Filipino Revolts Against Spanish Colonial Rule in the Philippines
The Filipino revolts against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines were driven by various causes such as the desire to regain lost freedom, Spanish oppression, hated tribute, forced labor, religious persecution, agrarian disputes, and more. These revolts occurred at different times in various regions with leaders rising up but often facing suppression and failure. Despite their failed attempts, these revolts served as symbols of resistance and aspirations for independence.
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FILIPINO FILIPINO REVOLTS REVOLTS
CAUSES CAUSES OF OF REVOLTS REVOLTS AGAINTS SPAIN AGAINTS SPAIN
The peoples desire to regain their The people s desire to regain their lost freedom and happiness. lost freedom and happiness. Spanish oppression. Spanish oppression. Hated tribute. Hated tribute. Forced labor. Forced labor. Religious persecution. Religious persecution. Agrarian disputes with the friars who Agrarian disputes with the friars who grabbed the lands of the natives. grabbed the lands of the natives. Spanish religious bigotry or because Spanish religious bigotry or because the people in certain regions of the the people in certain regions of the country wanted to go back to the country wanted to go back to the worship of their ancestral gods. worship of their ancestral gods.
Revolt Date Place Cause Leader Result FAILED FAILED Failure of Failure of Gov. Gov. Lavezares Lavezares to fulfill fulfill Legazpis Legazpis promise to promise to Lakandula Lakandula Lakandula Lakandula 1574 1574 Tondo, Tondo, Navotas Navotas Lakandula Lakandula to FAILED FAILED Pampanga Pampanga 1585 1585 Pampanga Pampanga Abuses of Abuses of Spanish Spanish Encomiend Encomiend eros eros A A Woman Woman betrayed betrayed the revolt the revolt Tondo Tondo 1587 1587- - 1588 1588 Tondo, Tondo, Cuyo Cuyo, , Calamianes Calamianes Desire for Desire for Independe Independe nce nce Magat Magat Salamat Salamat, , Martin Martin Pangan Pangan, , Juan Juan Banal, Banal, Pedro Pedro Balingit Balingit Because Because the plot the plot was was discovere discovere d. d. Leaders Leaders were were executed. executed. FAILED FAILED
Revolt Date Place Cause Leader Result Cagayan- Ilocos 1589 Cagayan, Ilocos Norte Refusal to pay tirbutes, tyranny of tribute collectors Easily Suppressed . FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED Magalat 1596 Cagayan Abuses of the Tribute Collectors Magalat Hired Assassins killed the Magalat FAILED Igorot 1601 Northern Luzon Desire for religious toleration Irrayas 1621 Oppresion Oppresion of the the Indios Indios by the Spanish the Spanish officials officials of by Felipe Felipe Catabay Catabay, , Gabriel Gabriel Dayag Dayag It was not It was not materialize materialize d due to Fr. d due to Fr. Pedro Pedro Sto Tomas Tomas preaching preaching Cagayan Cagayan Valley Valley FAILED FAILED Sto. .
Revolt Tamblot Date 1621- 1622 Place Bohol Cause Leader Babaylan Tamblot Result Desire to abandon Christianity and return to old religious faith It was suppresser by the Spaniards and Cebuanos. FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED Desire for Religious Toleration Leyte Bankaw Pagali Bankaw 1621 Desire for independence and punishment of a woman whom displeases certain Spanish officials Leaders were pardoned and later killed when they revolted a new Cagayan Miguel LanaB, Aldaban Cagayan 1625, 1627, 1639 FAILED FAILED
Revolt Date Place Cause Leader Result FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED Caraga Caraga 1629 1629- - 1631 1631 Caraga Caraga, , Northern Northern Mindanao Mindanao Dissatisfaction Dissatisfaction of townspeople of townspeople to Spanish rule to Spanish rule Cagayan Cagayan 1639 1639 Cagayan Cagayan Dissatisfaction Dissatisfaction with Spanish with Spanish rule rule It It was was suppresed suppresed Ladia Ladia 1643 1643 Malolos Malolos, , Bulacan Bulacan and and Southern Southern Luzon Luzon Eastern Eastern Visayas Visayas, , Northern Northern Mindanao, Mindanao, Zamboang Zamboang a a Weariness from Weariness from Spanish Spanish opression opression Pedro Pedro Ladia Ladia Visayan Visayan 1649 1649- - 1650 1650 Caused by Gov. Caused by Gov. Fajardo s Fajardo s order to send Visayan to send Visayan laborers laborers tyo Cavite for ship Cavite for ship building building Juan Juan Ponce Ponce Sumoroy Sumoroy and Pedro and Pedro Caamug Caamug Leaders Leaders were were captured captured and were and were be headed be headed FAILED FAILED order tyo
