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The Cry of Pugad Lawin (Filipino: Sigaw sa Pugad Lawin, Spanish: Grito de Pugad Lawin) was the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. [1] In late August 1896, members of the Katipunan [a] led by Andrés Bonifacio revolted somewhere around Caloocan, which included parts of the present-day Quezon City. [2] [3]
The holiday traces its roots to the Cry of Pugad Lawin in August 1896, which marked the beginning of the Philippine Revolution. [3] The date and the location of the cry have been long disputed. From 1911 to 1962, the cry was thought to have emanated from Balintawak (now in modern-day Balingasa, Quezon City) on August 26. [4]
The Monument to the Heroes of 1896 was a privately funded venture and was inaugurated on September 3, 1911. [2] [3] It initially was installed at the site where the Balintawak Cloverleaf currently stands.
In the last days of August, the Katipunan members met in Caloocan and decided to start their revolt [9] (the event was later called the "Cry of Balintawak" or "Cry of Pugad Lawin"; the exact location and date are disputed). A day after the Cry, the Supreme Council was reorganized by Bonifacio with the following:
[57] [61] As a precaution, the rebels moved to Bahay Toro [57] or Pugad Lawin [58] on August 23. Agoncillo places the Cry and tearing of certificates at the house of Juan Ramos, which was in Pugad Lawin. [58] Alvarez writes that they met at the house of Melchora Aquino (known as "Tandang Sora", and mother of Juan Ramos) in Bahay Toro on that date.
Andrés Bonifacio, supreme leader of Katipunan and led the Cry of Pugad Lawin; Mamerto Natividad, one of the leaders of the revolution in Nueva Ecija; Moises Salvador, master of lodge of the mason in Balagtas; Numeriano Adriano, chief guard of lodge of the mason in Balagtas; José A. Dizon, master of lodge of the mason in Taliba
This commemorates the Cry of Pugad Lawin and the start of the Philippine Revolution. [11] In 1974, the Pinaglabanan Shrine was unveiled in San Juan, along Pinaglabanan Street. "Pinaglabanan" is a Tagalog word for "fought over". The present-day San Juan Elementary School stands on the former grounds of the ruined El Polvorín. [12]
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