Cry of Balintawak
Cry of Balintawak
Some witnesses states that it happened on an earlier in order to understand the event of the revolution,
date and in different places. Historians have difficulty the only source of information from within the rebel camp is
pinpointing on when the uprising began. Some said that it is mainly the Masangkay papers, the pbllished statements of
when the katipuneros have gathered while the others said it Valenzuela, Vicente Samson, Francisco Carreon, Isaac Del
is the shredding of cedula personal Carmen, Briccio Pantas, Tomas Remigio, Cipriano Pacheco,
and Eusebio Kasapio.
in the earlier days the revolution was named as “ Cry
of balintawak” however, due to Agoncillo’s Book the Revolt of • The El comercio ( evening newspaper on business
the Masses, it has been changed to “ Cry of Pugad Lawin”, matters) is the source of the Spanish side of the
even tho, according to many critiques, the source is not event.
reliable due to Valenzuela’s inconsistent statement
• Another sources is the telegram of Col. Pintos de
• Historians have different interpretations of the Ledesma on August 27, 1896. Pintos reported to
term “Cry” Governor Blanco.
Pio Valenzuela
FIRST STATEMENT:
15 YEARS LATER: