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Transcribed Image Text:An Eyewitness Account of the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino-American War
In the case of Father Mariano Gil, his account is considered as credible firstly because of his
knowledge between both the Spanish and Filipino language. A factor for the validation of his
account would be his connection to Teodoro Patino who betrayed the secrets of the
Katipunan. Patino came to Father Gil and led him to the documents and tools of the
Katipunan which they used to make revolutionary materials. This significant event then led to
the discovery of Katipunan.
Katipunan is a secret Filipino revolutionary organization consisting of 17,000 to 20, 000
members with a goal of attaining Philippine independence from Spain. During the fourth year
of Katipunan, Spanish authorities found out about the organization.
Spanish authorities had their speculations regarding the existence of katipunan most
particularly, Fr. Mariano Gil. He is an Augustinian friar who, however, had no strong evidence
to prove and validate his claims. This made Governor-general Ramon Blanco ignore his
assertion and he considered this as something formed by "friars and some fanatical
Spaniards".
Teodoro Patiño who works with the katipuneros revealed the secrets and plans of the
Katipunan to his sister, Honoria, an inmate at the Augustinian orphanage in Mandaluyong.
The dispute between Teodoro Patiño and Apolinario dela Cruz, a Katipunero, prompted him
to betray the revolutionary society for revenge. Both were Diario de Manila employees and
candidates for a two-peso wage increase promotion. However, Patiño was accused of
stealing some of the company equipment through an anonymous letter, which he suspects
dela Cruz as the sender. Moreover, this allegation was strengthened because of Patiño's
defective gambling history. Honoria, then, told the disclosure to the Mother Portress of the
orphanage and convinced Patiño to tell Fr. Gil.
Spaniards recognized Patiño for his betrayal and referred his name "a sweet name". He was
then rewarded protection from the Spanish government during the Philippine revolution.
After spanish colonization, he fled to spain together with spanish governor- general Diego
delos Rios. After one and a half year, Patiño returned to the Philippines, particularly in his
hometown, Capiz. After the Philippine Revolution, he went back to Manila and later became
a sergeant of the Manila Police. Nonetheless, there were no exact details regarding the
country's acceptance of his return.
Fr. Mariano Gil was also able to survive the Philippine Revolution despite the claims of some
accounts of him being killed by the Katipuneros. He returned to Spain as the secretary of
Bishop Jose Lopez, OSA of Pamplona in Navarra. He was positively described by a Spanish
chronicler attributing to characteristics such as being just, lawful, generous, charitable, etc.
On the contrary, there is no written account regarding a Filipino perception of Fr. Gil.
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