READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

CAVITE MUTINY
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WHAT HAPPENED IN CAVITE LAST 1872 WAS A
MUTINY AND NOT A REVOLUTION.
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Dr. Trinidad Hermenigildo Pardo de Tavera

Filipino scholar and researcher

In his point of view, the incident was a mere mutiny by the native Filipino soldiers and laborers of
the Cavite arsenal who turned out to be dissatisfied with the abolition of their privileges.

Pugay, C. A. (2012). The Two Faces of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny. Retrieved from: https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-two-faces-of-the-1872-cavite-mutiny/

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WHAT HAPPENED IN CAVITE LAST 1872 WAS A
MUTINY AND NOT A REVOLUTION.
COUNTER ARGUMENT

Jose Montero y Vidal and Gov. Gen. Rafael Izquierdo

called the Cavite Mutiny a "revolution"

Pugay, C. A. (2012). The Two Faces of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny. Retrieved from: https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-two-faces-of-the-1872-cavite-mutiny/

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READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY: CAVITE MUTINY
THE REMOVAL OF PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY THE LABORERS OF THE
CAVITE ARSENAL WAS THE MAIN CAUSE WHY THE MUTINY
OCCURRED AND NOT THE ATTEMPT OF INDIOS TO OVERTHROW
THE SPANISH GOVERMENT.
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

·Tavera blamed Gov. Izquierdo’s cold-blooded policies such as the abolition of privileges of the workers and
native army members of the arsenal and the prohibition of the founding of school of arts and trades for the
Filipinos, which the general believed as a cover-up for the organization of a political club.

Edmund Plachut supported Taveras Claim.In his Excerpt General La Torre formed a junta of high school
officials, while the Madrid government formed a committee to explore the same concerns, and they both
came up with the same reform and conclusion. But General Izquierdo's arrival in Manila abruptly put an end
to all reform hopes.
de Tavera T. P. “Filipino Version of the Cavite Mutiny” in Zaide G. and Zaide S., Documentary Sources of the Philippine History, Volume 7 (Manila: National Book Store, 1990), 274-280.
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY: CAVITE MUTINY
THE REMOVAL OF PRIVILEGES ENJOYED BY THE LABORERS OF THE
CAVITE ARSENAL WAS THE MAIN CAUSE WHY THE MUTINY
OCCURRED AND NOT THE ATTEMPT OF INDIOS TO OVERTHROW
THE SPANISH GOVERMENT.
COUNTER ARGUMENT
Attempt of the Indios to overthrow the Spanish government in the
Philippines.
Both Montero and Izquierdo initially scored out that the abolition of
privileges enjoyed by the workers of Cavite arsenal such as non-payment
of tributes and exemption from force labor were the main reasons of the
“revolution” as how they called it.
Meanwhile, Governor General Izquierdo’s official report to the King of
Spain magnified the event and made use of it to implicate that native
clergy, which was then active in the call of secularization.

Pugay, C.A. (2012, September 5). The Two Faces of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny. Nhcp.https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-two-faces-of-the-1872-cavite-
GOMBURZA WAS NOT THE INITIATOR OF THE
MUTINY.
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Dr. Trinidad Hermenigildo Pardo de Tavera Filipino scholar and researcher

It was only a mutiny by Filipino soldiers and laborers of the Cavite arsenal.

In opinion of Tavera, Cavite Mutiny was just used by Spanish friars and Izquierdo to continue their
dominance in the country.

They were sentenced to death even without concrete evidence.

A man named Saldua was said to have been bribed to implicate Burgos and the two other priests.
de Tavera T. P. “Filipino Version of the Cavite Mutiny” in Zaide G. and Zaide S., Documentary Sources of the Philippine History, Volume 7 (Manila: National Book Store, 1990),
P274-2
asion, F. K. (2021). Remembering the GOMBURZA: In anticipation of the 150th anniversary of their martyrdom in 2022
. Retrieved from: https://nhcp.gov.ph/remembering-the-gomburza-in-anticipation-of-the-150th-anniversary-of-their-martyrdom-in-2022/
GOMBURZA WAS NOT THE INITIATOR OF THE
MUTINY.
COUNTER ARGUMENT

Jose Montero y Vidal a prolific Spanish historian

Izquierdo reported to the King of Spain that the “rebels” wanted to overthrow the Spanish government
in the Philippines and install a new “hari” like Zamora and Burgos

The general even added that the native clergy enticed other participants by giving them charismatic
assurance that their fight will not fail because God is with them coupled with handsome promises of
rewards such as employment, wealth, and ranks in the army.

Pugay, C. A. (2012). The Two Faces of the 1872 Cavite Mutiny. Retrieved from: https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-two-faces-of-the-1872-cavite-mutiny/

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HOW DID THE PRIMARY SOURCE SHAPE OR RESHAPE
YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORICAL EVENT?

We previously believed that what occurred in Cavite in 1872 was a revolution, but after hearing Dr.
Trinidad Pardo de Tavera's perspective, we were able to reconsider our beliefs and believe that what
occurred in Cavite in 1872 was a mutiny.

Since we learned about the three martyr priests, we have concluded that they were victims and became
a sacrificial lamb for the Filipinos to obtain freedom. Reading and analyzing this historical event from
the sources we gathered only strengthened our beliefs. They were sentenced to death by garrote
without valid and concrete evidence.

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 CONCLUSION
The event was documented and highlighted as an attempt by the Indios to overthrow the Spanish government in the
Philippines by Jose Montero y Vidal, a prolific Spanish historian. Meanwhile, Gov. Gen. Rafael Izquierdo's official report
exaggerated the incident and used it to implicate the indigenous clergy, which was then active in the secularization
movement. The two accounts complemented and corroborated one another, with the exception that the general's report
was more scathing. Both Montero and Izquierdo initially stated that the abolition of privileges enjoyed by Cavite arsenal
workers, such as non-payment of tributes and exemption from forced labor. The Filipino version of the bloody incident
in Cavite was written by Dr. Trinidad Hermenigildo Pardo de Tavera, a Filipino scholar and researcher. According to him,
the incident was merely a mutiny by native Filipino soldiers and laborers at the Cavite arsenal who were dissatisfied
with the loss of their privileges. Tavera indirectly blamed Gov. Izquierdo's cold-blooded policies, such as the abolition of
privileges for workers and native army members of the arsenal, and the prohibition on the establishment of schools of
arts and trades for Filipinos, which the general saw as a cover-up for the formation of a political club.

READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY: CAVITE MUTINY