Cav. Mutiny (Spanish)

Cards (20)

  • Father Jose Burgos, Father Mariano Gomez, and Father Jacinto Zamora were executed by the Spaniards on February 17, 1872.
  • Cavite Mutiny Spanish Version was published in the Book "Historia general de Filipinas" by a Spanish Historian Jose Montero y Vidal
  • The mistaken signal to revolt happened at 9:30 in the evening on Jan 20, 1872
  • In the district of Sampaloc, the fiesta of the patron saint, the Virgin of Loreto was being celebrated with pomp and splendor, which has a big impact on the mutiny.
  • the pre-concerted signal was among the conspirators of cavite and manila was the firing of rockets from the walls of the city
  • Vidal's claim: Insurrection which started with the uprising in the cavite arsenal- but with the contribution of the liberal ideas from abroad, and the participation of the native clergy
  • Izquierdo's report: Insurrection motivated and prepared by the native clergy, mestizos and the native lawyers
  • The military governor of Cavite, Don. Fernando Rojas, despatched 2 spaniards to inform Manila authorities of the uprising but they were met on the way by a group of natives, belonging to the Guias established by La Torre, that put them to death.
  • An employee on the arsenal, Don. Domingo Mijares, left Cavite while in a war for Manila, and informed the commandant of marine of what had occured, and officially relayed to Gov. Izquierdo.
  • early the next morning, two regiments, under the command of Don. Felipe Ginoves, segundo cabo, left for Cavite on board using the merchant vessels; Filipino, Manila, Isabela I, and Isabela II.
  • Padre Burgos was arrested at his house in Binondo, and brought to Fort Santiago where he was imprisoned along with other priests.
  • On Jan 21st, Ginoves demanded rendition and waited the whole day for the rebels to surrender to avoid shedding of blood
  • Early in the morning on Jan 22, Ginoves launched an assault, putting to the sword the majority of the rebels and making prisoners of the rest
  • Don Jose Burgos and Don Jacinto Zamora, curated of the Cathedral
  • Don. Mariano Gomez- curate of Bacoor (Cavite)
  • At the beginning, the result of Cavite uprising, passed the sentence of death on 41 of the rebels.
  • Feb 6th, 11 more were sentenced to death. But the Gov-General, commuted this sentence to life imprisonment. On Feb 8, Camerino was sentenced to death and 11 individual under Guias de la Torre was sentenced in 10 years imprisonment.
  • On Feb 5th, the council agreed that GomBurZa will be sentence to die by strangulation
  • April 4, 1872, dissolved the native regiment of artillery and ordered the creation of an artillery forced to be composed exclusively of Peninsulares
  • the Spanish troops arrived at the Sto. Domingo church and celebrated a special mass (which high officials of the gov't, religious corp. and general public) attended and invited by the Governor General and the Captain-General of the PH