Conceptual Definition

Historical revisionism or Negationism, is the denial of historic crimes. The word is

derived from the French term ngationnisme, which means denial, which is illegal
in France and several other countries.
https://www.stoa.org.uk/topics/history/Historical%20revisionism.pdf
Historical revisionism (also but less often in English called negationism) is a
phrase that describes the process that attempts to rewrite history by minimizing,
denying or simply ignoring essential facts.(G.I Williamson)
http://www.reformed.org/misc/HistoricalRevisionism.pdf
The word Revisionism is derived from the Latin word revidere, which means
to view again. The revision of long held theories is entirely normal. It occurs in the
natural sciences as well as the social sciences, to which the discipline of history
belongs. Science is not a static condition. It is a process, specifically the creating of
knowledge by searching for evidence. When ongoing research finds new evidence,
or when critical researchers discover mistakes in old explanations, it often happens
that old theories have to be changed or even abandoned.
By Revisionism we mean critically examining established theories and
hypotheses in order to test their validity. Scientists need to know when new
evidence modifies or contradicts old theories; indeed, one of their main obligations
is to test time-honored conceptions and attempt to refute them. Only in an open
society in which individuals are free to challenge prevailing theories can we
ascertain the validity of these theories, and be confident that we are approaching
the truth.(Nordbruch, 1999)
http://germarrudolf.com/germars-views/an-introduction-to-historical-revisionism/
In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of orthodox views
on evidence, motivations, and decision-making processes surrounding a historical
event. Though the word revisionism is sometimes used in a negative way, constant
revision of history is part of the normal scholarly process of writing history.
http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/Historical_revisionism

Revisionism is not quite a straight-forward concept; it has a very complicated

history, and it can take on very different meanings depending on the context. It has
uses outside of history, as well, notably in historic Marxist political discourse. For
historians, there are fundamentally two kinds of revisionist practice: one is a
necessary and valued component of mainstream history, the other is a subversion
of it.(Sowser, 2016)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/37ayu0/what_is_revisionist_his
tory_why_is_it_a_bad_thing/

Conceptual Paper:
Introduction
Just because is written by the victor does not necessarily mean that it is
false. Therefore, revisionist history should always be suspect. Better still, all
history should be suspect. (Perry, Brian) History has a lot of secrets, mysteries and
behind the scene stories. Some of these are written by our great historians that are
relatively true but do they all accurate? Is all history dictates the precise story of
the past?
Bonifacios posthumous is still unclear in the past few years. One of the
impediments why the truth and accurate death of Bonifacio is still unclear for the
most of the Filipinos because of the given textbooks offered by the school. These
resources that used by the students also the teachers did not discuss the exact
record of dissolution of our Supremo Bonifacio.
Purpose
This study aims to:
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Discuss what historical revisionism is and not.

Reveal the truth and accurate about the death of Bonifacio
Assess teachers and students if they are well informed
Evaluate the books offered by the school if it is accurate

Related Literature
Aguinaldo had claimed he had asked for help from Bonifacio for his men from the
Magdiwang to counter the enemy offensive. But the Supremo allegedly refused,
saying he needed his own men Aguinaldo reportedly concluded: When I
realized what the Supremo had done, I sighed and said to myself: He wishes to
destroy our Revolution. A court martial Gen. Mariano Noriel, which issued the
verdict of death on Bonifacio. Aguinaldo approved the findings, but reportedly
commuted the penalty to indefinite exile. Despite Aguinaldos order, General
Noriel sentenced Andres and Procopio to be shot to death on May 8. ( Joel
Paredes of InterAksyon, 2013)
http://interaksyon.com/article/75924/bonifacio-remembered--divisive-and-a-herodowngraded-what-finally-is-supremos-place-in-history
According to Sonia Zaide, there were several ways to explain why most historians
ended writing inventive stories and fabulous tales, to wit:
1. The iconoclastic policy of the Spanish colonizers which destroyed many of the
relics in ancient Philippine society.
2. Ancient Filipinos preferred oral or verbal history
3. Poverty and lack of cultural enlightenment
4. Wars, fires and other calamities
5. Finally, sources are sometimes too regionalist and in western perspectives and
there is a great distortion in interpretation because of many languages or dialects.
Moreover, the authors personal biases.
http://istoryakaidto.blogspot.com/2007/06/underscoring-historicalrevisionism.html