Discuss the following questions

1. What does the issue on the First Cry depict about the Filipinos?
The first cry is a historical event where the Filipinos tore their cedulas which for Andres Bonifacio
is the sign of the slavery of the Filipinos to the Spaniards.
 2. 2How does the account of Santiago Alvarez differ from all other versions?
In his first version, he told that the prime staging point of the Cry was in Balintawak on
Wednesday of August 26, 1896. Later in his life, he wrote his Memoirs of the Revolution without
consulting the written documents of the revolution. The first place of refuge of Andres Bonifacio,
Emilio Jacinto, Procopio Bonifacio,. Teodoro Plata, Aguedodel Rosario, and myself was
Balintawak, the first five arriving there on August 19 and I, on August 20, 1896. The first place
where some 500 members of the Katipunan met on August 22, 1896, was the house and yard of
Apolonio Samson at Kangkong. It was at Pugad Lawin, in the house, store- house, and yard. of
Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, where over 1,000 members. of the Katipunans met and
carried out considerable debate and discussion on August 23, 1986. The discussion was on
whether or not the revolution against the Spanish government should be started on August 29,
1986. Santiago is a relative of Gregoria de Jesus, who also happens to be Andres Bonifacio's
wife. Santiago Alvarez, unlike the author of the first edition (Valenzuela), was not present at the
time of the incident. As a consequence, this version of him is not lent the same weight as the
other narratives, despite the fact that the writers of the other histories were present at the
historic incident. There were approximately 1,000 Katipuneros... The Supremo agreed to meet
inside the large barn. The meeting started at ten o'clock in the morning under his direction... The
meeting was adjourned at 12 p. to loud cries of Long live the Sons of the Nation” Lakambini of
the Katipunan was wife of Andres Bonfacio, Gregoria de Jesus. 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. She has been a participant of this event and became the keeper of the
secret documents of the Katip unan. In her account, the First Cry happened near Caloocan on
August 25, 1896. She says;I was treated like an apparition, for, sad to say, in every house where I
tried to get a little rest, I was driven away
3. How reliable is the version of Guillermo Masangkay regarding the First Cry
Katipunan General Guillermo Masangkay account is reliable because he became the 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. The date and site presented
were accepted by the preliminary years of American government. The purpose was to discuss
when the uprising was to take place. Teodoro Plata , Briccio Pantas, and Pio Valenzuela were all
opposed to starting the revolution too early. Andres Bonifacio, sensing that he would lose in the
discussion then, left the session hall and talked to the people, who were waiting outside for the
result of the meeting of the leaders. He told the people that the leaders were arguing against
starting the uprising early, and appealed to them in a fiery speech. Revolt; the people shouted as
one. The leaders agreed and started the uprising. The battle for the Philippines began on August
27, 1896, at the Cabeza of Apolonio Samson in Caloocan. Bonifacio then asked the people to
give a pledge that they were to revolt. He told them that the sign of slavery of the Filipinos were
the cedula tax charged each citizen. With tears in their eyes, the people as one man, pulled out
their cedulas and tore them to pieces. It was the beginning of the formal declaration of the
separation from Spanish rule. The board of directors, in spite of the protests of Plata, Pantas, and
Valenzuela, voted for the revolution. The people outside shouted:Long Live the Philippine
Republic! Bonifacio was a mere bodeguero (warehouseman) and earning $25 (Mex.) a month,
but he was a cultured man. He always wore an open coat, with black necktie, and black hat.
During his spare time he wove dozens of them and sold them in Manila. He made extra money
by selling them to local people. He was with a group stationed on the bank of a small creek,
guarding the places where the Spaniards were to pass. Shots were then fired by the civil guards,
and that was the beginning of the fire which later became such a huge conflagration.
4. What makes Pio Valenzuela's  Cry of Pugad Lawin  a controversy?
Pugad Lawin's Cry was controversial when in later years, he revised his first argumentto a
new one. The Cry, known as that turning point when the Filipinos finally rejected
Spanishcolonial dominion over the Philippine Islands, occurred in Balintawak on August 26,
1986
5. Which account do you believe ? Why?

believe in account which is the officially accepted version of Pio Valenzuela because ofhis
statement regarding the first place of refuge of Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and otherswas
Balintawak. The first gathering where some 500 members of the Katipunan met on Aug.22, 1896
was the house and yard of Apolonio Santos at Kangkong. It was at Pugad Lawin, thehouse,
storehouse, and yard. of Juan Ramos, son of Melchora Aquino, where over 1000 personsof the.
Katipinan met and carried out considerable debate and discussion on. Aug. 23, 1896.The
discussion was whether or not the revolution against the Spanish government should bestarted
on August 29. After the tumultuous meeting, many of those present tore their cedulacertificates
and shouted “Long Live the Philippines! Long Live the Philippines