THE CRY THAT

LAUNCHED
PHILIPPINE HISTORY
BATUA, Norjannah Jane
CIELO, Gwen
DELA PEÑA. Joenard
INVENTOR, Jaslynn
MANDAP, Jerome
PASILIAO, Pauleen
SALAZAR, Phoelise Yvannica B.
WHAT?
• The cry is actually the start of the Philippine
revolution against the Spanish regime on the year
1896. Being under by the Spanish administration, the
filipino’s were denied from their freedom and was
oppressed by the Spaniards. Due to this, the
eagerness for freedom gave birth to the katipunan
that was led by Andres Bonifacio and so the “cry” was
the main breakthrough of the Katipunero’s to finally
be free from the said administration.
 THE CONROVERSY: WHEN? & WHERE?
• August 23, 1896 of Pugad Lawin (by: Pio Valenzuela)
• August 24, 1896 of Bahay Toro (by: Santiago Alvarez)
• August 23, 1896 of Kalookan (by: Gregoria De Jesus)
• August 25, 1896 of Balintawak (by: Lt. Olegario Diaz a
Spanish Guardia Civil)
• August 26, 1896 of Balintawak (by: Guillermo
Masangkay)
• August 26, 1896 of Balintawak (by: Vicente Samson)
CRY OF BAHAY
TORO
By Santiago Alvarez
 SANTIAGO ALVAREZ
• Born on July 25, 1872 and died on October 30, 1930
• He was a revolutionary general and a founder of and
honorary president of the first directorate and
Nacionalista Party.
• Also known as Kidlat ng Apoy
• Hero of the Battle of Dahilacan
 SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1896
As early as 10 o’clock in the morning at the barn of
Kabesang Melchora at a place called Sampalocan,
Barrio of Bahay Toro, Katipuneros met together. About
500 of these arrived, ready and eager to join the
Supremo and his men.
 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1896
There were about 1,000 Katipuneros. The Supremo
decided to hold a meeting inside the big barn. Under
his leadership, the meeting began at 10 o’ clock in the
morning. It was 12 o’ clock noon when the meeting is
adjourned amidst the loud cries of “Long Live the Sons
of the Country!”
Gregoria de jesus
• NM: Oryang
• Birth date: 9th May 1896
• Father: Nicolas De Jesus
• Mother: Baltazar
Francisco
• Husband: Andres
Bonifasio
The Cry of Balintawak
By: Captain Olegario Diaz
Commander of the Gurdia Civil Veterana in Manila
(August 25,1896)
 Biography
• Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
• Olegario Diaz moved to USA at age 17
• study jazz at the Berklee College of Music and then furthered
his studies at New York’s Manhattan School of Music where
he earned the master’s degree.
• Currently in Venezuela, Diaz leads an active life as performer
and renowned author of several instructional books.
• He travels frequently to New York to record and perform.
 “The conspiracy having been discovered, Bonifacio and his
followers hurriedly fled to the nearby town of caloocan…
On the 23rd (August ), Bonifacio moved the barrio of balintanac
(Balintawak). More than 5,000 numbers attended. The meeting
began with a discussion of what course should be taken in the face
of the new situation and in view of the arrests being made. There
were some who were disposed to go back and surrender to the
Spanish authorities. Bonifacio was strongly opposed to such a
course. He was for taking up arms at once. Put to a vote, Bonifacio
‘s proposal was approved by an overwhelming majority. See how
strong an influence he wields!
Orders were immediately sent out in Manila, Cavite, Nueva
Ecija, and other provinces to strike at dawn on Sunday, August 30th.
 The Cry of Balintawak
By Guillermo Masangkay
• On August 26th a big meeting was held in Balintawak,
at the house of Apolonio Samson, then the Cabeza of
the barrio of caloocan.
• Among those who attended were Bonifacio, Emilio
Jacinto, Aguedo del Rosario, Tomas Remigio, Briccio
Pantas, Teodero Plata, Pio Valenzuela, Enrique
Pacheco and Francisco Carreon.
• At about nine o’ clock in the morning of August 26, the
meeting was opened with Andres Bonifacio presiding and
Emilio Jacinto acting as secretary.
• 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. They reasoned
that the people would be in distress if the revolution were
started without adequate preparation. Plata was very
forceful in his argument.
• Valenzuela used Rizal’s argument about the rich not siding
with the Katipunan.
• 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
revolution early, and appealed to them in a fiery speech in which he said:
”You remember the fate of our countrymen who were shot in Bagumbayan.
Should we return now to the towns, the Spaniards will only shoot us. Our
organization has been discovered and we are all marked men. If we don’t
start the uprising the Spaniards will get us anyway. What, then, do you say?
