GOMBURZA

• GOMBURZA refers to the trio of Filipino priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora who were executed on February 17, 1872.
• They were falsely accused of inciting the Cavite Mutiny, a rebellion against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines.
• The Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule began in 1896.
• He finished his primary education at the Colegio de San Jose in Manila.
• The three martyr-priests are known as "Gomburza" because their surnames all begin with the letter 'g' (Gómez, Burgos, and Zamora).
• Mariano Gomez (July 30, 1845 - February 17, 1872) was born in San Nicolas, Manila, Philippines.
• Their execution was part of the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898 led by Andres Bonifacio.
• Mariano Gómez was born in San Nicolas, Manila on January 30, 1824.
• Jose Burgos was born on November 14, 1837, in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.