GROUP 6

(SIXTORIAN’S)
TEJEROS CONVENTION
TEJEROS CONVENTION
PRIMARY SOURCE ( ACCOUNT OF SECONDARY SOURCE ( TEODORO
SANTIAGO ALVAREZ) AGONCILLO’S REVOLT OF THE MASSES)

(Mentioned Places)
(Mentioned Places)
•Cavite,
• Friar estate house in Tejeros(San Francisco de Malabon,
•Batangas
Cavite)
•Nasugbu, Tuwi, and Look
• Parish house of the Catholic church in Tanza(Santa Cruz de
•Noveleta
Malabon)
•San Francisco de Malabon
• Kawit
• Imus, San Francisco de Malabon,
•Naik and Maragondon
• Mountains of Montalban and
Mariquina ,Zapote
MENTION PLACES (SECONDARY SOURCE)
• House of Juan Castañeda in Imus
• House of Santos Nocon
• House of Mrs. Estefania Potente
• Estate house of Friars in Tejeros, San
• Francisco de Malabon
• Towns of Kawit, Bakood and Imus
• Salitran
• Tanza or Santa Cruz de Malabon
• Laguna
MENTION OF DATE

PRIMARY SOURCE SECONDARY SOURCE

• March 25, 1897 • In the early part of November

• March 26, 1897 • In the middle of December 1896

• March 27, 1897 • January 2, 1897

• April 1897
• January 1897
• March 22, 1897
KEY PERSONALITIES INVOLVED
(PRIMARY SOURCE)
• Mr. Daniel Tirona- good at persuading/convincing people
• Chairman Lumbreras- Organize as a person
• Mr. Severino de las Alas- Inquisitor
• Mr. Antonio Montenegro- a person who disagrees and create conflict out of it.
• General Apoy- a principled man and knows what to do.
KEY PERSONALITY
(SECONDARY SOURCE)
• Mariano Alvarez- the child of a revolutionary general
• Mr. Daniel Tirona- good at persuading/convincing people
• Chairman Lumbreras- Organize as a person
• Mr. Severino de las Alas- Inquisitor
• Mr. Antonio Montenegro- a person who disagrees and create conflict out of it.
• General Apoy- a principled man and knows what to do.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
(PRIMARY SOURCE)
• The assembly at Tejeros was finally convened on March 25‚ 1897.
• (After the discussion on the meeting‚ they begun to the voting for election for both camps.
President‚ VP‚ Secretary and so on).
• A meeting called again at the same friar estate house‚ day after the tumultuous convention.
• March 27‚ 1797‚ eyewitness qho spied on the proceeding reveals that indeed the meeting held at
Tanza Parish House and the Supremo’s decision regarding election at friar estate were not
respected
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
(SECONDARY SOURCE)
• Division of areas‚ planning for their armies uniform were discussed.
• There’s first‚ second‚ and third invitation that has been send.
• After the misunderstanding that leads to disaster on the field‚ leaders of Magdiwang and Magdalo
decided to call a convention or assembly at Imus.
• It was actually on March 12‚ 1897‚ Aguinaldo’s birthday when simultaneously the battle raged and
assembly convened the Tejeros summing up the purpose of their meeting‚ when The Republic of
the Philippines was then and there proclaimed enthusiastic hurrahs‚ with few new forms of
government taking place the Katipunan and election of officers was then prepared.
MAJOR ISSUES HIGHLIGHTENED
(PRIMARY SOURCE)

• What kind of government should they have and how should they go about establishing it.
• Problem of organization and strengthening of defenses
• -How to support the defenses in the area still under the magdiwang control.
• Supremo's decisions regarding to the election at the friar state house was not respected.
MAJOR ISSUES HIGHLIGHTENED
(SECONDARY SOURCE)
• Dismissal failure of Governor General Blangco smash the insurgent power.
• The plan did not go beyond the paper stage.
• Magdiwang faction believing as the initiator of the revolution in the cavite it had the priority right to rule
over the insurgents of the province looked with disdain at the way the magdalo man refuse to cooperate
with it.
• The preliminary meeting that a misunderstanding arouse between the magdalo leaders and Bonifacio.
• Destructive of the katipunan plans, deepened into mutual suspicion and jelousies.
• Both magdalo and magdiwang factions has the same suspicion towards each other of courting the favor of
spaniards.
ACTION/REACTION UNDERTAKEN
(PRIMARY SOURCE)
• An assembly at tejeros was convened where the meeting was signed by the secretary of
Magdiwang Council and presided over the assembly in order to discuss the main topic which was
how to bolster the defenses in the areas still under the Magdiwang control.
• Mr. Montenegro spoke in defense of Mr. Severino’s stand while General Apoy was hurt by the
words of Mr. Montenegro and angrily replied his thoughts.
• Trining and Josephine pleaded with General Apoy and Mr. Montenegro and volunteered to and
held responsible for Mr. Montenegro.
• The actions of General Apoy alerted the Magdiwang troops. The leaders observed everyone and
were only waiting for the signal of General Apoy to begin shooting.
• Mr. Lumbreras, refused to resume his role as a chairman and wanted to give his position to the
supremo whom he thought to be rightful chairman.
• The election began and the newly elected officers was decided, they had a major
misunderstanding when the position of secretary came where Mr. Aguinaldo got offended by what
did Mr. Tirona said but was adjourned later on.
• A meeting was called at the same friar house in tejeros led by Pres. Aguinaldo to have a
reconciliation meeting but no one from Magdalo members came.
• The officers were officially elected were taking the oath while the troops were under strict orders
for not admitting the wrong doings they have done during the election.
ACTION/REACTION UNDERTAKEN
(SECONDARY SOURCE)
• The first flush of revel victory caused the Katipunan divided into two factions which is the magdiwang and the magdalo.
• Magdiwang proceeds their election dependently while the magdalo chose the following men to administer their
government.
• The both factions agreed to make their respective armies to wear the same uniform.
• Both groups were responsible for rebel victories causing them not allowing theirselves to be under its rival’s command.
• Magdiwang and Magdalo never cooperate with each other.
• Preliminary contract with supremo caused the periodic exchange of communication between him and Magdiwang
chieftains.
• A misunderstanding was arose between the madalo leaders and bonifacio, as if bonifacio was “acting as if he were a king”.
• Bonifacio was bought by the rebel leaders to the house of Castañeda where he was visted by others.
• Bonifacio remembered Ferandez promises and blamed him for the defear in San Juan.
• Jealousies and mutual suspicion were resulted from the Magdalo and Katipunan plans.
• Magdiwang followers argued that has already constitution by laws duty-approved. While the magdalo objected and insisted
on an election.
• Emilio Aguinaldo led his soldiers to face the Spaniards in Salitran.
• The first witnessed election happened in the former summer resort of the friars, the both fractions represented their
desired officers but the discussion was going nowhere as they insisted their own points of view.
• Antonio Montenegro stood up and Santiago Alvarez voice boomed inside the spacious sala.
• Repulic of the Philippines was then and proclaimed.