Name: RAM B.

LUMIQUED
BAB

TASK 1: Write an argumentative essay about the First Mass in the Philippines. An
argumentative essay is a type of essay that presents arguments about both sides of
an issue. It could be that both sides are presented equally balanced, or it could be
that one side is presented more forcefully than the other
Criteria:
1.Thesis (10 points)-Strongly and clearly states a personal opinion. Clearly identifies
the issue.
2. Reasons and Support (10 points)-Two or more excellent points are made with
good support. It is evident the writer put much thought and research into this.
3. Mechanic (10 points)-It does not contain any error in punctuation, spelling or
capitalization.

ESSAY:

The very first historic Catholic mass in the Philippines took place on Easter Sunday, March 31,
1521, and was administered by Father Pedro Valderrama on the shore of a town island known
as Limasawa in Southern Leyte. Nonetheless, according to Piafetta's record, Magellan went to
Butuan and held the principal mass based on the wayfarer's gathering with the island's king.
Magellan's route never included Butuana as one of its objectives. Magellan sailed from the
eastern part of the Philippines to the island of Homonhon, where he met two rulers, specifically
the datu of Limasawa and the datu of Butuan. That is, my perspective is that there was a
misconstruction of information regarding the first mass, but several claims assume that it
occurred in Limasawa, Southern Leyte. According to the article of Ticzon (2016), the island's
sovereign ruler was Rajah Siaiu on March 15, 1521. When Magellan and his companions arrived
on the grounds of Limasawa, he became acquainted with the Rajah, as well as his sibling, Rajah
Kulumbu, who was from Butuan. This was the most common recorded blood sacrifice among
Filipinos and Spaniards, and blessings were exchanged between the two groups after the
festival ended. Furthermore, the composition of past history students failed to delineate the
correct course of Magellan's boats toward the Philippines. Some reviews depicted the passage
of boats from the southern part of the country, whereas the record of AntonioPigafetta
revealed the passageway from the eastern part of the country, from the Pacific district's head.
TASK 1. Compare and Contrast the two conflicting perspectives on the Cavite Mutiny.
SPANISH PERSPECTIVES
*The event was documented and highlighted
as an attempt by the Indios to overthrow the
Spanish government in the Philippines by
Jose Montero y Vidal, a prolific Spanish
historian. Meanwhile, Gov. Gen. Rafael
Izquierdo's official report exaggerated the
incident and used it to implicate the
indigenous clergy, which was then active in
the secularization movement. The two
accounts complemented and corroborated
one another, with the exception that the
general's report was more scathing.
Izquierdo, in particular, blamed the unruly
Spanish press for "stockpiling" malicious
propaganda seized by Filipinos. He informed
the King of Spain that the "rebels" intended
to destabilize the Spanish government in
order to install a new "hari" in the likes of
Fathers Burgos and Zamora. The general
went on to say that the native clergy enticed
other participants by promising them
charismatic assurances that their fight would
not fail because God was with them, along
with handsome promises of rewards such as
employment, wealth, and army ranks. In his
report, Izquierdo slammed the Indios for
being gullible and having an innate proclivity
for stealing. When the news reached the
iron-fisted Gov. Izquierdo, he immediately
ordered the reinforcement of Spanish forces
in Cavite to put down the rebellion. When
the expected reinforcement from Manila did
not arrive, the "revolution" was easily
crushed. Major instigators, including
Sergeant Lamadrid, were killed in the clash,
while the GOMBURZA were tried and
sentenced to death by strangulation by a
court-martial.
FILIPINO PERSPECTIVE
*The Filipino version of the bloody incident in
Cavite was written by Dr. Trinidad
Hermenigildo Pardo de Tavera, a Filipino
scholar and researcher. According to him, the
incident was merely a mutiny by native
Filipino soldiers and laborers at the Cavite
arsenal who were dissatisfied with the loss of
their privileges. Tavera indirectly blamed
Gov. Izquierdo's cold-blooded policies, such
as the abolition of privileges for workers and
native army members of the arsenal, and the
prohibition on the establishment of schools
of arts and trades for Filipinos, which the
general saw as a cover-up for the formation
of a political club. Tavera believed that the
Spanish friars and Izquierdo used the Cavite
Mutiny as a powerful lever to overthrow the
Spanish government in the Philippines by
magnifying it as a full-fledged conspiracy
involving not only the native army but also
residents of Cavite and Manila, and most
importantly, the native clergy. It is worth
noting that at the time, the Central
Government in Madrid declared its intention
to deprive the friars of all powers of
intervention in matters of civil government,
as well as the direction and management of
educational institutions. This turn of events,
according to Tavera, prompted the friars to
do something drastic in their dire sedire in
order to maintain power in the Philippines.
The decree proposed raising the standard of
education in the Philippines by requiring
competitive examinations for teaching
positions in such schools. Despite the native
clergy's enthusiasm for secularization, most
Filipinos welcomed this improvement.