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Different Versions of The Cry of Balintawak or Pugad Lawin: Pio Valenzuela's

There are different accounts of when and where the Philippine Revolution began. Pio Valenzuela claimed it started on August 23, 1896 in Pugad Lawin with over 1000 Katipuneros meeting to debate starting the revolution. Santiago Alvarez believed it began on August 24, 1896 in Bahay Toro. Gregoria de Jesus, Bonifacio's wife, said it started near Caloocan on August 25, 1896. However, Guillermo Masangkay, an eyewitness and friend of Bonifacio, maintains it began on August 26, 1896 during a meeting in Balintawak where they debated the timing of the uprising.

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Different Versions of The Cry of Balintawak or Pugad Lawin: Pio Valenzuela's

There are different accounts of when and where the Philippine Revolution began. Pio Valenzuela claimed it started on August 23, 1896 in Pugad Lawin with over 1000 Katipuneros meeting to debate starting the revolution. Santiago Alvarez believed it began on August 24, 1896 in Bahay Toro. Gregoria de Jesus, Bonifacio's wife, said it started near Caloocan on August 25, 1896. However, Guillermo Masangkay, an eyewitness and friend of Bonifacio, maintains it began on August 26, 1896 during a meeting in Balintawak where they debated the timing of the uprising.

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Different Versions of the Cry of Balintawak

or Pugad Lawin

Pio Valenzuela's
Controversial "Cry of Pugad Lawin"

> It has been authorized by Dr. Pio Valenzuela.

> He is an eyewitness of the event.

> He claimed that the first cry took place at Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896.

From the Memoirs of Pio Valenzuela, he stated that:

It was at Pugad Lawin, in the house, store-house, and yard of Juan Ramos,
son of Melchora Aquino, where over 1000 members of the Katipunan met
and carried out considerable debate on August 23, 1896. The discussion
was on whether or not the revolution against the Spanish government
should be started on August 29, 1896. Only one man protested and fought
against the war and that was Teodoro Plata (Bonifacio's brother-in-law).

Santiago Alvarez’s
“The Cry of Bahay Toro"

> It was written by Santiago Alvarez, a well-known Katipunero from Cavite and a
son of Mariano Alvarez.

> A relative of Andres Bonifacio's wife, Gregoria de Jesus He believed that the call
for rebellion happened at Sampalukan, barrio of Bahay Toro on August 24, 1896.
> His version was not accorded the same importance as the others because he
was not an eyewitness of the event.

Gregoria de Jesus'
Version of the "First Cry".

> Written by the "Lakambini of the Katipunan" and wife of Andres Bonifacio,
Gregoria de Jesus.

> A participant of the event and was the keeper of the secret documents of the
Katipunan.

> In her account, the "First Cry" happened near Caloocan on August 25, 1896.

Gregoria de Jesus' Account:

The activities of the Katipunan had reached nearly all corners of the
Philippine Archipelago, so when some of the members are arrested, we
immediately returned to Caloocan. However, as we were closely watched
by the agents of the Spanish authorities, Andres Bonifacio and other
Katipuneros left the town after some days. It was then that the uprising
began, with the first cry for freedom on August 25, 1896.

Guillermo Masangkay’s
“ The Cry of Balintawak”

> This version was written by the Katipunan General, Guillermo Masangkay.

> He is an eyewitness of the event and a childhood friend of Bonifacio.

> In his account, the first rally of the Philippine Revolution happened on August
26, 1896 in Balintawak.

Guillermo Masangkay's Account:

On August 26, 1896, a big meeting was held in Balintawak, at the house of
Apolonio Samson, then the cabeza of that barrio of Caloocan. Among those
who attended, I remember, were Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Aguedodel
Rosario, Tomas, Remigio, Briccio Pants, Teodoro Plata, Pio Valenzuela,
Enrique Pacheco, And Francisco Carreon. At about nine o'clock in the
morning of August 26, the meeting was opened with Andres Bonifacio
presiding and Emilio Jacinto acting as secretary. The purpose was to
discuss when the uprising was to take place. Teodoro Plata, Briccio Pantas,
and Pio Valenzuela were all opposed to starting the revolution too early.
They reasoned that the people would be in distress if the revolution were
started without adequate preparation.

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