Reading of Philippine History Reviewer
Reading of Philippine History Reviewer
Reviews and essays Holds a substantial collection of catalogued and uncatalogued Spanish
- If your paper is about the novels of Toni Morrison, a magazine review of documents about the Philippines composed from 1552 to 1900.
one of her novels is a secondary source. But if your paper is about the 20th-century documents such as civil records, notarial documents, and
critical reception of Toni Morrison’s work, the review is a primary source. Japanese wartime crime.
Some sources written in Tagalog such as the documents pertinent to
Newspaper articles
Apolinario de la Cruz, the leader of the Confradia de San Jose in the 19th
- If your aim is to analyze the government’s economic policy, a newspaper century.
article about a new policy is a secondary source. But if your aim is to
analyze media coverage of economic issues, the newspaper article is a Academic Institution: University of the Philippines
primary source. Ateneo de Manila University
University of Santo Tomas
Siliman University
University of San Carlos City
MAGELLAN’S EXPIDITION hands of Lapulapu’s forces in the Battle of Mactan and in the departure of
what was left of Magellan’s fleet from the islands.
WHO IS MAGELLAN?
The First Voyage Around the World by Magellan
Portuguese Explorer who organized the Spanish Expeditions to the East
Indies from 1519-1522 to search for western route to the Maluku Islands (the The document reveals several insights not just in the character of the
Spice Island ) resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed Philippines during pre-colonial period, but also on how the fresh eyes of the
by Juan Sebastian Elcano. Born on February 3, 1480, and died on April 27,
European regard a deeply unfamiliar terrain, environment, people and
1521
culture.
Magellan's proposal was then accepted by King Charles of Spain and helped him Published after Pigafetta returned to Italy.
assemble an expedition with 235 crew members and five ships, namely Trinidad, San Antonio Pigafetta wrote his firsthand observation and general impression of
Antonio, Conception, Victoria, and Santiago. the Far East including their Experiences in the Visayas.
In Pigafetta’s account, their fleet reached what he called the Ladrones
THE CAPTIANS OF EACH SHIP: Islands or the “Islands of the Thieves”. These people have no arms, but use
sticks, which have a fishbone at the end. They are poor, but ingenious, and
Trinidad - Ferdinand Magellan great thieves, and for the sake of that we called these three islands the
San Antonio - Juan De Cartagena Ladrones Islands”.
Conception - Gaspar de Quesada
Victoria - Juan Sebastian Elcano LADRONAS ISLANDS
Santiago - Joᾶo Serrᾶo
Presently known as Marianas Islands.
ANTONIO PIGAFETTA 1491-1531 It is located south-southeast of Japan, west-southwest of Hawaii, north of
New Guinea, and east of Philippines
Italian scholar and explorer from the republic of Venice.
He traveled with the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew Sept. 20, 1519
by order of the King Charles 1 of Spain on their Voyage around the world. - The voyage begins. Magellan and his crew depart from Sanlúcar de
His work became a classic that prominent literary men in the West like Barrameda, Spain or the San Lucas, Spain, and cross the Atlantic to
William Shakespeare, Michel de Montaigne and Giambattista Vico referred to reach Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. When they Rio de Janeiro the troops
the book in their interpretation of the New World. in one ship had rebellion and choose to return to Spain. travelling in
His travelogue is one of the most important primary sources in the study of the southern part of Latin America to the Pacific Ocean they
precolonial Philippines. experience storm which destroyed another ship.
His account was also a major referent to the events leading to Magellan’s
arrival in the Philippines, his encounter with local leaders, his death in the Sept. 26, 1519
- Magellan and his crew sail southwestward and reach the Canary
Islands to take in provisions. A fast-sailing ship overtakes him, Nov. 28, 1520
bringing a message from his father-in-law who warns him of Magellan begins his trans-pacific voyage with only three ships.
treachery among his men. During the expedition, Magellan and his crew are lost in the Pacific
for more than three months.
