CRY OF BALINTAWAK

(Ala-ala ng Bayang Filipino sa mga Bayani ng `96)

Ramon Martinez y Lazaro
CRY OF BALINTAWAK
● The "Cry of Balintawak" was done by Ramon
Martinez between 1905-1911.

● Currently located on the top of the driveway

of Vinzons Hall

● It is a polychromed statue of a revolutionary

Katipunero often attributed to the supremo
Andres Bonifacio.
CRY OF BALINTAWAK
● It was originally located in Balintawak
Cloverleaf.

● Its relocation in the University of the

Philippines - Diliman Campus was forced
by the construction of the North Luzon
Expressway.
CRY OF BALINTAWAK
● It was donated by the Bureau of Public
Works to the University on November 29,
1968.

● A bronze replica was made by Napoleon

Abueva, and is now placed at a plaza of the
said Cloverleaf.
CRY OF BALINTAWAK :
SYMBOLISM

The statue of the Cry of Balintawak is a

suitable counterpoint to the modern austerity
of the Vinzons Hall, for it symbolizes the
FIGURATIVE DEFIANCE and NATIONALISM
of the Katipunan revolution in 1896, which is
marked on the consciousness of student
activists.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
RAMON MARTINEZ Y LAZARO

● Birthplace: Santa Cruz Manila

● Birthday: November 8, 1889

● Studied at the Escuela de Pintura

OTHER PICTURES
APPENDICES
● Cañete, Prof. Rueben. Pasyal: Walking Around UP
Diliman. Quezon City: Office for Initiatives for Culture
and the Arts, 2004. Print.
● Poe, Kevin. "The Cry of Balintawak." Slideshare. n.p.
Web. 14 July 2010.
● Background photos are from the Palma Hall bulletin
board along the stairs
● Pictures of the "Cry of Balintawak" was taken in front of
Vinzons Hall (on top of the driveway)