2.  Portuguese and Dutch Threats
 During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, the
Filipinos dreamed to achieve independence from the
harsh Spanish rule at that time.
 The Filipinos began to fight the Spaniards the moment
they settled permanently in 1565 and continued this
resistance to the end of their rule in 1898.
 The Philippine Revolt patterns must be treated
holistically and not separately.

3.  General Gonzalo Pereira in 1566 & 1568 asked
Legazpi to leave.
 The Portuguese blockaded Cebu and
bombarded the Spanish settlement (1570)
 They failed to dislodged their rivals.
 The incursions ceased only when Portugal
became part of the Spanish Empire. (1580)

4.  They revolted against Spain and proclaimed independence in
1579. Spain refused to recognize Dutch independence.
 Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 – led to the recognition of the
Dutch independence.
 1597– First Battle of Mariveles
 1610- Second battle of Mariveles
 1617- Battle of Playa Honda
 1647- Dutch’s last attack against the Spanish.
- They were finally driven off.

5. › Desire to regain the lost freedom of their ancestors
› ( Political )
› Religious intolerance of Spanish authorities
( Religious )
› Abuses of the Spaniards ( Personal )
› The hated tribute and oppressive forced labor
› Loss of ancestral lands

6. Personal
Motives
Revolts are
categorized into Political Motives
three
Religious
Motives

8. Uprising/ DATE PLACE CAUSE LEADER RESULT
Revolt
Lakandula 1574 Tondo, Failure of Gov. Lakandula Failed
Lavezares to fulfill
Navotas Legazpi’s promise
to Lakandula
Pampanga 1585 Pampanga Abuse of Failed.
Spanish A woman
Encomien- betrayed a
deros revolt.
Tondo 1587-1588 Tondo, Desire for Magat Salamat, Failed
Cuyo, indepen- Agustin de a spy reported to
Legazpi, Juan Spanish
Calamianes dence authorities about
Banal & Pedro
Balingit the their plan.
Leaders were
executed.

9. Uprising/ DATE PLACE CAUSE LEADER RESULT
Revolt
Magalat 1596 Cagayan Abuses of the Failed ( Hired
Tribute assassins
Collectors killed the
Magalat. )
Ladia 1643 Malolos, Weariness Pedro Ladia Failed (leader
Bulacan and from Spanish was captured)
Southern oppression
Luzon
Pangasinan / 1660- 1661 Binalato- Quarrel Andres Failed
Malong ngan, between Fr. Malong and
Pangasinan Gorospe and Pedro
Malong Gumpaos

10. Uprising/ DATE PLACE CAUSE LEADER RESULT
Revolt
Visayan/ 1649- 1650 Eastern Visayas, Caused by Gov. Juan Ponce Failed (
Northern Fajardo’s order to
Sumuroy send Visayan
SumoUroy Leaders were
Mindanao, and Pedro captured and
laborers to Cavite
Zamboanga for shipbuilding Caamug were
beheaded. )
Pampanga 1585 Pampanga Abuses of Failed ( A
Spanish woman
Encomiender betrayed the
os revolt. )
Cagayan- 1589 Cagayan, Refusal to pay Failed ( easily
Ilocos Ilocos Norte tributes, suppressed )
tyranny of
tribute
collectors

11. Uprising/ DATE PLACE CAUSE LEADER RESULT
Revolt
Igorot 1601 Northern Luzon Desire to Failed
maintain their
old religion
Caraga 1629- 1631 Caraga, Dissatisfac-tion Failed
Northern of townspeople
Mindanao to Spanish rule
Dagohoy 1744-1828 Bohol Refusal of Fr.
Morales to give
Dagohoy’s
brother a
Christian burial
Silang 1762- 1763 Ilocos Desire to expel Diego silang Failed ( Diego
the Spaniards and Gabriela was assasinated
from Ilocos Silang )

12.  The Spaniards  Lukewarm spirit of
possessed superior nationalism among
weapons and were Filipinos
able to employ native
volunteers and  Inadequate training and
mercenary soldiers. preparation for warfare
 Lack of unity  The absence of a
national leader

13. “MORO“ – name given by the
Spanish to the Muslims of the
South.
Most united groups were the Moro Wars in the South is the longest,
Muslims. bloodiest, most frustrating attempt by the
Spaniards to colonize the Southern Islands of
Mindanao
Continuous military expeditions by
the Spaniards failed to subdue
them. They fought back by raiding
the coastal towns under Spain. It remained unconquered &
unconverted until the end of
Spanish rule.

14.  Fierce resistanceof the people
of the mountain or the “taong
bundok”
PROCESS: Expensive and
frustrating for the Spaniards but
also very dangerous.
Ancient beliefs and way of life
are less exposed to the outside
world which made them more
resistant to the colonization
whether Spanish or even later
incursions of other colonizers.