conspiracy of native priests to replace the Spanish friars.

For these reasons, the GOMBURZA inFebruary 17, 1872

were executed.FILIPINO PERSPECTIVE - For the Filipinos,
the mutiny was a response to the injustice inthe society.
This bloody event, according to Tavera, was caused by
the eradication of privilegesgranted to the soldiers and
workers of the arsenals in Cavite as a result of Izquierdo’s
hard-hearted policies. When they found out that taxes
and other burden have been deducted fromtheir salaries,
they rose in arms on January 20, 1987. However, after
two days, the insurgencyhas been subdued when Gen
Izquierdo ordered immediate reinforcement of troops in
Cavite.In addition, Tavera reports that the friars and
Izquierdo have used the mutiny to report aconspiracy of
Filipino residents and clergy to abolish the government.
This is in the eve of theplan of the Central Government in
Madrid to remove the certain powers from the friars in
thegovernment and in management of educational
institutions.In an article published by the National
Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2012,these
four primary sources have been considered and
some basic suggested the followingunvarying
facts:1.There was dissatisfaction among the workers of
the arsenal as well as the members ofthe native army
after their privileges were drawn back by Gen.
Izquierdo;2.Gen. Izquierdo introduced rigid and strict
policies that made the Filipinos move and turnaway from
Spanish government out of disgust;3.The Central
Government failed to conduct an investigation on what
truly transpired butrelied on reports of Izquierdo and the
friars and the opinion of the public;4.The happy days
of the friars were already numbered in 1872
when the CentralGovernment in Spain decided to
deprive them of the power to intervene in
governmentaffairs as well as in the direction and
management of schools prompting them to
commitfrantic moves to extend their stay and
power;5.The Filipino clergy members actively
participated in the secularization movement inorder to
allow Filipino priests to take hold of the parishes in the
country making themprey to the rage of the
friars;6.Filipinos during the time were active participants,
and responded to what they deemed asinjustices;
and7.The execution of GOMBURZA was a blunder on the
part of the Spanish government, forthe action severed
the ill-feelings of the Filipinos and the event inspired
Filipino patriotsto call for reforms and eventually
independence.The mutiny may have a number of
versions from both sides, but one this is for sure, ithas
been a gateway to a number of events that led to the
Philippine Independence in 1898.