Analyzing Historical Document

Analyzing Historical Document

Activity: Analyzing the Balintawak: The Cry for a Nationwide Revolution by Milagros C.
Guerrero, et. al.

Names: Christine Joy Villasis

Angela Allata Taguiam

Arlyn Marcos Gannaban

Carla Rica Gutierrez

Jessa Galletes Dela Peña

Course/Year: ABLES 2A

Score: __________________________

Date: 11/1/22

Directions:

1. Read carefully the Balintawak: The Cry for a Nationwide Revolution by Milagros C.
Guerrero, et. al.

2. Work as a team and answer the following questions.

3. Use the rubric below as a guide in accomplishing the required task.

Success Indicator Descriptor Allotted Points

Completeness All questions are answered. 20
Quality Each answer is explained well 25
with elaborations and/or
examples.
Miscellaneous The worksheet is erasure-free 15
and cleanly accomplished. No
grammatical lapses are
incurred.
 
 EVIDENCE FOR
BALINTAWAK
 Milagros C. Guerrero
Emmanuel N. Encarnacion
Ramon N. Villegas
Pedro A. Gagelonia
 Milagros C. Guerrero
• Female
• leading historian in the Philippines affiliation?
• was Professor of History and served
as Chair of the Department of History
in the University of the Philippines
Diliman
• A PhD graduate of the University of
Michigan
• Outstanding Achiever by the
National Research Council of the
Philippines
Ramon N. Villegas
• Filipino curator, art historian,
jeweler, author, antiquities dealer,
and poet
• best known for chronicling the
history of Philippine art and
antiquities in various publications in
both the Philippines and overseas
The writers have conducted a · Are they credible or can they
detailed investigation into the be trusted? Why? Why not?
NHI's research. They were backed
up by numerous accounts and
additional sources that identified
Balintawak as the cry's most
reliable location.
SPEAKER EVIDENCE FOR PUGAD
LAWIN
· Who is the author?  Teodoro Agoncillo - Revolt of
the Masses (1956)
· What are their gender, age,  Teodoro Agoncillo
religion, nationality, ethnicity,
profession, social status, • a prominent 20thcentury
political belief, and other Filipino historian
• were among the first Filipino
historians renowned for
promoting a distinctly
nationalist point of view of
Filipino history
• earned his living as a
linguistic assistant at the
Institute of National Language
and as an instructor at the Far
Eastern University and the
Manuel L. Quezon University
 When it comes to writing
historical narratives, the
author is regarded as
reputable. Manuel Sityar of
the Guardia Civil, however,
disagrees with the way
Agoncillo highlighted the
tearing of the cedulas. What
stood out, in Sityar's

