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Santiago Alvarez’ Memoirs of a General Teodoro Agoncillo’s Revolt of the Masses

Ira Maria Beatriz M. Nidea
BS SOCIAL WORK 1-A Author’s  Santiago Alvarez was a revolutionary general and an author
Background and an establisher and honorary president of the first
directorate of the Nacionalista Party.
 Due to his intense boldness and commitment as commander
of Cavite’s famous battles (particularly that in Dalahican, he
was publicly acknowledged as “Kidlat ng Apoy” (Lightning
of Fire).
 Additionally, he was honored and rejoiced in the present-
day Cavite City as the “Legend” of the Clash of Dalahican.
When was The account was first published during the 1920s whereas the
the account memoirs were reproduced together with the English translation
written? made by Paula Carolina Malay in Sampaguita, a Tagalog Weekly.
(Context)
Mention of  March 14, 1896, Emilio F. Aguinaldo and Raymundo Mata
date(s) initiation into the Katipunan Secret Society.
 April 6, 1896, Santiago Alvarez accompanied Emilio F.
Aguinaldo to see Supremo Bonifacio
 May 3, 1896, A general meeting of the Katipunan held in
Pasig for the purpose of notifying them about an alarming
predicament.
 May 4, 1896, Organizing a confidential fellowship with the
aim of eliminating all vile elements and antagonists of the
nationalistic movement.
 July 11, 1896, Spaniard La Font announced to increase the
pay of one of the two overseers.
 August 21, 1896, Meeting presided over by Supremo
Andres Bonifacio
 August 23, 1896, Arrival at Bahay Toro and the increase of
number of Katipuneros.
 August 29, 1896, Dr. Pio was arrested and tortured which
saddened the Katipuneros.
 September 1, 1896, the Magdalo troops encircled and
attacked the Parish house, friar estate house, and the civil
 Agoncillo was born on November 9, 1912 in
Lemery, Batangas, a Tagalog province
southeast of Manila.
 He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
from the University of the Philippines (UP) in
1934.
 His career as historian began quite late. From
1937 to 1941 he worked as a technical
assistant in the Institute of National
Language.
 He began writing in the late 1920s and early
1930s, his earliest publications being Tagalog
poems. In fact, most of his writings up to the
1940s consisted of Tagalog poems and short
stories in Tagalog and light essays in both
Tagalog and English.
The Revolt of the Masses was written in 1947 but
was officially printed in 1956.
 September 28, 1947, Author visited the place
 December 1896, Bonifacio left cavite
 January 2 1897, San Francisco de malabon to
his uncle-in-law, Marian alvarez
 April 1897, Spaniards captured the town
 March 22, 1897, Aguinaldo’s birthday
 March 22, 1897, Where it all started