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Chapter 4  The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) 
 
Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
After300yearsofpassivityunderSpanishrule,theFilipinospiritreawakenedwhenthe3priestsGOMez,BURgosandZAmorawereguillotinedwithoutsufficientevidenceofguilt.Thisoccurredonthe17
th
of February.ThiswasbuttressedwiththespiritofliberalismwhenthePhilippinesopeneditsdoorstoworldtradeandwiththecomingofaliberalleaderinthepersonofGovernorCarlosMariadelaTorre.TheSpaniardswereunabletosuppressthetideofrebellionamongtheFilipinos.TheoncereligiousspirittransformeditselfintooneofnationalismandtheFilipinosdemandedchangesinthegovernmentandinthechurch.
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