Cry of Balintawak Reflection Paper
Cry of Balintawak Reflection Paper
1. When and The Cry took place in Balintawak on August 25, 1896.
where did the Historian Teodoro Kalaw in his 1925 book the Filipino
Cry of Pugad Revolution wrote that the event took place during last week of
Lawin August 1896 at Kangkong, Balintawak.
happens?
2. What is the These events vitalized the unity of the Filipino People and
significance of brought “thirst” for independence. The Cry of rebellion in
the “Cry of Pugad Lawin, marked the start of the Philippine Revolution in
Pugad Lawin 1896 which eventually led to independence of the country in
in the 1898.
Philippine
History?
3. What conflicts Disparity of the Location and Date of the First Cry One of
and controversies that remains undisputable in Philippine's history
controversies is the Cry of Pugad Lawin. The Cry happened in Pugad
that arise in Lawin or Bakintawak, and if it happened on August 23, 1896
“Cry of Pugad or August 24, 1896. However, the case stands that the ‘Cry’
Lawin?” of Pugad Lawin happened on August 23, 1896 at Pugad
Lawin due to the credibility of the source of its consistency
with other sources. Nevertheless, other historians argue of this
statement otherwise.
4. What are the The important thing I’ve learned from this story is that the
lesson that you Philippines decided to stand against the Spanish Dominion
learned in the and fight. To this end, an investment in the group is an
story of “Cry investment in oneself. We are only good as our team
of Pugad
Lawin”?