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Comparison of Cavite Mutiny

The document summarizes three different perspectives on the causes and nature of the Cavite Incident of 1872 in the Philippines: 1) According to Spanish historian Jose Montero y Vidal, the mutiny was an attempt by natives to overthrow Spanish colonial rule and dismiss the government due to the removal of privileges for Cavite arsenal laborers. 2) Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera's Filipino version describes it as a simple mutiny by native soldiers and laborers protesting the loss of privileges and forced labor policies under Governor Izquierdo. 3) Governor Izquierdo's official report exaggerated the incident and blamed native clergy and others in an attempt to

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Comparison of Cavite Mutiny

The document summarizes three different perspectives on the causes and nature of the Cavite Incident of 1872 in the Philippines: 1) According to Spanish historian Jose Montero y Vidal, the mutiny was an attempt by natives to overthrow Spanish colonial rule and dismiss the government due to the removal of privileges for Cavite arsenal laborers. 2) Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera's Filipino version describes it as a simple mutiny by native soldiers and laborers protesting the loss of privileges and forced labor policies under Governor Izquierdo. 3) Governor Izquierdo's official report exaggerated the incident and blamed native clergy and others in an attempt to

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FERRER, GRACE ANNE MARIE M.

BS ARCHITECTURE 2

Jose Montero Y Vidal’s Dr. Trinidad Official Report of


version Hermenegildo Pardo de Governor Izquierdo
Tavera’s version
As shown by Jose Montero y Vidal, a The incident was simply a mutiny Governor Izquierdo insisted that
Spanish historian, the Mutiny was an by Filipino soldiers and laborers at the mutiny was instigated and
Cause/s attempt to remove and overthrow Cavite Arsenal in protest of planned by native clergy,
of the the Spanish colonizers in the Governor-General Rafael de mestizos, and lawyers as a
Cavite Philippines. According to the Spanish Izquierdo's policy, which protest against the
Incident version, the natives were attempting abolished their old-time privileges government's injustices such as
of 1872 to dismiss the Spanish government of exemption from paying not paying provinces for
because of the removal of privileges annual tribute, rendering the tobacco crops, paying tribute,
enjoyed by Cavite arsenal laborers polo (forced labor), and the and performing forced labor.
such as exemption from tribute and prohibition of the founding of the
forced labor. The democratic and school of arts and trades for the
republican books and pamphlets, Filipinos, which the general
the speeches and preaching of the believed as a cover-up for the
apostles of these new ideas in Spain, organization of a political club.
the outburst of American publicists, Soldiers and laborers naturally
and the cruel policies of the resented the loss of these
insensitive governor appointed by privileges.
the reigning government to govern
the country.
Jose Montero y Vidal documented Dr. Trinidad Hermenigildo Pardo The official report issued by Gov.
Point of the event, highlighting it as an Indio de Tavera, who authored the Gen. Rafael Izquierdo
View/s attempt to destabilize the Spanish Filipino version of the bloody exaggerated the incident and
on the government in the Philippines. incident in Cavite, describes it as used it to implicate the
Cavite a simple mutiny by native Filipino indigenous clergy, who were
Incident soldiers and laborers of the then active in the call for
of Cavite arsenal who were forced secularization.
1872 to deal with the loss of their
privilege arising from the
draconian policies of Iquiezerdo.

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