Module 3 TESTS OF AUTHENTICITY AND CREDIBILITY: THE TEJEROS CONVENTION OF

1897
Activity 3
A. Test of Authenticity
SOURCE Brief The Competence Origin of the Date of the
Description of of the Author Information Information and
the Source Narrated Milieu
Katipunan and The sources to His writing was The book The book
the Revolution: be used in considered as narrates the Katipunan and
Memoirs of a discussing the primary source. personal the Revolution:
General Tejeros experiences and Memoirs of a
Convention are observations of General by
the books its author as a Santiago V.
Katipunan and general during Alvarez was
the Revolution: the Philippine published by the
Memoirs of a Revolution of Ateneo de
General by which both Manila
Santiago V. Katipunan and University in
Alvarrez (1992) the government 1992 and
and The Revolt that succeeded it reprinted in
of the Masses: championed 1996.
The Story of with great vigor.
Bonifacio and
the Katipunan by
the late historian
Teodoro
Agoncillo
(2005).

The Revolt of Agoncillo's book His writing was The book The book Revolt
the Masses: The was written in considered as narrates the of the Masses:
Story of 1947 in order to secondary personal The Story of
Bonifacio and hook the present source it’s experiences and Bonifacio and
the Katipunan onto the past. because he is a observations of the Katipunan
The 1890s historian its author. was initially
themes. published by the
College of
Liberal Arts of
the University of
the Philippines
in 1956.
B. Test of Credibility
SOURCE Objectives of the Persons involved Biases of the Similarities and
Event in the Event Author Difference with
Other
Independent
Testimonies
Katipunan and The book relates Persons who The book about the
the Revolution: what other involved in the narrates the personal
Memoirs of a Filipino and Event are: personal experience of the
General American Supremo Andres experiences and author.
historians have Bonifacio, observations of
disregarded Jacinto its author as a
without Lumbrenas, general during
deprecating the Mariano M. the Philippine
struggle for Alvarez, Pascual Revolution of
independence. Alvarez, Ariston which both
Villanueva, Katipunan and
Mariano C. the government
Trias, Diego that succeeded it
Mojica, Emilano championed
R. de Dios, with great vigor.
Santiago V.
Alvarez,
Artemio Ricarte,
Santos Nocon,
Luciano.
The Revolt of The objective The Persons who The book Revolt The book
the Masses: The this event was involved in the of the Masses: initially
Story of organized and Event are: The Story of espoused the
Bonifacio and planned by Andres Bonifacio and idea of a
the Katipunan entire Bonifacio, the Katipunan nationalist
revolutionary Baldomero was initially historiography.
movement. Aguinaldo, published by the
Ariston College of
Villanueva. Liberal Arts of
the University of
the Philippines
in 1956.

C. Finding/Conclusion
In your examination of the sources, what did The sources to be used in discussing the
you find out? Tejeros Convention are the books Katipunan
and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General by
Santiago V. Alvarrez and The Revolt of the
Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the
Katipunan by the late historian Teodoro
Agoncillo.