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    The document discusses the historical context surrounding the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896. It summarizes different accounts of the event from Cr. Pio Valenzuela, Gen. Santiago Virata Alvarez, and Guillermo Masangkay, who were all present. There is some controversy around the official date and location determined by the National Historical Commission, with historians and descendants of witnesses claiming the facts are incorrect.

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    The document discusses the historical context surrounding the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896. It summarizes different accounts of the event from Cr. Pio Valenzuela, Gen. Santiago Virata Alvarez, and Guillermo Masangkay, who were all present. There is some controversy around the official date and location determined by the National Historical Commission, with historians and descendants of witnesses claiming the facts are incorrect.

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    The document discusses the historical context surrounding the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896. It summarizes different accounts of the event from Cr. Pio Valenzuela, Gen. Santiago Virata Alvarez, and Guillermo Masangkay, who were all present. There is some controversy around the official date and location determined by the National Historical Commission, with historians and descendants of witnesses claiming the facts are incorrect.

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    THE FIRST CRY OF THE REVOLUTION (AUGUST 1896)

    Historical Context

     Philippine Revolution (1896)


     “First Cry”
     Tearing up their cedulas and proclaiming the start of the fight for
    independence.
     Happened after Katipunan was exposed on August 19, 1896 and
    the Spaniards began to crack down on suspected rebels.
     Katipunan Supremo Andres proceed to a designated meeting
    place outside the city to decide on their next move
     Bonifacio found it wise to begin the revolution that day and attack
    Manila at the end of the month
     1911, a monument to the Heroes of 1986 was erected in
    Balintawak where beginning in 1908
     The date and place of the event were later contradicted by
    different Katipunan personalities who claimed that they were
    there at the time
     1963, the National Historical Commission (today’s National
    Historical Commission of the Philippines [NHCP]) decided that,
     Following extensive research of primary sources,
     the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 happened on
    August 23, 1896 at Pugad Lawin, now part of Project 8 in Quezon
    City
     The controversy, however, persists, with historians and other
    personalities(especially the descendants of the Katipunero
    witnesses) claiming that the official date and place are wrong

    Dr. Pio Valenzuela’s Account

     The official date and place of the First Cry were largely based on
    the account og Cr. Pio Valenzuela, an official of the Katipunan and
    a friend of Andres Bonifacio,
     Who was present during the event
     His account was published as Memoirs of the K.K.K and the
    Philippine Revolution (Manila, n.d)

    Santiago Alvarez’s Account

     1927, a pre World War II


     Sampaguita began publishing the Katipunan memoirs of Gen.
    Santiago Virata Alvarez  one of the leaders of the Cavite
    revolution
     Series (36 parts)
     It told the story of the Philippine Revolution starting in March
    1896 until late 1897
     The series was later published as a book, titled The Katipunan and
    the Revolution (QC: ADMU, 1992) with an English translation by
    Paula Carolina Malay

    Guillermo Masangkay’s Account

     1932, Guillermo Masangkay, a friend and fellow Katipunero of


    Andres Bonifacion, recounted his experiences as a member of the
    revolutionary movement

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