CRY OF PUGADLAWIN OR BALINTAWAK

THE BEGINNING OF THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION

AGAINST SPANISH EMPIRE 4
Background
A historical event during the struggle for the
Philippine independence.
It was starting signal of the Philippine
Revolution.
WHY IS IT CALLED "CRY"?
 DEFINITIONS OF “CRY”

• Pasya, Pagpupunit and Unang Labanan

. The term has been applied to three related but distinct events

• the “ pasya ”– the decision to revolt;

• the “ pagpupunit ” – the tearing of cedulas; and

• the “ unanglabanan ” – the first encounter with Spanish forces.

 THE "CRY" OF PUGADLAWIN

At the close of August 1896, members of the katipunan

secret society ( katipuneros) led by Andres Bonifacio rose up
in revolt somewhere in an area referred to as Caloocan
wider than jurisdiction of present-day Caloocan City which
may have overlapped into present day Quezon City.
 The statue was erected in
Balintawak, the largest and
best-known barrio in the general
area where the Katipuneros had
congregated in August 1896.
The name Balintawak was often
used as shorthand to denote
that general area, and the “Cry”
had become popularly known as
the “Cry of Balintawak ” even
before the monument was
erected.
CRY OF BALINTAWAK?
OR
CRY OF PUGAD LAWIN?
In the earlier days, the revolution was
named as "Cry of balintawak"
however, due to Agoncillo's book The
revolt of the masses, it has been
changed to "Cry of Pugad lawin", even
tho, according to many critiques, the
source is not reliable due to
Valenzuela's inconsistent
statements.