The crew members go mad due to sickness and hunger that forces
Dec. 13, 1519 them to eat worms, rats, sawdust, and water-soaked leather.
- Magellan and his men enter Rio de Janeiro. Magellan names the They suffer scurvy. Nineteen of his men die and 30 of them become
place "Santa Lucia" because upon reaching the island it is Santa very ill.
Lucia's Day. Here they trade with the local tribes. They exchange Still, Magellan continues his voyage and finds two barren and
their stuff for food and water. uninhabited islets, which he calls the "Unfortunate Island."
March 31, 1521 Magellan is wounded in his right leg by a poison arrow and a bamboo spear
- The first Catholic mass is held on Masao orLimasawa island. The is pierced to his face. Falling on his face, Magellan is killed by Lapu-Lapu and
mass is officiated by Rev. Pedro de Valderama, the fleet chaplain. his men. so, his troops retreated and went back to he Rajah Humabon
The mass is attended by Magellan, King Kolambu, Siagu, Spanish however the Rajah poisoned the remaining soldiers of Magellan.
voyagers, and fellow Filipinos.
Sebastian del Cano and 18 more Europeans survived and then they
April 7, 1521 burned the two ships and they used the ship Victoria to go back to Spain.
- After he is directed by King Kolambu, Magellan lands in Cebu that is
ruled under Raha Humabon. On the same day, Magellan and In 1522, they arrived at Seville Spain and gave the title to Ferdinand
Humabon make blood compact. Magellan as the first person who was able to circumnavigate the world.
THE KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN During that time, the aim of the Kartilya of Katipunan is to fight for the Philippine
Independence from Spain and to unite the Filipinos into one.
Katipunan was the successor organization of La Liga Filipina by Jose
Rizal. During this period the reform movement or the propaganda movement had an impact
to build a new organization which is the katipunan.
Andres Bonifacio and prominent members of the Katipunan were members
of the La Liga Filipina. In 1896 there is what we called ”Duties of the sons of the Fliipino” that was written
by Andres Bonifacio that strictly followed by the members of the organization. This
KKK ( Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang, Katipunan ng mga Anak ng dialogue embodied that Bonifacio’s belief. Bonifacio would then later adopt Jacinto’s
Bayan) has a valuable connect to what we call “ Kartilya ng Katipunan”. Kartilya ng Katipunan as the official teaching of Katipunan.
Kartilya is the secret organization while Kartilya hold the name as the
“Katipunan Code of Conduct”.
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Kartilya originates from the word “Cartilla” which means the paper given to
a new student in learning specific subject. Kartilya is consist of 14 moral and ethical values that directly emphasized this
valuable concepts; Freedom, Brotherhood, Righteousness, Excellence,
EMILIO JACINTO Enlightenment, Liberty and Equality.
He was the author of the document “KARTILYA” Two major rules and values stated inside the Kartilya:
BRAIN OF THE KATIPUNAN
He was born on December 15, 1875, in Trozo, Manila. 1. Rule that will make the member upright individual.
His parents were Mariano Jacinto and Josefina Dizon.
He studied in San Juan De Letran and later moved to University of Sto. 2. Rules that will guide the way he traits his fellow men.
Tomas taking the course of Bachelor of Law.
He also served as the editor of “Kalayaan” the official newspaper of It is served as a direct response to certain value system that has
Katipunan. been found noticeably unfair during their recent times.
He was also known by the group PINGKIAN. The Kartilya encompasses its “INTRUSIVE TRAITS” as member
He died on April 16, 1899, due to malaria in Majajay, Laguna. of development as individuals in their own right has been
validated.
HISTORY OF KARTILYA The Kartilya pertains to focus “What Katipuneros would do?”
rather than starting Do’s and Dont’s of a certain individual.
The analyzation of the values upholds in the document as Bonifacio then founded the “Katastaasang kagalanggalangan Katipunan ng
consistent with the burgeoning rational and liberal in the eighteen mga Anak ng Bayan” (KKK) on July 7, 1892 in a house on Azcarraga Street (now
and nineteenth century. Claro M. Recto), in Tondo Manila. As a symbol of the member’s loyalty, they
performed the solemn rite of Sanduguan (blood compact), wherein each one signed
THE KKK his name with his own blood.
