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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

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CRY OF REBELLION

Pio Valenzuela’s Controversia l “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.

Santiago Alvarez’s The “Cry of Bahay Toro” (August 24, 1896) .This version of the “Cry”
was written by Santiago Alvarez, a well-known Katipunero From Cavite and a son of
Mariano Alvarez. Santiago is a relative of Gregoria de Jesus, who happened to be the wide of
Andres Bonifacio. Unlike the author of the first version mentioned Santiago Alvarez’s The “Cry of
Bahay Toro” (August 24, 1896) This version of the “Cry” was written by Santiago Alvarez, a
well-known Katipunero from Cavite and a son of Mariano Alvarez. Santiago is a relative of
Gregoria de Jesus, who happened to be the wide of Andres Bonifacio. Unlike the author of the first
version mentioned.

Guillermo Masangkay’s The “Cry of Balintawak” (August 26, 1896) This version is written by the
Katipunan General Guillermo Masangkay. He is an eyewitness of the historic event and a childhood
friend of Bonifacio. According to him, the first rally of the Philippine Revolution happened on August 26,
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1896 at Balintawak. Correspondingly, the date and site presented were accepted by the preliminary
years of American government. Below is General Guillermo Masangkay’s version of the “Cry of
Balintawak”.Guillermo Masangkay’s The “Cry of Balintawak” (August 26, 1896) This version is
written by the Katipunan General Guillermo Masangkay. He is an eyewitness of the historic event
and a childhood friend of Bonifacio. According to him, the first rally of the Philippine Revolution
happened on August 26, 1896 at Balintawak. Correspondingly, the date and site presented were
accepted by the preliminary years of American government. Below is General Guillermo
Masangkay’s version of the “Cry of Balintawak”.

Where Did the Cry of Rebellion Happen?

- Momentous events swept the Spanish colonies in the late nineteenth century, including the
Philippines. - Journalists of the time referred to the phrase “El Grito de Rebelion” or “Cry of
Rebellion” to mark the start of these revolutionary events, identifying the places where it happened.- In
the Philippines, the Cry of Rebellion happened in August 1896, northeast of Manila, where they
declared rebellion against the Spanish colonial government.- T h e s e e v e n t s a r e i m p o r t a n t
m a r k e r s i n t h e h i s t o r y o f c o l o n i e s t h a t s t r u g g l e d f o r t h e i r independence against their
colonizers.- Prominent Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo emphasizes the event when Bonifacio tore
the cedula or tax receipt before the Katipuneros who also did the same.- Some writers identified the first
military event with the Spaniards as the moment of the Cry, for which, Emilio Aguinaldo
commissioned a “Himno de Balintawak” to inspire the renewed struggle after the Pact of the
Biak-na-Bato failed. Different Dates and Places of the Cry various accounts of the Cry give different dates
and places.

1. A guardia civil, Lt. Olegario Diaz identified the Cry to have happened in Balintawak on August 25,
1896.

2. Teodoro Kalaw, a Filipino historian, marks the place to be in Kangkong, Balintawak, on the last
week of August 1896.

3. Santiago Alvarez, a Katipunero and son of Mariano Alvarez, leader of the Magdiwang faction
in Cavite, put the Cry in Bahay Toro in Quezon City on August 24, 1896.

4 .Pio Valenzuela, known Katipunero and privy to many events concerning the Katipunan stated that
the Cry happened in Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896
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5. Gregorio Zaide identified the cry to have happened in pugad lawin on august 1896.

6. Teodoro agoncillo put it at pugad lawin on august 23 1896

7. Milagros Guerrero, Emmanuel Encarnacion and Ramon Villegas claimed that the event took place in
Tandang sora’s barn guilod barangay banlat, Quezon city on August 24 1896