Spaniard’s
Viewpoint
- Spaniards within in the Philippines
wrote about the event in their own
viewpoint and perspective and shared
their own thoughts on it.
Jose Montero Y
Vidal
-Wrote about how the
Mutiny was about
overthrowing the Spanish
Government

-‘The idea of attaining their

independence. It was towards
this goal that they started to
work, with the powerful
assistance of a certain section of
Rafael Izquierdo
-He highlighted that the
attempt was in order for the
Philippines to install a new
“Hari” in the persons of
Father Burgos and Zamora
-“Whose head in the Filipino would
be called Hari: But it turns out that
they would place at the head of the
government a priest…. The head
selected would be D. Jose Burgos or
The Filipinos’ Viewpoint
- The oppressed Filipinos had their own
perspective as to the reason why they
came up with the revolt as a way to
overcome their suppressors
 Sergeant
Fernando La
Madrid
-A Mestizo soldier born of
Filipino and Spanish blood
-Led 200 Men and attacked
Spanish officers at sight
and seized arsenal
 Dr. Trinidad
Hermenegildo
Pardo de Tavera
- A Filipino Scholar and
Researcher that wrote a
Filipino Version of the
event.
-“The incident was merely a mutiny
by Filipino soldiers and laborers of
the Cavite arsenal to the
dissatisfaction arising from the
 Plauchut
- A French Writer that
complemented Tavera’s
account and analyzed the
motivation of the Cavite
Mutiny Event.

-“The arrival of Manila Gen.

Izquierdo put a sudden end to
all dreams of reforms … such a
policy must really end in a
strong desire on the part of the
 José Protacio
Rizal Mercado y
Alonso Realonda
- Wrote a book called “El
Filibusterismo” and
dedicated it to the three
martyr priests.
-“I dedicate my work to you as
victims of the evil which I undertake
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References:
1872 Cavite mutiny (Aug. 2, 2019)
Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Cavite_mutiny

Encyclopedia Britannica (n.d.) Cavite Mutiny

https://www.britannica.com/event/Cavite-Mutiny

Manalo, Kyle (Dec. 10, 2018) Readings in the Philippine History: What
Happened in the Cavite Mutiny?
https://www.slideshare.net/KyleHydenManalo/readings-in-the-
philippine-history-what-happened-in-the-cavite-mutiny