The “Katastaasang kagalanggalangan Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan” Founders Of the Katipunan
(KKK) was a revolutionary society that espoused independence and freedom for the
Philipppines through force of arms.
- Valentin Diaz
- Andres Bonifacio - Deodato Arellano
- Teodoro Plata - Jose Dizon
- Teodoro Plata
The duties of women members were taken in new members, see to it that the
OBJECTIVES OF THE KATIPUNAN meetings of the male members were not disturbed by raids of the authorities. They
acted as a front, and they were the ones that kept the important documents of the
Political goal- was to completely separate the Philippines from Spain after declaring society.
the country’s independence.
Promonient Katipuneras
Moral goal- was to teach the Filipinos good manners, cleanliness, hygiene, fine
morals, and how to guard themselves against religious fanaticism. Gregoria Alvarez de Jesus- also known as Ka Oriang (May 9, 1875-March
15, 1943) was the founder and vice president of the Katipunan’s Women’s chapter.
Civil goal- was to encourage Filipinos to help themselves and to defend and poor She also served as the custodian of the Katipunan as almost all belongings of the
oppressed. Katipunan seal, revolver, documents were under her care.
Women also joined the Katipunan Josefa Rizal - full name is Josefa Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, born
on August 9, 1865, in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines. was known as Panggoy. Joined
A section of women was established in the society: To be admitted, one must the Katipunan after Jose Rizal's martyrdom, and was elected as the president of
be a wife, daughter or sister of a male katipunero. It was estimated that from 20-50 women in the Katipunan .
women had become members of the society. Prominent women were Josefa Rizal
(President), Gregoria de Jesus (Vice-President), Marina Dizon (Secretary) and
Angelica Rizal Lopez (Fiscal).
Marina Dizon - was one of the first women to join the Katipunan in July Roman Basa- became the Supremo because Bonifacio was disgusted over the
1893. Marina presided over initiation rites, kept records, and taught new members performance of Arellano.
the constitution Fiscal - Andres Bonifacio
Monthly Dues: One real fuerte (old money), or 12.5 centimos, or cuatros.
OFFICERS OF KKK
The first Supreme Council of Katipunan was organized on August 1, 1892. It was
composed of the following: Kawal (Soldier)
Fiscal - Ladislao Diwa
President (Supremo) - Deodato Arellano Outfit:
Secretary- Teodoro Plata
Comptroller (Intervenor)- Andres Bonifacio - Green hood, with a triangle of white lines. At the three angles were the
Treasurer- Valentin Diaz letters. Z.LI.B
- Suspended from the neck was a green ribbond with the medal with the letter
Officers (Second election) February 1983 K in the ancient tagalog script inscribed in the middle
Password: Gom-Bur-Za
Monthly Dues: Twenty centavos member, Teodoro Patiño told his sister Honoria about the existence of the Katipunan.
Patiño was a worker in the printing press of Diario de Manila. Honoria was then living
Bayani (Patriot) with nuns in a Mandaluyong orphanage. The information upset Honoria so much that
she told the orphanage’s Mother Superior, Sor Teresa de Jesus, what her brother had
Outfit: revealed. Sor Teresa suggested they seek the advice of Father Mariano Gil, the
parish priest of Tondo.
- Red mask, with white triangle, inside of which was the following:
B.
- Red sash with green borders After hearing Patiño’s revelations, Father Mariano Gil-accompanied by
several Guardias Civiles immediately searched the premises of Diario de Manila and
Password: Rizal found evidence of the Katipunan’s existence. The governor general was quickly
informed. The printing press was padlocked and hundreds of suspected KKK
Monthly Dues: Two real Fuertes (old money), or 25 centimos, or 40 cuatros
members were arrested.
KATIPUNAN MEMBERSHIP