CRY OF BALINTAWAK OR PUGAD LAWIN

It is surprising that there are different versions on the dates for the first cry of the
revolution as well as the venue. This controversy up to this time remains unsolved. It
is believed that the so-called Cry took place in Balintawak; but others would say that
it really happened in Pugad Lawin. Nevertheless, there are different versions to
consider in knowing the real date and place of the Cry. These include Pio
Valenzuela’s Controversial “Cry of Pugad Lawin”, Santiago Alvarez’s “The Cry of
Bahay Toro”, Gregoria de Jesus’ version of the “First Cry”, and Guillermo
Masangkay’s “The Cry if Balintawak”

Pio Valenzuela’s Controversial “Cry of Pugad Lawin” (August 23, 1896)

This controversial version of the “Cry of the Pugad Lawin” has been authorized by no
other than Dr. Pio Valenzuela, who happened to be the eyewitness himself of the
event. In his first version, he told that the prime staging point of the Cry was in
Balintawak on Wednesday of August 26, 1896. He held this account when the
happenings or events are still vivid in his memory. On the other hand, later in his life
and with a fading memory, he wrote his Memoirs of the Revolution without
consulting the written documents of the Philippine revolution and claimed that the
“Cry” took place at Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896. Below is his account on
this topic