Case Study: Cavite Mutiny

This event happened in 1872 between the Filipinos and Spaniards. Mutiny means an open
rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their
officers. In this source, there are two perspectives, which are the Filipino Perspective and
Spanish Perspective. The Filipino’s Perspective is when General General La Torre and the
Government of Madrid came to an investigation, they found out that they have same results. In
spaniard’s Perspective, The authorities received anonymous communications with the
information that a great uprising would break out against the Spaniards, the minute the fleet at
Cavite left for the South, and that all would be assassinated, including the friars. However,
Some Primary Sources said that Edmund Plauchut traced the primary cause of the mutiny is
believed to "be an order from Governor-General Carlos to subject the soldiers of the
Engineering and Artillery Corps to personal taxes, from which they were previously
exempt. We think that Filipino’s Perspective is the Strongest claim to primary source.
Trinidad Hermenigildo Pardo de Tavera is the one who wrote the the Filipino’s
perspective in the cavite mutiny. Tavera believed that the Spanish friars and Izquierdo
used the Cavite Mutiny as a powerful lever by magnifying it as a full-blown conspiracy
involving not only the native army but also included residents of Cavite and Manila, and
more importantly the native clergy to overthrow the Spanish government in the
Philippines. It is believed that the Gomburza were executed in this event. The road to
independence was rough and tough to toddle, many patriots named and unnamed shed
their bloods to attain reforms and achieve independence but one thing is certain, the
1872 Cavite Mutiny paved way for a momentous 1898.  As we enjoy our freeedom, may
we be more historically aware of our past to have a better future ahead of us.