Analyzing Historical Document

Analyzing Historical Document

Activity: Analyzing the “Andres Bonifacio and the 1896 Revolution” by Milagros
Guerrero, et. al.

Name: 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 “Andres Bonifacio and the 1896 Revolution” by Milagros
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 Answer for each question is 25
derived from the video content.
Each answer is explained well
with elaborations and/or
 example.
Miscellaneous The worksheet is erasure-free 15
and cleanly accomplished. No
grammatical lapses are
incurred.
 

1. Type of document
 Written Document
2. Date(s) of document
 June 16, 2003
3. Author
 MILAGROS C. GUERRERO
 EMMANUEL N. ENCARNACION
 RAMON N. VILLEGAS
4. For what audience was the document written?
 It is intended for Filipinos and other people who are interested in learning about
what happened during the 1896 Revolution and are worried about it. The bravery of
Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo, who inspired and risked their lives for our
nation, is described in this document. On August 24, 1896, the first national
government of the Philippines was created. If the 1896 Philippine Revolution and
the Katipunan are to have any significance at all, Filipinos should mark the date as
National Day. Andres Bonifacio should be honored by Filipinos as the first president,
the father of the country, and the architect of our democracy in addition to being
the founder of the Katipunan and the revolutionary leader of 1896.

5.       Document information

 A.      List important pieces of information presented in the document.

 After Rizal was imprisoned by the Spanish in July 1892, Bonifacio came to the
conclusion that the Philippines could only become free through revolution. On July
7, he established the secret organization known as the Katipunan, which was
available to both lower-class and upper-class individuals and incorporated Masonic
rituals to foster a feeling of sacred mystery.
 On August 24, 1896, Andres Bonifacio convened the Kataastaasang Kapulungan, or
National Assembly of the Katipunan, in Melchora Aquino's barn in the Banlat area,
which was at the time a part of Kalookan. The pangulo (leaders) of the sangunian
(supramunicipal) and balangay (chapter) units, as well as members of the
Kataastaasang Kapulungan (Supreme Council), were present. There, three crucial
decisions were made. They originally started an armed national uprising in order to
become independent from Spain. A national government was then established.
Finally, they decided on the army and national leadership.
 In August 1896, Bonifacio led the long-planned uprising in Luzon, but after his
soldiers were routed by Spanish forces, he fled to Montalban in the north, where
one of his lieutenants, Emilio Auginaldo, carried on the rebellion. It was clear that
 Bonifacio was a poor military leader as the Spanish methodically defeated the
insurrectos one by one.
 Aguinaldo, not Bonifacio, was elected as the president and head of the nascent
Philippine Nation at a meeting held at Tejeros in March 1897. After rejecting the
convention, Bonifacio made an attempt to establish his own rebel government.
 Aguinaldo arrested Bonifacio in April 1897, charged him with treason, and
sentenced him to death by firing squad.
 The first national government of the Philippines was established on August 24,
1896. It is imperative that Filipinos observe the anniversary as National Day if the
Philippine Revolution of 1896 and the Katipunan are to be remembered at all.
Andres Bonifacio should not only be remembered as the founder of the Katipunan
and the leader of the 1896 revolution, but also as the first Filipino president, the
father of the country, and the architect of our democracy.

B.      Why was the document written?

 One of the most important historical occurrences in the Philippines was the Philippine
Revolution, which gave Filipinos of later generations a strong sense of national identity. During a
time of fierce conflict and hostilities. Filipinos from all social and economic backgrounds banded
together to fight colonialism.
 Inclined to see the Philippine revolution through the prism of political history, highlighting how
crucial national leaders were in defining Philippine history.

C.       What evidence in the document helps you to determine why it was written?

 Quoting from the document: "On August 24, 1896, the first Filipino national government
was founded. If the 1896 Philippine Revolution and the Katipunan are to have any
significance at all, Filipinos should mark the date as National Day. Andres Bonifacio
should be remembered by Filipinos not only as the creator of the Katipunan and the
architect of the 1896 revolution, but also as the first president of the country, the father
of the country, and the architect of our democracy. We firmly believe that this
document was written with the sole intent of giving respect where respect is due.
Philippine history is a particularly challenging subject to explore because the sources we
utilize come from many viewpoints and tell various tales.
 This document, in our opinion, is produced primarily for educational purposes and with
the intention of bringing attention to a subject that is nearly taboo in that some people
regard Andres Bonifacio to be our nation's first president.

D.      What historical event (s) does this document refer or pertain to?

 The Philippine Revolution of 1896 is the historical event to which this document
refers. Due to the premature discovery of the revolutionary society's existence
by a Spanish monk on August 19, 1896, the Revolution began on August 23,
1896. The Spanish government immediately instituted a reign of terror as a
response to the start of the Revolution in an effort to terrorize the populace into
submission. Numerous prominent Filipinos were sent into exile to the Caroline
Islands or the Spanish penal colony in Africa (Fernando Po), and hundreds were
 detained and imprisoned after being suspected of joining the Katipunan and the
Revolution. Jose Rizal was also executed on December 30, 1896, after being shot
with a musket. Andres Bonifacio led the Revolution in its early stages, despite
the fact that he did not perform well in the heat of battle. The Revolution
moved from Manila and Cavite to Laguna, Batangas, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac,
and Nueva Ecija, which are represented by the eight rays in the Philippine flag.
After Bonifacio was executed in May 1897 (on charges of treason and sedition)
due to internal rivalry, Emilio Aguinaldo, another Katipunan member from
Cavite, took over as leader of the Revolution. Aguinaldo made a name for
himself on the battlefield in Cavite, which was at the time the Revolution's
center.

E.       Write a question to the author is left unanswered by the document.

 As students who take AP, Filipino, and Philippine History courses each year in
school, we would want to ask the author why it is only now that we are learning
that Andres Bonifacio was originally going to be our nation's first president and
why this isn't stressed more in the educational system.