Revolt Pampanga Date Place 1660- 1661 Cause Failure of officials to pay rice purchased; repeated requiremen ts for polo y sevicio Quarrel between Fr. Gorosphe and Malong Spanish aggresion Leader Francisco Maniago Result General amnesty granted to rebels. Initial payment for services. FAILED Bacoor, Cavite and Pampan ga FAILED FAILED Pangasinan 1660- 1661 Binalato ngan, Pangasi nan San Nicolas, Bacarra , Laog, Ilocos Andres Malong and Pedro Gumpaos Juan Magsanop, Pedro Almanzan and Gaspar Cristobal FAILED Ilocos 1661 Leaders were executed FAILED FAILED
Revolt Date Place Cause Leader Result FAILED FAILED Panay Panay 1663 1663 Oton Oton, , Panay Panay Desire to Desire to put up a modified form a modified form of Christianity of Christianity put up Tapar Tapar It was It was suppressed suppressed Agrarian Agrarian 1745 1745- - 1746 1746 Bulacan Bulacan, , Morong Morong ( (Rizal), Rizal), Cavite, Cavite, Laguna Laguna Bohol Bohol Usurpation Usurpation of Filipino lands Filipino lands by religious by religious orders orders of Matienza Matienza FAILED FAILED Dagohoy Dagohoy 1744 1744- - 1828 1828 Refusal of Fr. Refusal of Fr. Morales to give Morales to give Dagohoy s Dagohoy s brother a brother a Christian Christian Burial Burial Desire Desire to expel to expel the Spaniards the Spaniards from from Ilocos Ilocos Francisco Francisco Dagohoy Dagohoy But rebels But rebels were were pardoned. pardoned. FAILED FAILED Silang Silang 1762 1762- - 1763 1763 Ilocos Ilocos Diego Diego Silang and Silang and Gabriel Gabriel Silang Silang Diego was Diego was assasinated assasinated FAILED FAILED
Revolt Date Place Cause Leade r Juan Dela Cruz Palaris Result Palaris 1762- 1765 Pangasi nan Demand for reforms especially the changing of local officials Government monopoly of basi manufacturing Palaris was executed. FAILED FAILED FAILED FAILED Rebels were crushed by government troops. Basi 1807 Ilocos Pedro Mateo Being a native, Pule was denied to be admitted as a monk. He founded the religious brotherhood, Confradia De San Jose, Which the government outlawed and orderd to be dissolved. Apolinario dela Cruz Hermano Pule 1840- 1841 Quezon Province FAILED FAILED
WHY ALL THESE REVOLTS ARE FAILED?
Absence ofnationalism Lack of leaders to unite the whole archipelago. Regional hostility Archipelagic nature of the Philippines prevented a steady communication in the provinces. Superiority of the Spanish arms The betrayals and assasinations of rebel leaders.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EARLY REVOLTS
Indubitably, they proved Indubitably, they proved that the Filipinos were not that the Filipinos were not satisfied to remain as satisfied to remain as oppressed, dependent oppressed, dependent people and that if given a people and that if given a chance to do so, they never chance to do so, they never hesitated or faltered to hesitated or faltered to Not with standing Not with standing their failure, the their failure, the early Filipino revolts early Filipino revolts were of vast were of vast significance. significance. strike for dignity, liberty strike for dignity, liberty and happiness. and happiness.
Moreover, out of the ashes of the Moreover, out of the ashes of the unsuccessful revolts of the Filipino arose unsuccessful revolts of the Filipino arose the spirit of dynamic nationalism. the spirit of dynamic nationalism. The failure of their periodic uprisings The failure of their periodic uprisings taught them the bitter lesson that taught them the bitter lesson that they could never free themselves from they could never free themselves from Spanish misrule by struggling Spanish misrule by struggling separately as separate tribes, but that separately as separate tribes, but that they had to unite and fight the they had to unite and fight the common welfare of the father land common welfare of the father land
