COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Cavity Mutiny
Cavity mutiny have 3 versions first is the Spanish version of Jose Montero y Vidal, second is
the Filipino version of Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera, and lastly the original version written by Gov.
General Rafael Izquierdo, the reason why they protested against injustice of the government is not
paying the province for their tobacco crops, and against the usury that some (officials) practice in
(handling) documents that the Finance department gives crop owners who have to sell them at a loss.
They encouraged the rebellion by protesting what they called the injustice of having obliged the
workers in Cavite arsenal to pay tribute starting January 1,1872 and to render personal service, from
which they were formally exempted.

CRY OF BALINTAWAK
Pio Valenzuela’s Controversial “Cry of Pugad Lawin” (August 23, 1896)
This controversial version of the “Cry of the Pugad Lawin” has been authorized by no other
than Dr. Pio Valenzuela, who happened to be the eyewitness himself of the event. In his first version,
he told that the prime staging point of the Cry was in Balintawak on Wednesday of August 26, 1896.
He held this account when the happenings or events are still vivid in his memory. On the other hand,
later in his life and with a fading memory, he wrote his Memoirs of the Revolution without consulting
the written documents of the Philippine revolution and claimed that the “Cry” took place at Pugad
Lawin on August 23, 1896.

Santiago Alvarez’s The “Cry of Bahay Toro” (August 24, 1896)

This version of the “Cry” was written by Santiago Alvarez, a well-known Katipunero from
Cavite and a son of Mariano Alvarez. Santiago is a relative of Gregoria de Jesus, who happened to
be the wide of Andres Bonifacio. Unlike the author of the first version mentioned (Valenzuela),
Santiago Alvarez is not an eyewitness of this event. As a result, this version of him is not given of
equal value as compared with the other versions for authors of other accounts are actually part of the
historic event.

Gregoria de Jesus’ Version

of the First “Cry”
(August 25, 1896)
 This version was written by
no other than the “Lakambini of the
Katipunan” and wife of
Andres Bonifacio, Gregoria de
Jesus. She has been a participant of
this event and became the
keeper of the secret documents of the
Katipunan. After the Revolution in
August 1896, she lived
with her parents in Caloocan then
fled to Manila when she was told
that Spanish authorities
wanted to arrest her. Eventually, she
joined her husband in the mountains
and shared adversities
with him. In her account, the First
“Cry” happened near Caloocan on
August 25, 1896.
Gregoria de Jesus’ Version of the First “Cry” (August 25, 1896)

This version was written by no other than the “Lakambini of the Katipunan” and wife of Andres
Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesus. She has been a participant of this event and became the keeper of the
secret documents of the Katipunan. After the Revolution in August 1896, she lived with her parents in
Caloocan then fled to Manila when she was told that Spanish authorities wanted to arrest her.
Eventually, she joined her husband in the mountains and shared adversities with him. In her account,
the First “Cry” happened near Caloocan on August 25, 1896.

Guillermo Masangkay’s The “Cry of Balintawak” (August 26, 1896)

This version is written by the Katipunan General Guillermo Masangkay. He is an eyewitness

of the historic event and a childhood friend of Bonifacio. According to him, the first rally of the
Philippine Revolution happened on August 26, 1896 at Balintawak. Correspondingly, the date and
site presented were accepted by the preliminary years of American government. Below is General
Guillermo Masangkay’s version of the “Cry of Balintawak”.