Name change from Gómez to Gómes[edit]

When Gómes took up parochial work, he discovered that he shared the name "Mariano Gómez" with
a Spanish friar in Cavite and a priest from Cabuyao, Laguna. So he changed his last name from
Gómez to Gómes, with the change from the letter "z" to the letter "s" meant to reflect his
being Tagalista, meaning he was proficient in the Tagalog language. [2]
As such, his name formally became "Mariano Gómes de los Ángeles," and he signed his name "Mar
Gómes de los Ángeles." This was the name he officially signed in his last will and testament. [1]

Death[edit]
Gómes was accused of treason, sedition, and taking active part in the Cavite mutiny of 1872 and
sentenced to death by garrote in a military court. He was sent to jail along with Joaquín Pardo de
Tavera, Máximo Paterno, and the friars José Burgos and Jacinto Zamora. The three friars were
executed on February 17, 1872 at Bagumbayan field; and have been known since then by
the acronym composed of their collective surnames – Gomburza.
Before his death, Gómes was active in the publication of the newspaper La Verdad (Spanish: "The
Truth"). At the age of 72, he was the oldest of the three priests.

In popular culture[edit]
 Portrayed by Victor Aliwalas in the official music video of GMA Network's production of Lupang
Hinirang in 2010.
 Portrayed by Rommel Padilla in the 2014 film, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo.