On January 6, 1622, the revolt of Tamblot in Bohol was suppressed by a Spanish

expedition under Juan Alcarazo, alcalde mayor (governor) of Cebu. Reportedly an

influential babaylan, Tamblot was able to persuade thousands of Boholanos that
he received supernatural signs indicating success in overthrowing the Spanish
yoke in their land. The Spanish dated the start of Tamblot's rebellion on the feast
day of Francis Xavier, December 3, in 1621.
Among his alleged miracles include making rice and wine out of cutting from
bamboo, as well as making fine clothing out of banana leaves. He also preached
how Spanish weaponry would have no effect on them as they would be protected
by their diwata. If they were killed in battle, the diwata would resurrect them.
Such was the extent of Tamblot's movement that it was said only Loboc and
Baclayon remained loyal to the Spanish.
When his appeals for peace were ignored, Alcarazo assembled 50 Spanish and a
thousand Cebuano troops to begin their campaign on New Year of 1622. Tamblot,
meanwhile, exhorted his followers at this time.
"All the archipelago is awaiting our action. If we win this day, there is not a
Visayan who will not rebel. But if we lose, those who desire to throw off the yoke
of Spanish oppression must continue on under it, and we ourselves, whoever do
not wisely choose rather to die fighting here, will have again to place our necks
under that same yoke, harder than ever to bear."
The babaylan saw the incessant rains as sign of the diwata's assistance, as it
turned out that the arquebusiers were hampered in using their guns. Tamblot
also made use of the prevailing geographic advantages, taking the initiative to
start the fighting with an ambush against the Spanish vanguard, composed of 300
Cebuano and 16 Spanish troops. On the other side, Tamblot attacked them with
1,500 warriors. In the process, they supposedly wounded Alcarazo with a stone
thrown against his head, but it did not prove to be fatal as his helmet (morion)
absorbed much of the blow.
To prevent the Spanish firearms from catching rainwater, it was said the Cebuano
warriors made use of their shields to cover the guns. Despite the babaylan's
rhetoric on diwata protection, Tamblot's followers saw how the reality of
technological advantage rendered it useless. They retreated to a nearby stone
fortress, which commanded a village having more than a thousand houses, but
the organization of the combined Spanish and Cebuano troops demonstrated
their power. This was where Tamblot's revolt met its end. The Spanish attributed
the victory to the Holy Child (Santo Niño), but it was apparently local assistance
which bolstered their chances.
Two weeks later, Alcarazo was found in Loboc to execute some of the rebels,
while pardoning those who remained. It did not take long, however, before
another revolt was raised in Bohol. Six months after suppressing Tamblot's
movement, Alcarazo returned to the island with a larger force, although with a
smaller Spanish contingent (40 soldiers). The rebellion met a similar fate as that of
Tamblot.

Si Tamblót ay isang babaylan na naging lider ng pag-aalsa sa Bohol laban sa mga

Español noong 1621.

Walang gaanong ulat tungkol sa búhay ni Tamblot bukod sa pagiging babaylan ng

Barrio Tupas, Antequera, Bohol. Inibig ni Tamblot na bumalik sa dáting
pananampalataya ang mga kababayan. Napaniwala naman niyá ang maraming
Boholano, lalo sa bayan ng Malabago, na sa tulong ng mga sinaunang anito at
diwata ay magtatagumpay ang kanilang pag-aalsa. Sinasabing umabot sa 2,000
ang sumáma sa kaniya. Nilusob nilá at sinunog ang mga simbahan bukod sa
pinatay ang nahuling mga misyonerong Español.

Nagpadala si Don Juan Alcarazo, alkalde-mayor ng Cebu, ng mga sundalo sa

Bohol. Noong 1 Enero 1622, nilusob ng mga sundalo ang kampo ni Tamblot sa
bundok. Kasáma si Tamblot sa mga napatay at nahinto ang pagaalsa. Sinunog at
binura ng mga Español ang bayan ng Malabago mula sa mapa.

Ang dalawang bolo sa watawat panlalawigan ng Bohol ay kumakatawan sa

dalawang Boholanong nag-alsa laban sa mga dayuhan, sina Tamblot at Dagohoy.
(PKJ) (ed VSA)