 The historians based their
accounts on in-depth study, a
number of assertions, and the
breadth of their knowledge of the
events that make up the Cry of
Balintawak.
 The most contentious incident in · Why was the document
Philippine history is the subject of written?
the document. The texts were
intended to demonstrate and
pinpoint the the location of the
aforementioned occurrence,
formerly referred to as the "Cry of
Balintawak."
 The text is intended as a source of · Who is reading or listening to
information about the events in
Philippine history for historians,
aspiring historians, students,
teachers, and other readers.
• Teodore Agoncillo did not
specify the location of the
shredding of the cedula of
Bonifacio and the Katipuneros,
only that it occurred. On his
scouting operation around
Balintawak, Guardia Civil Manuel
Sityar, however, just recorded the
blood pact of every Filipino he
encountered; he made no mention
of the tearing of cedulas.
• Unidentified authors defined the
"cry" as the first military
confrontation with the foe. The
"Himno de Balintawak," written
OCCASION
· Under what circumstances
was the document written?
AUDIENCE
the document or material?
· What are the points of view of  • In 1911, a monument was
the authors?
opinion, was the pacto de
sangre that he saw on every
Filipino he encountered.
 How the author came up
with his thoughts was not
disclosed. But Agoncillo
might have drawn his
conclusions from the
testimonies of witnesses Pio
Valenzuela and many others
who asserted that the Cry
took place in a place known
as Pugad Lawin
 The paper was created to be
used as proof in determining
the precise location and time
of the most contentious
historical event in the
Philippines.
 The text is intended as a
source of information about
the events in Philippine
history for historians,
aspiring historians, students,
teachers, and other readers.
built to honor the location of
the Katipuneros combat,
which they prevailed in. The
battle happened in sitio
Banlat, which is far from
Balintawak, according to a
map from 1896.
• Pedro A. Gagelonia, a
historian, has disputed the
claim that the "Cry of Pugad
Lawin" is inaccurate and
cannot be accepted because
there are no supporting
documents or eyewitness
by Emilio Aguinaldo, was used to
restart the conflict after the Biyak
na Bato pact's failed attempt at
peace.
• Pio Valenzuela noted that the
Katipunero meeting took held at
Balintawak from the 23rd to the
25th of August in a document
from September 1896. However,
according to Valenzuela in 1911,
the Katipunan meeting started on
August 22 and the battle at
Apolonio Samson's home in
Balintawak happened on August
23.
• According to Spanish historian
Sastron, only Kalookan and
Balinwatak are shown on the map
because Daang Malalim,
Kangkong, and Pugad Lawin were
not classified as barrios.
 The most important dispute in
Philippine history is The Cry. It
was challenging to pinpoint the
actual time and location of the Cry
because so many authors claimed
conflicting accounts. However, it
was discovered that Pugad Lawin
is not included on any of the
government maps published in
1956, 1987, or 1990. The
testimony. Additionally, Dr.
Pio Valenzuela's evidence,
the lone eyewitness, is
insufficient.
• Valenzuela also claims that
the "cry" occurred on
August 24 at Tandang Sora's
home in Pugad Lawin
between 1928 and 1940. An
image of Gregoria de Jesus
and Katipunan members
Valenzuela, Briccio Brigido
Pantas, Alfonso, and
Cipriano Pacheco with the
labeled location at the home
of Tandang Sora on Pasong
Tamo Road serves as proof
for the assertion.
• Nevertheless, Valenzuela,
Pantas, and Pacheco
declared that the initial cry
of the revolution actually
originated in Pugad Lawin,
not Balintawak.
• President Diosdado
Macapagal ordered that the
Cry be commemorated on
August 23 and that Pugad
Lawin be acknowledged as
its site in accordance with
Valenzuela's assertions that
had an impact on the
National Historical Institute.
· How would you perceive the  One eminent historian who
authors’ narration and has presented a variety of
argument? interpretations of the Cry is
Pio Valenzuela. Valenzuela
asserted a different position
regarding the location of the
Cry. As time goes by,
Valenzuela's claims evolve.
In his previous statement, he
mentioned that the first
government claims that other
Barangays have taken the place of
Balintawak, however only Bahay
Toro has remained unaltered.
Additionally, while doing
research, writer and linguist
Sofronio Calderon was unable to
locate a place by the name of
Pugad Lawin. Numerous
arguments were put forward, but
the citation's author came to the
conclusion that it would be more
appropriate to stick with the
original "Cry of Balintawak" in
support of the two letters from
Andres Bonifacio. The letter
confirms the meeting's time and
location. Andres Bonifacio had
previously received a letter in
Balintawak indicating that the
meeting should take place on
August 24.
 The Cry originated in Balintawak on · What is the author’s central
August 26, 1896, and this was the
government's official viewpoint from
1908 to 1963.
 When the Cry of Balintawak
began on August 26, 1896, they accomplish?
hoped to achieve that. The Cry
marks a watershed in Filipino
history as the occasion when
people eventually rebelled against
Spanish colonial rule over the
Philippines. The individuals pulled
out their cedulas and tore them up
collectively as they cried. It
signaled the beginning of the
official declaration of
independence from Spanish rule.
 The topics do the document cover is · What topics do the document  The topics do the documents
instance of the Cry occurred
in Pugad Lawin. NHI was
influenced by Valenzuela,
and President Macapagal
issued the Pugad Lawin Cry.
Because Valenzuela gave a
variety of viewpoints that
give the allegation the
appearance of being fake,
we might conclude that it
lacks sufficient credibility to
serve as a foundation for
determining the location of
the Cry. The document's
author made arguments
based on information
obtained by several
historians.
PURPOSE
 The government, under
claim or argument? President Diosdado
Macapagal's administration,
declared the change of the Cry
to August 23, 1896, in Pugad
Lawin in 1963.
· What do they hope to  They want to prove that the
"Cry" refers to both the
formal declaration of the
revolution and the tearing up
of the cedulas, both of
which occurred at Pugad
Lawin, as stated by
historians like Agoncillo
and Medina. They added
that it occurred before to the
Balintawak revolt. It has
been shown with sufficient
evidence that the Pugad
Lawin was the site of the
First Cry.
SUBJECT
all about the Cry that happened in
Balintawak and the symbolism of
"Rise of rebellion in August 1896.
 The documents are important
because it was the beginning of the
Philippine Revolution against the
Spanish rule.
 Its contribution provides all
Filipinos with a wealth of
information regarding the history
of our revolution under Spanish
colonial rule and the location of its
inception.
cover? cover are all about the
different dates and places, the
Katipunan, death and legacy,
and the tearing of cedulas.
SO WHAT
· Why are the documents  The documents are important
important? because it was the beginning
of the Philippine Revolution
against the Spanish rule.
What is the contribution of the  Its contribution provides all
reading to Philippine history? Filipinos with a wealth of
information regarding the
history of our revolution
under Spanish colonial rule
and the location of its
inception.