Memoir of a General” by Santiago Alvarez During the initial days of the revolution, the revolutionary forces in Manila under Andres Bonifacio (the Supremo or Supreme Leader), were experiencing a number of defeats. On the other hand, the revolutionary forces in Cavite were able to remove Spanish control initially. However, after some time, the Spanish forces were slowly regaining Cavite due to reinforcements and thus, a convention was called in order to discuss the defense of the province. Unfortunately, the defense of the province was not really discussed and the attendees decided to focus on setting up a new government. In Cavite, there were two factions of the Katipunan (a revolutionary movement against Spanish colonialism in the Philippines), the Magdalo (founded by Baldomero Aguinaldo, cousin of the first Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo) and the Magdiwang (founded by Mariano Alvarez, father of Santiago Alavarez whose account you will read). The Magdalo wanted to establish a new revolutionary government while the Magdiwang wanted to retain the Katipunan as the revolutionary government. Before the elections, the attendees agreed to respect the results no matter the background of those elected. One infamous event of this election was the feud between Daniel Tirona and Andres Bonifacio. Upon Bonifacio’s election as Minister of the Interior, Tirona questioned his credentials, stating that the minister must be a lawyer. Bonifacio was infuriated with this and there is a story that said that he went for a Katipunero’s firearm and pointed it at Tirona in order to shoot him. Deeply insulted, Bonifacio declared the elections as null and void. There were people who agreed with him, but there are also those who did not. Those who did not later charged him with treason against the new revolutionary government. He was later killed, along with his brother, by his fellow Filipinos. An unfortunate reminder that in politics and power, there are no permanent friends and allies, only permanent ambitions. Answer the following questions: 1. What are the statements in the document that could pinpoint the: a) Strength of the narrative (explain) b) Weaknesses of the narrative (explain) 2. What information about the author could possibly influence his narrative to be biased? 3. Cite a parallelism of the event in the Tejeros Convention with that of the present political situation we are experiencing. What lesson in this part of our history can we learn from? Expound on your answer.
“Memoir of a General” by Santiago Alvarez
During the initial days of the revolution, the revolutionary forces in Manila under Andres Bonifacio (the Supremo or Supreme Leader), were experiencing a number of defeats. On the other hand, the revolutionary forces in Cavite were able to remove Spanish control initially. However, after some time, the Spanish forces were slowly regaining Cavite due to reinforcements and thus, a convention was called in order to discuss the defense of the province. Unfortunately, the defense of the province was not really discussed and the attendees decided to focus on setting up a new government. In Cavite, there were two factions of the Katipunan (a revolutionary movement against Spanish colonialism in the Philippines), the Magdalo (founded by Baldomero Aguinaldo, cousin of the first Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo) and the Magdiwang (founded by Mariano Alvarez, father of Santiago Alavarez whose account you will read). The Magdalo wanted to establish a new revolutionary government while the Magdiwang wanted to retain the Katipunan as the revolutionary government.
Before the elections, the attendees agreed to respect the results no matter the background of those elected. One infamous event of this election was the feud between Daniel Tirona and Andres Bonifacio. Upon Bonifacio’s election as Minister of the Interior, Tirona questioned his credentials, stating that the minister must be a lawyer. Bonifacio was infuriated with this and there is a story that said that he went for a Katipunero’s firearm and pointed it at Tirona in order to shoot him. Deeply insulted, Bonifacio declared the elections as null and void. There were people who agreed with him, but there are also those who did not. Those who did not later charged him with treason against the new revolutionary government. He was later killed, along with his brother, by his fellow Filipinos. An unfortunate reminder that in politics and power, there are no permanent friends and allies, only permanent ambitions.
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the statements in the document that could pinpoint the:
a) Strength of the narrative (explain)
b) Weaknesses of the narrative (explain)
2. What information about the author could possibly influence his narrative to be biased?
3. Cite a parallelism of the event in the Tejeros Convention with that of the present political situation we are experiencing. What lesson in this part of our history can we learn from? Expound on your answer.
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