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Document Analysis Worksheet: Analyze a Written Document

Title of the document: Memoir of the General by Santiago Alvarez

Type (Checks all that apply):

 Letter  Press Release

 Speech  Memorandum
 Patent  Report
 Telegram  Email
 Court Document  Identification Document
 Chart  Presidential Document
 Newspaper  Congressional Documet
 Advertisement  Other:______________________________

Brief description of the documents:

Observe its parts.

Who wrote it?

Santiago_Alvarez.

Who read/received it?

The Historians.

When is it from?

It was first established in 1920.

Where is it from?

In the 1920s, it was initially published in San Pedro, Laguna.

Try to make sense of it.

What is it talking about?

The Alvarez memoirs provide a compelling account of the events of 1896–1897, and they are particularly
illuminating for their account of the circumstances that led to the execution of Katipunan Supremo Andres
Bonifacio and his brother Procopio, one of the most contentious Revolutionary events.

Write one sentence summarizing this document

Memoirs of a General, written by Alvarez while serving as the general of the aforementioned organization,
recounts the history of the Katipunan.
Why did the author write it?

Santiago Alvarez sought to record the Revolution as it happened in order to find an honorable truth that would
be acceptable to all. He wanted to illuminate the numerous facets of the Revolution for the young people he
saw as the immediate benefactors of his labor.

Qoute evidence from the document that tells you this.

Santiago Alvarez sought to record the Revolution as it happened in order to find an honorable truth that would
be acceptable to all. He wanted to illuminate the numerous facets of the Revolution for the young people he
saw as the immediate benefactors of his labor.

What was happening at the time in history this document was cerated?

Through the 1920s, the United States pursued social and economic advances in the Philippines.

Use it as historical evidence.

What did you find out from this document that you might not learn anywhere else?

Together with the loss of their original cultures and customs, their forced conversion to Christianity, the
imposition of military conscription on men, and the lasciviousness of Spanish invaders toward women, the
Filipinos paid the price for these with their lives and freedoms. By using unfair taxation and land rent, Spain
mistreated its population. Since they were seen as a lower kind of human, they were brutalized by friars and
authorities who wanted to make them into mindless vassals.

What other documents or historical evidence are your going to use to help you understand this evenT or topic?

The Philippine Revolution Book by Teodoro Kalaw.