Comparative Analysis of Historical Accounts About the Tejeros Convention

A primary historical account written by Santiago Alvarez, Katipunan and the

Revolution and a secondary source written by Teodoro Agoncillo, Seeds of Discontent

(Revolt of the Masses) both tackled what happened on the 25th of March, 1897 during the

Tejeros Convention at Cavite. This comparative analysis between the mentioned

historical accounts mainly focuses on the background of the authors, perspectives from

which these accounts were written and

Alvarez’s Katipunan and the Revolution was regarded as a primary source

because Alvarez was an eye-witness and was present during the Tejeros Convention.

This was explicitly mentioned in his book that he was seated with other leaders of

Magdiwang. Meanwhile, Agoncillo’s Seeds of Discontent was considered a secondary

source because it was merely a corroborated work coming from the accounts of those

who had witnessed firsthand the Convention.

On the second point of comparison, the mentioned historical accounts were written

from a different perspective. Katipunan and the Revolution was written by someone who

was there, someone who might had a narrower vision than that of someone who

corroborated the accounts of various people who were also there at the Convention. That

someone was Teodoro Agoncillo, the writer of the other historical account.
 The last point of comparison is the tone of narration of the accounts. The Katipunan

and the Revolution was subjectively narrated by Alavarez whereas, the Seeds of

Discontent was objectively narrated by Agoncillo. Alvarez only narrated what he saw and

did not seek to include a broader vision of what happened at the Tejeros for his readers.

On the other hand, Agoncillo, objectively pointed out what happened to the Tejeros

Convention, using the statements of various eye-witnesses.