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1. CHAPTER 3 “ONE P AST BUT MANY HISTORIES”

2. Conflicts and Controversies of the CRY OF BALINTAWAK OR PUGAD LAWIN

3. INTRODUCTION The controversy about the date and venue of the first cry remains unsolved up to this time. It is believed that the so-called Cry took place in Balintawak; but others would say that it really happened in Pugad Lawin. There are different versions to consider in knowing the real date and place of the Cry. These include Pio Valenzuela’s Controversial “Cry of Pugad Lawin”, Santiago Alvarez’s “The Cry of Toro”, Gregoria de Jesus’ version of the “First Cry” and Guillermo Masangkay’s “Cry of Balintawak”.

4. PIO VALENZUELA’S CONTROVERSIAL “CRY OF PUGAD LAWIN” This version has been authorized by no other than Dr. Pio Valenzuela, who was an eyewitness of the event . In his first version, he told that the prime staging point of the Cry was in Balintawak on Wednesday of August 26, 1896 . He held this account when the happenings or events are still vivid in his memory. On the other hand, later in his life and with a fading memory, he wrote his Memoirs of the Revolution without consulting the written documents of the Philippine revolution and claimed the “Cry” took place at Pugad Lawin on August 23, 1896.

5. -Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Procopio Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata , Aguedo del Rosario and Pio Valenzuela took refuge first at Balintawak, the first five arrived there on August 19 and Valenzuela on August 20, 1896. - 500 members of the Katipunan met on August 22, 1896 at the house and yard of Apolonio Samson at Kangkong. It was the first place where they met. There, views were only exchanged and no resolution was debated or adopted. It was at Pugad Lawin , in the house, store-house, and yard of Juan Ramos , son of Melchora Aquino , where over 1000 members of the Katipunan met and carried out considerable debate and discussion on August 23, 1896 . The discussion was whether or not the revolution against the Spanish government should be started on August 29, 1896. Only one man protested and fought against a war, and that was Teodoro Plata (Bonifacio’s brother-in-law). - After the tumultuous meeting, many of those present tore their cedula certificates and shouted “Long live the Philippines! Long live the Philippines!”

6. THE CRY OF BAHAY TORO This version was written by Santiago Alvarez, a well-known Katipunero from Cavite and a son of Mariano Alvarez, who is a relative of Gregoria de Jesus (wife of Andres Bonifacio). Unlike the author of the first version, Santiago Alvarez is not an eyewitness of this event. Sunday, August 23, 1896 , as early as 10 o’clock in the morning, at the barn of Kabesang Melchora, at a place called Sampalukan, Barrio of Bahay Toro, Katipuneros met together. About 500 of these arrived, ready and eager to join the “Supremo” Andres Bonifacio and his men. - Monday, August 24, 1896 , there were about 1000 Katipuneros. The Supremo “decided to hold a meeting inside the big barn. Under his leadership, the meeting began at 10 o’clock in the morning. It was 12 o’clock noon when the meeting adjourned amidst loud cries of “Long live the Sons of the Country!” (Mabuhay ang mga anak ng Bayan!)

7. GREGORIA DE JESUS’ VERSION OF THE FIRST “CRY” This version was written by the “Lakambini of the Katipunan” and wife of Andres Bonifacio,Gregoria de Jesus . She has been a participant of this event and became the keeper of the secret documents of the Katipunan . After the revolution in August 1896 , she lived with her parents in Caloocan the n fled to Manila when she was told that the Spanish authorities wanted to arrest her. Eventually, she joined her husband in the mountains and shared adversities with him. According to her account, the uprising and the first cry for freedom began on August 25, 1896 .

8. THE “CRY OF BALINTAWAK” This version was written by the Katipunan General Guillermo Masangkay . He is an eye witness of the historic event and a childhood friend of Bonifacio. According to him, the first rally of the Philippine Revolution happened on August 26, 1896 at Balintawak. On August 26, 1896 , a big meeting was held in Balintawak, at the house of Apolonio Samson, then the cabeza of the barrio of Caloocan. Among those who attended were Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Aguedo del Rosario, Tomas Remigio, Briccio Pantas, Teodoro Plata, Pio Valenzuela, EnriquePacheco, and Francisco Carreon. They were all leaders of the Katipunan and composed the board of directors of the organization. Delegates from Bulacan, Cabanatuan, Cavite and Morong (now Rizal province) were also present.

9. At about 9 o’clock in the morning of August 26 , the meeting was opened with Andres Bonifacio presiding and Emilio Jacinto acting as secretary. Their purpose was to discuss when the uprising was to take place. Teodoro Plata (Bonifacio’s brother-in-law), Briccio Pantas and Pio Valenzuela were all opposed to starting the revolution too early. They reasoned that the people would be in distress if the revolution were started without adequate preparation. Plata also said that the uprising could not very well be started without the arms and food for the soldiers.Valenzuela used Rizal’s argument about the rich not siding with the Katipunan organization.

10. Andres Bonifacio left the session and talked to the people who were waiting outside forthe result of the meeting. He told the people that the leaders were arguing against starting the revolution early, and appealed to them in a fiery speech in which he said: “Your member , the fate of our countrymen who were shot in Bagumbayan. Should we return now to the towns, the Spaniards will only shoot us. Our organization has been discovered and we are all marked men. If we don’t start the uprising, the Spaniards will get us anyway. What then, do you say?” To this, the people shouted as one with “Revolt!”

11. Bonifacio then asked the people to give a pledge that they were to revolt. He told them that the sign of slavery of the Filipinos were the cedula tax charged each citizen . To prove that they were all ready to revolt, Bonifacio asked them to destroy their cedulas as a sign that all of them has declared their severance from the Spaniards. The people pulled out their cedulas and tore them to pieces. This was the formal declaration of the separation from the Spanish rule. After that, Bonifacio came back inside and told the leaders about what took place outside. In spite of the protests of Plata, Pantas and Valenzuela, the board of directors voted forthe revolution. When this was decided, the people outside shouted “Long live the Philippine Republic!”

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