CAUSES OF REVOLTS AGAINST SPAIN:

 The people's desire to regain their lost freedom and happiness

 Spanish oppression
 Hated tribute
 Force labor
 Religious persecution
 Agrarian disputes with the friars who grabbed the lands of the
natives
 Spanish religious bigotry or because the people in certain
regions of the country wanted to go back to the worship of
their ancestral gods
The rebellion was led by Don Francisco Maniago in
Pampanga
Native's protest against more tribute, polo and bandala
• They bore the burden of more tribute, force labor and rice
exploitation. They were made to work for eight months under
unfair conditions and were not paid for their labor and for the
rice purchased from them.
• The fight soon began and because the Spaniards were busy
fighting against the Dutch, they were badly depleted by the
Kapampangans.
• He made the Pangasinenses, Cagayanons, and llocanos believe
in his propaganda.
• Their motives were executed. A Spanish
governor, Manrique de Lara was able to
neutralize the rebellion by using the “divide
and rule” trick.
• Maniago and his follower agreed in making
peace with Governor de Lara.
• But, the Governor tricked Maniago.
• Maniago was never heard from again. He was
shot months later in Mexico, Pampanga.
The rebellion was led by Andres Malong in Pangasinan
Spanish oppression and the desire to replace the
Spaniards as a personal rulers of the people
• Several Spaniards were killed, including the alcalde mayor.
• Malong proclaimed himself King. He appointed Pedro
Gumapos as count,Francisco Pacadua as judge, and Jacinto
Macasiag and Melchor de Vera as army generals.
• The government troops Don Felipe de Ugalde and Don
Francisco Esteban outmaneuvered his army in Pangasinan.
• He was executed together with Vera , Pacadua and
Macasiag in 1661 in Binalatongan.
The uprising was led by a babaylan named Tapar
in Oton, Panay
Desire to put up a modified form of Christianity
• Tapar, a native of Panay, wanted to establish a religious
cult in Oton.
• The misdemeanor of Spanish Friars alienated the
countless natives from the Catholic faith.
• He claimed to have spoken with a demon.
• Tapar and his men were killed in a bloody fight against
the Spaniards, along with the volunteer native soldiers.
 Refusal to accept the Spanish govermental authority

• The group of chieftains from Zambales had refuse to

accept the authority of the Crown over their realm
and staged a revolt.
• The Spanish were very swift to respond and sent a
colonial force of 6,000 foot soldiers to suppress the
uprising.
• After 2 years of conflict, the Spanish had pacified the
entire area of Zambales and all of the chieftains who
participated in the revolt were executed.
The revolt was led by Francisco Dagohoy in Bohol
Refusal to give his brother a Christian Burial

• His brother was killed in a duel with a rebel.

• Father Gaspar Morales, a Catholic priest, refused
to give him a Christian burial.
• Was the longest revolt in the Philippine history
which lasted 85 years.
• 20 Spanish Governor Generals failed to stop this
revolt.
• In 1827, Gov. Ricafort ordered 2,200 Filipino-
Spanish troops to attack the Bohol patriots. But,
failed.
• In 1828 and 1829, another attack was made. After
years of fighting the patriots were finally
defeated.
• Dagohoy died 2 years before the Filipino Patriots
were defeated.
• Some 19, 000 survivors granted pardon and were
allowed to live in new Boholano villages.
 Usurpation of Filipino lands by the
Spanish Friars
• Filipino landowners in Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite,
and Laguna revolted against the Spanish rule.
Their revolt was due to land-grabbing by
Spaniards who took over their ancestral lands.
• The first spark of the revolt was at Lian and
Nasugbu in Batangas. The Filipino landowners
demanded the return of their lands.
• The Filipinos burned the local churches, looted
the convents, and ruined the ranches of the
priest.
• King Philip IV ordered the priest to return the
stolen land to the Filipinos. But the Spanish priest
appealed the case and later won.
• Resulted in no land being returned to native
landowners.
The revolt was led by Diego Silang and his wife,
Gabriela Silang in Ilocos
His imprisonment, abusive government officials,
and heavy taxation
• This revolt happened during the British invasion.
• On December 14, 1762, Diego Silang proclaimed the
independence of his people and made Vigan capital of
Free Ilocos.
• The British invaders in Manila heard of Silang's revolt.
They tried to get his help in fighting their enemy, the
Spaniards.
• In March 28, 1763, Diego Silang's leadership
ended with an assassin's bullet and it was his
friend, Miguel Vicos

• Gabriela Silang continued the revolt.

• She won many battles and was called “Joan of
Arc of the Ilocos”.
• But Gabriela was executed by the Spanish
authorities in Vigan on September 10, 1763.
The revolt was led by Juan de la Cuz Palaris in Pangasinan
Tribute, Spain's loss of prestige due to the British
occupation of Manila
• The local inhabitants wanted the abolition of the tribute
and the removal of Joaquin Gamboa, alcade mayor of the
province for irregularities of tax collection.
• Palaris urged the people to fight since the Spaniards were
very weak because of their defeat at the hands of the
British in Manila.
• For over a year, he succeeded in driving the Spaniards and
friars out of the rebel towns.
• The Dominican friars tried to pacify the
rebels, but failed.
• The revolt was suppressed by Don Mariano
Arza together with 3,000 loyal Ilocano
soldiers.
• Palaris was publicly hanged.
• The Uprisings in Cagayan happened
during the revolts of Diego Silang in
Ilocos and Juan de la Cruz Palaris in
Pangasinan with the same cause of
revolution. Some uprisings also
happened in the provinces of
Laguna and Batangas.
The revolt was led by Pedro Mateo in Ilocos
Government monopoly of basi manufacturing

• This was a most unusual revolt in Philippine

history. It was all about the love for a homemade
wine from sugarcane called basi.
• The Spanish colonial government expropriated
the manufacture and sale of basi, effectively
banning private manufacture of the wine, which
was done before expropriation.
• However, wine-loving Ilocanos rose in
revolt on September 16, 1807, with the
revolt spreading to nearby towns and
with fighting lasting for weeks.
• Spanish troops eventually quelled the
revolt on September 28, 1807.
The revolt was led by Apolinario de la Cruz (Hermano Pule)
in Lucban, Tayabas (Quezon)
Religious freedom
• In June 1840, De la Cruz started his own religious order, the
Confraternity of Saint Joseph (Confradia de San Jose). They had their
own rituals, prayers and leaders especially suited for Filipinos.
• Spanish government officials banned the new order due to its
deviation from original Catholic rituals and teachings.
• However, thousands of people in Tayabas, Batangas, Laguna and
even Manila already joined it.
• Spanish government sent troops to forcibly break up the order, thus
forcing De la Cruz and his followers to rise in arm revolt for self-
defense.
• After many bloody fights, they made their last stand at
the Alitao, near Mt. Cristobal, in October 1841.
• He was executed on November 4, 1841 in Tayabas.

• The revolt was not end, many Filipino soldiers secretly

planned to take revenge on the hated Spaniards which
was led by Sergeant Irineo Samaniego.
• The loyalist troops defeated the rebels after the bloody
fight. Srg. Samaniego and 81 followers were shot and
killed on January 21, 1843.
 What are the
reasons why these
revolts were failed?