READINGS

IN
PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
MR. JOEMEL C. TAYSON
Learning Objec
tives
LO6. Formulate arguments to a particular issue using
primary sources:

LO7. Interpret the contexts of the given primary sources ,

and construct imagery of similar events tackling a
particular issue; and

LO8. Create a reflection paper tackling a particular issue

by interpreting the context of the given primary sources.

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1. The day he was executed
was on December 30, 1896.

2. He cried out,
“Consumatum est!” moments
before he was shot.

3.He was executed by a

Spanish firing squad.
1. Rizal met Seiko Usui, a
daughter of a samurai, and
he required a translator to
converse with her during his
entire stay.

2.They met each other on

February 1888 during his
second trip abroad.

3.Rizal, if not for his

patriotic mission, would’ve
stayed in Japan and
married Usui.
1.The GomBurZa were
executed due to their
supposed involvement in the
Cavite Mutiny in 1872.

2. Only the three (3) priest

were executed after their
arrest and summary trial.

3.Fr. Jacinto Zamora was

executed due to mistaken
identity and a
misinterpreted letter.
 INCONSISTENCY
- a state where two facts don’t
match. Information also may be
incoherent in investigations.

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CONTROVERSY
- a discussion marked by
expression of opposing views.
It is also a result of inconsistent
information.
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History is not perfect, and the
historian is only retelling the
story based on the pieces of
evidence left for him/her to use.

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It can be riddled with trivial information
because of several reasons:

human memory
manipulation of artifacts
personal bias

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 Case Examples of
Different Viewpoints
in Historical Events
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1. Viewpoints on Ferdinand Magellan’s Arrival

A. Magellan arrived and set foot on March 16, 1521, but the early
Filipinos said that there were “others like him” who’ve been in the
country before. He took an unknown route, now known as the
Pacific, because the Indian route was under Portugal.

B. Ferdinand Magellan was a European navigator who was hailed as

the “first man to reach the Philippines.” He didn’t complete his
circumnavigation due to his death at Mactan.

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2. Viewpoints on the 1899 Battle of Manila

A. The incident happened at the San Juan Bridge in 1899,

where Pvt. William Grayson, an Englishman, shot and killed
Anastacio Felix, a Filipino lieutenant.

B. The incident, which led to the Filipino-American War,

actually broke out from the intersection of Sociego and
Silencio Streets. The initial bout eventually reached San Juan
Bridge.
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3. Viewpoints on the introduction of Philippine Public School
System

A. Spain installed various schools to educate the natives at the time

due to the Educational Decree Act of 1863, creating separate public
schools for boys and girls. Manuel Luis Quezon attested this.

B. The Philippine Public School system was introduced by the

American military, with its teachers imported from the US riding
aboard USS Thomas

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03 Activity 1
Instructions
Answer the following questions shortly:

1.What would happen to our history if there is

information left unresolved or taught wrong?

2.Have you encountered something in your

history classes before that left you confused?
Narrate your specific experience.

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