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Motives of Revolts

The document summarizes the various motives and categories of revolts against Spanish colonization in the Philippines. It identifies the main motives as personal, religious, political, and economic factors imposed by oppressive Spanish institutions like taxation. It then categorizes the revolts as revitalization movements to unite the Filipinos, nativistic efforts to drive out the Spanish through revolt, or messianic beliefs in a supreme power that would end Spanish rule. The document proceeds to provide examples of revolts led by individuals for personal or economic reasons, as well as revolts inspired by religious beliefs in babaylans or native spiritual leaders claimed to have magical powers.

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Motives of Revolts

The document summarizes the various motives and categories of revolts against Spanish colonization in the Philippines. It identifies the main motives as personal, religious, political, and economic factors imposed by oppressive Spanish institutions like taxation. It then categorizes the revolts as revitalization movements to unite the Filipinos, nativistic efforts to drive out the Spanish through revolt, or messianic beliefs in a supreme power that would end Spanish rule. The document proceeds to provide examples of revolts led by individuals for personal or economic reasons, as well as revolts inspired by religious beliefs in babaylans or native spiritual leaders claimed to have magical powers.

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Motives of Revolts

Political

1. Personal

Religious- Babaylan and Katalonan

- “Falso Medequillos”

2. Economic Imposed Institutions

• Mandala/Bandala

• Taxation

• Polo

3. Land Problems

• Land ownership abused by Spaniards

• Filipinos fighting for their own lands

Categories and Kinds of Revolutions

1. Revitalization Movement

• Conscious movement to unite

2. Nativistic

• Drive away the Spaniards through revolts and revolution

3. Messianic

• There will be a supreme power to drive away the Spaniards

Personal motive/ Economic revolts

1. Francisco Maniago

• Robinhood of Pampanga (Arayat, Pampanga)

• Killed by Spaniards

2. Andres Malong

• San Carlos, Binalatongan, Pangasinan

• Influenced by Maniago

3. Juan Dela Cruz Polaris


• Toughest enemy of Spaniards

• Pangasinan

4. Diego Silang

• Because of Monopolyo tabako and Basi

• Vigan, Ilocos Sur

• Confidantes:

o Miguel Vicos- Benguet

o Pedro Becbec- Abra, killed Silang

5. Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang

• 12 leaders in Ilocos

• 2000 men vs. 6000 Guardia Civil

6. Francisco Dagohoy

• 85 years of revolts

• Cause of revolt: Economic and his brother

o Sagarino- “Sexton” a church worker

o Gaspar Morales of Inabangan Church refused to give Sagarino a proper burial that caused to
Dagohoy to revolt

Personal Religious Motive

7. Magtangaga Revolt

• Cagayan

• Led by Francisco Rivera

8. Tamblot Revolt

• Bohol

• Tamblot was a babaylan believed to have magical powers that once a bamboo was cut, it
produces bulletproof human

9. Tapar Revolt

• Panay, Iloilo

• Tapar was a babaylan who converted into Christian believed to have magic to cut bamboos then
enemies will transform into trees
10. Miguel Lanab and Alababan

• Padre Palau and Garcia- 2 Jesuit friars killed by them

• Religious uprising

• After killing them, they fed them to pigs and exited through the mountains

o Budkawi

o Bubagsak

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