Cavite Mutiny

Secularization

The process of transferring control of parishes from regular priests to secular priests who are under the supervision of bishops.

Regular priests

Priests who belong to religious orders and whose primary responsibility is to spread Christianity.

Secular priests

Priests who are not members of any religious orders and are trained to manage parishes under the jurisdiction of bishops.

Cavite Mutiny

An event in 1872 where Filipino laborers and soldiers revolted against the Spanish government due to the abolishment of their privileges.

GOMBURZA

A name representing three Filipino priests—Gomez, Ortega, and Burgos—who were executed for their alleged involvement in the Cavite Mutiny.

Archbishop Basilio Santa Justa

The archbishop who rushed the ordination of secular Filipino priests to fill vacant parish positions in 1774.

Fr. Pedro Pablo Peláez

The Ecclesiastical Governor who supported the secularization movement and advocated for Filipino priests.

Governor General Izquierdo

The Spanish governor who responded to the Cavite Mutiny by ordering the reinforcement of Spanish troops and placing blame on the mutineers.

Execution by garrote

A method of execution used in Spain and its colonies, involving strangulation or choking.

Philippine Revolution

The uprising led by Filipinos against Spanish colonial rule, marked by events like the Cavite Mutiny in 1872.

Regular priests

Priests who belong to religious orders and whose primary responsibility is to spread Christianity.

Cavite Mutiny

An event in 1872 where Filipino laborers and soldiers revolted against the Spanish government due to the abolishment of their privileges.

Cavite Mutiny

An event in 1872 when Filipino laborers and soldiers revolted against the Spanish government, demanding the restoration of their privileges.

Significance of the event

•Because of this event, it became an awakening to

the Filipinos, marking the beginning of the

Philippine Revolution.

Regular Priest and Secular Priest

The two kinds of priest in the Philippines

Regular Priest

Their primary responsibility was to spread

Christianity.

Regular Priest They were belonged to religious orders such as

Recollects

❑ Franciscan

❑ Dominican

❑ Augustinian

Secular priest

they are not belong to any religious order and under the supervision of the bishops. They also had received special training to manage the parishes

•November 9, 1774

–Archbishop Basilio Santa Justa

•November 9, 1774

–Archbishop Basilio Santa Justa

Fr. Pedro Pablo Peláez

the Ecclesiastical Governor of the Catholic Church in the Philippines stood with the Filipinos.

Pedro Pelaez

started the secularization movement in the Philippines headed by.

June 3, 1863

The movement grew stronger, but unfortunately,

Pelaez died.

•GOMBURZA

together with other priests stepped up to support

the secularization movement in his place.

THE CAVITE MUTINY OF 1872

•According to Tavera, the incident was merely a

mutiny by the Filipino laborers and soldier at the

arsenal in Cavite who were upset over the

abolishment of their privileges.

DR. TRINIDAD H. PARDO DE TAVERA

Historian, scholar

200 mutineers

mutineers composed of

Sergeant La Madrid

Around 200 mutineers composed of the soldiers and laborers at the arsenal in Cavite led by

Garrote

•GOMBURZA were convicted and put to death by

Padre Gome

February 17, 1872

“Father, I know that not a leaf falls to the

ground but the will of GOD. Since he will that I

should die here, his holy will be done.”

Padre Zamora

February 17, 1872

With vacant eyes, he went to the executioner

without a word, his mind had already lost it…

Padre Burgos

February 17, 1872

“But what crime have I committed? Is it possible

that I should die like this? My GOD is there no

justice on earth?”

“But I am innocent!”

(“So was Jesus Christ.” – said one of the

friars)

“I forgive you my son. Do yourduty.”

Padre Burgos

February 17, 1872

“But what crime have I committed? Is it possible

that I should die like this? My GOD is there no

justice on earth?”

“But I am innocent!”

(“So was Jesus Christ.” – said one of the

friars)

“I forgive you my son. Do your duty.”

JOSE MONTERO VIDAL

believed that the mutiny was an attempt of the

Filipinos to overthrow the Spanish government in the

Philippines

Rafael Izquiero

exaggerated what happened and dragged also

the native clergy who calls for secularization at the time.

Signal

Firing rockets from the walls of Intramuros.

celebrating the feast of Virgin of Loreto.

January 20, 1872 in Sampaloc

the real mastermind were

Maximo Inocencio, Crisanto de los Reyes and Enrique Paraiso

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EVENT

•Because of this event, it became an awakening to the Filipinos, marking the beginning of the Philippine Revolution.

independence

June 12, 1898.