Early

Filipino
Revolts
Causes of the uprising or revolt
against the Spaniards
 High tribute
 Force Labor
 Land Grabbing
 Unequal rights
 Corruption and abuse
 1574 Lakan-Dulas’s Revolt in Tondo
It started when a pact of friendship was made with Miguel
Lopez de Legazpi.
 Legazpi died on August 10, 1572 and was replaced by
Governor Guido de Lavezaris.
 Captain Salcedo, grandson of Legazpi persuaded the
rajas and datus to stop the uprising and later on
restored peace between two parties.
 Lim-Ah Hong Chinese pirate and war lord who invaded
Philippines in 1574
 158 Tondo Conspiracy
 Tondo, Cuyo and Calamianes
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 The mastermind of this Libertarian movement was
Agustin de Legazpi

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 His plan was to kill the Spaniards and set Manila on
fire.
 Through Dionisio Fernandez, Agustin de Legazpi with
his fellow conspirator contracted a Japanese sea captain,
Juan Gayo, to get arms and Japanese warriors to fight
the Spaniards.
 It failed due to the betrayal of Magat Salamat who
revealed the plan to Antonio Surabao and later
recounted it to Pedro Sarmiento.
 October 26, 1588- Sarmiento rushed to Manila
and ordered Gen. Santiago de Vera to arrest all
the persons behind the revolutionary plot. They
were given harsh penalties.
 1596-88 Magalat’s Revolt (Cagayan)
 Magalat with his brother incited the people of Cagayan to rise
against Spain during the rule of Gov. Francisco Tello. The
revolt was put down and the rebellious brothers were kept in
Manila as exiles.
 The Dominican Missionaries persuaded Gov. Tello to
pardon them. The Governor soon allowed them to return home.
 They once more incited the people to rebellion. Many Spaniards
and loyal Filipinos died.
 The Spaniards hired native assasins and murdered the leader
in his own house. It causes the failure of the revolt.
 1601
Igorot Revolt (Northern Luzon)
 The revolt was incited due to demand of religious toleration.
 Governador-General Tello ordered an expedition to Cordillera
region for religious conversion purposes with the aid of Padre
Esteban Marin.
 Marin initially convince the Igorots to convert peacefully to
Catholicism.
 Igorots killed Marin. Gobernador Tello sent Captain Aranda with
Spanish and Lumad foot soldiers.
 Aranda made use of extreme measures and executed them
quickly to dispel the revolt in Cordillera Region.
 1621
Gaddang Revolt (Cagayan)
 The revolt was due to the Oppression of Spanish officials
 The leader of the revolution was Felipe Cutabay and
Gabriel Dayag.
 The Gaddang’s revolted to the encomenderos and
government officials.
 The Dominican Missionary, Father Pedro de Santo
Tomas succeeded in convincing the two rebels to
surrender peacefully and lay down their arms making it
the end of the revolution.
1621-22
Tamblot’s Revolt (in Bohol)
 1526- The Jesuits first came to Bohol and
governed the island and later on converted
Boholanos to the Catholic Faith.
Leaded by Babaylan Tamblot because of their desire to abandon
Christianity and return to old religious faith.
 Tamblot- Babaylan or native priest, who urged
his fellow Boholanos to return to the old belief of
their forefathers.
January 1, 1622 The Tamblot was executed and his head
was severed on a pike to serve as a warning to the
populace.
 1621 Bancao’s/Bankaw’s Revolt (Leyte)
Excerpt of an account of the Bancao Revolt by Fathers Velarte and
Diaz
 Bancao- is a datu of Carigara
-had warmly received Miguel Lopez de Legazpi as his
guest, when he arrived in the PH in 1565.
Although baptized as a Catholic in his youth, he abandoned
his faith . With a babaylan Pagali, he built a temple for a diwata
or local goddess, and pressed six town to rise up in revolt.
In order to remove fear to the Spaniards the two said to their
followers that they could change the Spaniards to stones by
repeating the word “bato”. And that women or child could change
them into clay by flinging earth on them.
 1621 Bancao’s/Bankaw’s Revolt (Leyte)
Excerpt of an account of the Bancao Revolt by Fathers Velarte and
Diaz

Governor-General Alonso Fajardo de Entenza sent the alcalde

mayor of Cebu, Juan de Alcarazo, with Spanish and foot soldier
colonial troops to suppress the rebellion.

 Bancao’s severed head was impaled on a bamboo stake and

displayed to the public as a stern warning
1625-27
Cagayan Revolt
 Due to the desire of independence and
punishment of a women whom displeases
certain Spanish officials
Leaded by Miguel Lanab and Aldaban

Leaders were pardoned and later killed

when they revolted anew. FAILED
1629
Caraga Revolt
 Involve the people in Caraga and Northern
Mindanao
 The revolt was because of the dissatisfaction of
townspeople to Spanish rule.

FAILED
16 Cagayan Revolt
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 Due to dissatisfaction to Spanish rule
 Leaded by Silang and Palaris
 It was suppressed.
1649
Ladia Revolt (Bulacan)
 Headed by Pedro Ladia- a moro Bornean and self-
claimed descendant of Lakandula who came to
Malolos in 1643.
 During those times his land was in the hand of the
Spaniards and he thought that it was about time to
put himself as King of the Tagalogs.
 He was bought to Manila where he was executed.
 After cutting Father Garcia’s body in pieces, they fed
his flesh to a herd of pigs.
1649
Ladia Revolt (Bulacan)
 They compelled their fellow Itneg’s to loot, desecrate
Catholic images, set fire to the local churches, and
escape with them to the mountains.
 Governor-General Fernando de Silva- sent Spanish
and foot soldier colonial troops to suppress the
rebellion
• They destroyed farms and other
sources of food to starve the Itnegs,
and forced them to surrender.
 1649-50
 Samar
Sumoroy Revolt
 Other name is Visayan Revolt. It is due to Governor
Fajardo’s order to send Visayan laborer’s to Cavite for
shipbuilding.
 The revolution was headed by Juan Ponce, Sumoroy
and Pedro Caamug
 Local parish priest of Palapag was murdered and the
revolt eventually spread to Mindanao, Bicol, and the
rest of Visayan such as Cebu, Masbate, Zamboanga,
Albay, Camarines and Northern Mindanao, such as
Surigao
1649-50 Sumoroy Revolt

 They established rebel government in the

mountains of Samar.

 Juan Ponce Sumoroy was captured,

defeated and executed on June 1650.