Development of Philippine Nationalism and Patriotism

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Development of Philippine Nationalism

 The development of nationalism in the Phil is the reaction to colonialism. The Filipino's
love for freedom motivated them to unite against their colonizer.

 CAUSES OF FILIPINO REVOLTS


1. The Desire to regain our lost Freedom
2. The Spanish Abuses/Oppression
3. The loss of Filipino Lands

 Two reasons why the revolts against the Spain failed


-Absence of Nationalism
-Lack of National Leaders

 Factors that contributed to the birth of Philippine Nationalism

1. The Opening of Philippines to the World Trade in 1834

2. The Influx of liberal ideas from Europe


- Liberal ideas contained in books and newspaper, shipped from Europe and America.
-It also contained the thoughts of different political philosophers.

3. The Opening of Suez Canal


- Built by Ferdinand De Lesseps
-It made the Philippines closer to the World trade, communications, and travel.
-The Canal is 103 miles long, and connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.

4. Secularization Movement

Two kinds of priests that served the Catholic Church in the Philippines

Regular Priest
• A priest that belongs to religious order
• A priest living according to a rule.
Secular Priest
• A priest that does not belong to any religious order.
• A priest who does not live according to any rule of a religious order, society , or
congregation of priests.

5. Cavite Mutiny of 1872


-Gov-General Rafael de Izquierdo y Gutierrez replaced Gov. de la Torre in 1871
-He discarded the liberal measures by restoring the “old order” of the Philippines.
6. January 20, 1872
-About 200 Filipino soldiers and dock workers of Cavite, under the leadership of
Sergeant La Madrid, Mutinied and killed their Spanish Officers.
- It was suppressed and La Madrid and 41 others were executed in Bagumbayan
(present- Luneta) .

7. The Martyrdom of GOM-BUR-ZA


-Father’s Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora were accused of treason to
Spain and tried in an unfair trial.
-They were sentenced to death by Garrote on February 17, 1872 in Bagumbayan
(Luneta)
-The Filipino people deeply resented the unjust execution of GOM-BUR-ZA
- Father’s Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora was acclaimed to be the true Martyr’s of their
Fatherland.
-The execution of GOMBURZA speed up the development of Philippine Nationalism

8. THE LEADING PROPAGANDA MOVEMENTS


- The demanded reforms were:
1. Equality of Filipinos and Spaniards before the law;
2. Assimilation of the Philippines as a regular province of Spain;
3. Restoration of the Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes (the
Parliament);
4. Filipinazation of Parishes;
5. Human Rights for Filipinos.

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