“Revolt!” the people shouted as one.
• 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 was the cedula tax
charged each citizen. ‘If it is true that you are ready to revolt,’ Bonifacio
said, ‘I want to see you destroy your cedulas. It will be the sign that all of us
have declared our severance from the Spaniards.”
• 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. With their cedulas destroyed, they could no longer go
back to their homes because the Spaniards would persecute
them, if not for being Katipuneros, for having no cedulas.
And people who had no cedulas during those days were
severely punished.
• The board of directors, in spite the protests of Plata, Pants
and Valenzuela, voted for the revoulution. And when this
was decided, the people outside: ‘Long Live the Philippine
Republic!” (?) Masangkay then talks about Bonifacio:
• “I still remember Bonifacio as he appeared that day. Althoug
a mere bodeguero (warehouseman) and earning P25
(Mexican) a month, he was a cultured man. He always wore
an open coat, with black necktie and black hat.
• At about 5 o’ clock in the afternoon; while the gathering at
Balintawak were celebrating the decision of the Katipunan
leaders to start the uprising, the guards who were put up in
trees to watch for any possible intruders or approach of the
enemy, gave warning that the Spaniards were coming.
• Led by Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and other leaders of the
Katipunan, the men were distributed in strategic positions
and were prepared for the attack of the civil guards. I was in
a group stationed on the bank of a small creek, guarding the
places were the Spaniards were to pass in order to reach the
meeting place of the Katipuneros.
• Shots were then fired by the civil guards, and that was
beginning of the fire which late became a huge
conflagration.
The Cry of Balintawak
By: Vicente Samson
(August 26,1896)
DON VICENTE SAMSON
• An old man in his mid seventies in 1961.
• Most respected and most popular figures in
Balintawak, Quezon City.
• Owned a thriving and well-known gravel and sand
company.
• Undefeated Barrio lieutenant of Barrio Balingasay of
that district and was regarded as a community leader
of man and means
DON VICENTE SAMSON
• An eye-witnessed of the “Cry of Balintawak” in 1896
and first encounter between Katipuneros and
Spaniards
• His father was a leader of a Katipunan and his older
brother was a Katipunero.
• In 1961, he narrated the story in an issue of “The
Evening News”
• “The “Cry” was on August 26, 1896 and not on any
other date because I noted the day myself.”
• Few days before August 26, a lot of Katipuneros
leaders and members where starting to converge at
Barrio Kangkong in the house of Don Apolonio
Samson.
• In 1961, he narrated the story in an issue of “The
Evening News”
• “The “Cry” was on August 26, 1896 and not on any
other date because I noted the day myself.”
• Few days before August 26, a lot of Katipuneros
leaders and members where starting to converge at
Barrio Kangkong in the house of Don Apolonio
Samson.
According to Vicente Samson, Andres Bonifacio was
taller and fairer than most of the Katipuneros and had
his hair parted near the side of his head. He also heard
that Bonifacio had a loud voice that can clearly and
easily dominated the discussions of several hundred of
Katipuneros present.
According to Vicente Samson, Emilio Jacinto was a
boyish-looking man that is always near or beside
Andres Bonifacio taking down notes.
AUGUST 26, 1896
• the discussion became more intense and heated than
usual
• Agreed that the Revolution should begin on August
29, 1896.
• Bonifacio then delivered a short speech.
• After Bonifacio’s speech, a lot of Katipuneros shout
“Mabuhay!”, took out their cedulas, tore them to
pieces, and threw them into a dried-up carabao mud-
hole nearby where they were burned.
• Hearing reports that the Spaniard were on their way
to Balintawak, Bonifacio and his men proceeded to
the neighboring Barrio of Pasong Tamo.
• According to Vicente Samson, there were around 80
civil guards and infantrymen.
• The Katipuneros were only armed with bolos and
spears and crude guns called sulsulin and arkonite.
• The two weapons used iron fragments for bullets and
which were fired with their ends buried in the ground.
• The Katipuneros had to withdraw because the enemy
have Remington and Mauser rifles.
Simplicio Acabo
• Acabo was a neighbor of the Samsons.
• He tried to seize one of the enemy rifles and was
killed.
• Acabo was the the first to die in the revolution.
• After their encounter with the Spaniards, the
Katipuneros, including his father and brother left
Balintawak.
• He was unaware of what they did next.
• The Spaniards went house to house to find some
Katipuneros especially those who have scars on their
left wrists and arms and those who have no cedulas
were automatically suspects.
Melchora Aquino
• “Mother of Katipunan”
• Known as Tandang Sora
• Exiled to Guam
“Don’t ever believe the stories that the first
fight happened in other places. They were
just made up to distort the true story of
revolution.”