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1872
A HISTORIC YEAR
OF TWO EVENTS
1. CAVITE MUTINY
(A major factor in
the awakening of
NATIONALISM
among the Filipinos)
CAVITE MUTINY
Mutiny – a rebellion
against authority;
comes from an old
verb, ‘mutine’, which
means ‘revolt’.
CAVITE
MUTINY
•Uprising of military
personnel and laborers of
Fort San Felipe (the
Spanish arsenal in Cavite,
Philippines) on January
20, 1872.
• Tagged as the
masterminds
of the Cavite
Mutiny by the
Spaniards.
Gom Bur Za
• They were prominent
Filipino priests charged
with TREASON and
SEDITION.