Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
After300yearsofpassivityunderSpanishrule,theFilipinospiritreawakenedwhenthe3priestsGOMez,BURgosandZAmorawereguillotinedwithoutsufficientevidenceofguilt.Thisoccurredonthe17
th
of February.ThiswasbuttressedwiththespiritofliberalismwhenthePhilippinesopeneditsdoorstoworldtradeandwiththecomingofaliberalleaderinthepersonofGovernorCarlosMariadelaTorre.TheSpaniardswereunabletosuppressthetideofrebellionamongtheFilipinos.TheoncereligiousspirittransformeditselfintooneofnationalismandtheFilipinosdemandedchangesinthegovernmentandinthechurch.