ATTACK VS. CELEBRATION
- Dr. Trinidad Hermenigildo Pardo de Tavera- a Filipino scholar and researcher, wrote the
Filipino version of the bloody incident in Cavite.
- He incident was a mere mutiny by the native Filipino soldiers and laborers of the Cavite
arsenal who turned out to be dissatisfied with the abolition of their privileges.
- Tavera blamed Gov. Izquierdo’s cold-blooded policies such as the abolition of privileges
of the workers and native army members of the arsenal and the prohibition of the
founding of school of arts and trades for the Filipinos
- Tavera believed that the Spanish friars and Izquierdo used the Cavite Mutiny as a
powerful lever by magnifying it as a full-blown conspiracy involving not only the native
army but also included residents of Cavite and Manila, and more importantly the native
clergy to overthrow the Spanish government in the Philippines.
Intentions of the Filipino
- Intention of installing reforms, the Central Government of Spain welcomed an
educational decree authored by Segismundo Moret promoted the fusion of sectarian
schools run by the friars into a school called Philippine Institute.
- The decree proposed to improve the standard of education in the Philippines by
requiring teaching positions in such schools to be filled by competitive examinations.
- This improvement was warmly received by most Filipinos in spite of the native clergy’s
zest for secularization.
References:
https://nhcp.gov.ph/the-two-faces-of-the-1872-cavite-mutiny/
https://prezi.com/p/hgukgjgqztxm/cavite-munity/
