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November-2020.Pdf JANUARYJULY 20182018 Vol.Vol. 1313 No. 1 12 pages GaleNOVEMBER 2020 Vol. ó17 No. 4 14n pages Historical scholarship. Relevance. Meaning. Official Newsletter of the Cavite Studies Center • DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIÑAS Victorious Battles in Cavite Battle of Binakayan https://cavite.gov.ph/home/2017/02/23/battle-of-binakayan-monument/ Cavite revolutionists earned their respect from Dalahican, and Zapote. During those battles, several fellow Filipino revolutionists because of the battle unsung heroes were martyred and remained they led and won from August 31, 1896 to February unidentified until researchers found their names in 1897. Alfredo Saulo in his book Emilio Aguinaldo: the pages of primary sources written by eyewitnesses Generalissimo and President of the First Philippine and participants in the event. Include in these sources Republic – First Republic in Asia (1983) mentioned are the accounts of Carlos Ronquillo, Emilio Aguinaldo, these short lived liberated areas as Cavite’s Little Artemio Ricarte, Manuel Sityar, and the compilation Republic because the Spaniards failed to penetrate the of Santiago Alvarez among others. revolutionary defenses especially in Imus, Binakayan, (continued on page 2) Galeón NOVEMBER 2020 Vol. 17 No. 4 14 pages (Victoruious battles...from p. 1) remington at isang mauser, tangi pa ang One of the revolutionary defenses that the isang babaing matanda na nagngangalang Spaniards tried to break were the trenches. These were Goria, na ayaw umalis at igaganti raw ang constructed along the bayside under the direction kanyang asawang namatay sa pagkakalusob of General Edilberto Evangelista. His trenches were sa kuta ng mga Kaaway sa Dalahikan. effective when the enemy launched its offensives in Patuloy ang walang hintong pamamaril, Binakayan and Zapote. On the other side of the Bay, panganganyon at paglusob ng mga Kalaban; the Calero bridge served as the defense line from ayaw pasagutin ng putok ni hen. APOY ang the enemy coming from Cavite Puerto. In both cases, mga Kawal ng Bayan, samantalang hindi Filipinos shed their blood to defend these areas to nalalapit na mabuti ang mga Kaaway, repulse the enemy offensives. at nang ang mga ito ay nangasasa puno Those were the times when Filipinos cast their na ng sinirang tulay maliwanag nang lives in honor of independence. Worth mentioning in magkakarinigan ng salitaan, sumigaw those battles are the martyrdom of General Candido ang Pangulung-Digma ng: “Dapa, mga Tirona who fought in the battle of Binakayan and pilipino!”, kasabay ng pag-uutos na susuhan Gregoria Montoya who fought and perished in the ang lantaka at ng sabay-sabay na putok battle of Dalahican. ng barilan; noon di’y nagtimbuwangan at Alvarez quoted his memoirs in the battle of nawaag ang mga lumulusob na Kaaway, at Binakayan and Dalahican: ang kanilang ikalawang sunod na pulutong ay umurong nang tutoong napakalayo, sa Kinabukasan, ika-9 ng Nob., 1896, ika-6 halip na sumubo. Sa ganito’y pinag-ingatan oras n. u., sa mga tanggulan ng Binakayan at Dalahikan, dumaragsa ang unos ng mga (continued on page 5) punlo ng baril at mga punlo ng kanyong pambundok, bukod ang sa mga kanyon ng mga daong na pandigma, at pangatawanang Emmanuel F. Calairo, PhD nilulusob ang mga tanggulan ng Hukbong Editor-in-chief Naghihimagsik. Ang pangulung-digmang Neriza M. Villanueva APOY, kapagkarakang makarinig ng unang Publications Coordinator buhos ng putok ng Kaaway, madaling Jomar Encila, Phillip Medina nagtungo sa tanggulang hinaharap ng mga Contributors Kalaban (bateria No. 2), kasama ang hen. Mylene B. Delatado Mariano R. de Dios at ilang mga kawal. Ang Lay-out artist tanggulan ay nasa pag-iingat ni komandante Galeón is the official newsletter Pio Baluyot, na siyang naging kahalili ng of Cavite Studies Center namatay na komandante Aklan; kasama ng una sina kapitan Gregorio Gañak, kapitan For comments, suggestions or contributions, contact Hipolito Sakilayan at komandante Epifanio CAVITE STUDIES CENTER Malia. Sa nabanggit na kuta ay may isang Second Floor, Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Main munting lantaka, na ang ibinabala ay De La Salle University-Dasmariñas dalawang dakot na putul-putol na bakal, City of Dasmariñas, Cavite 4115 (02) 8779-5180- (046) 481-1900 to 30 loc. 3141 sapat makasalanta hanggan limang daang dipang agwat. Lahat ng nangaroroon, mula sa komandante, hanggan sa katapusang Disclaimer: Opinions and statements from the articles on this issue are the sole property of the authors kawal ay 23 katao, pawang may baril na and not the members of the publication team. 2 Galeón NOVEMBER 2020 Vol. 17 No. 4 14 pages EDITORIAL Modern-Day Heroes Nurses of the City of Gen. Trias Doctors Medical Center photo credit: Ms. Rachelle A. Gonzales President Rodrigo Duterte stressed during handle COVID cases and always at the forefront his speeches that we have to fight COVID-19. This of the danger of being infected. pandemic that claimed so many lives since the In appreciation of their work, society early months of 2020 is continuously ravaging the joined the government in calling them “modern- medical sector of the world. Until now, the race in day heroes”. Modern-day heroes put their lives developing the virus vaccine is in the process of at stake to save lives and continue the societal clinical trial and hopefully, if things turn out well, needs for medication, peace and order, and is available next year. to make sure that food is always available. In the meantime, President Duterte always Modern-day heroes are not those heroes in the reminded us about observing health past that served our country and die. They are protocols to prevent the virus infection. heroes because, like heroes in the past, they did However, our frontliners are not an exemption not think of themselves. On the other hand, they from these because they are the ones who think of others on how to help them survive and see the future ahead of them. 3 Galeón NOVEMBER 2020 Vol. 17 No. 4 14 pages Ang Landas pa Biac-na-Bato: Palabas ng Cavite Jomar Encila, TUKLAS Pilipinas, Inc. History Consultant, Taguig LGU M alaking pinsala ang ginawa ng opensiba ni Gobernador Heneral Polavieja sa pamamagitan ng kampanya ni Heneral Jose Lachambre sa Cavite. Gawa nito’y napilitang bumaling sa pakikidigmang gerilya ang hukbong rebolusyonaryo sa Cavite kung saan naatasang mamuno Bahagi ng Carta de las Provincias de Cavite, la Laguna, ang magkapatid na Batangas. Makikita ang Mt. Sungay Talisay, Heneral Miguel Malvar, Emiliano at Mariano Tanauan, at Santo Tomas kung saan napagpasyahang pinuno ng retaguardia sa hukbo Riego de Dios hindi itinuloy ang ruta mula rito. ni Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo (Aguinaldo, Mga Gunita 1998, p. 295-296). Kasama Buntis ng Maragondon. Maiuugnay din sa sagot na ito rin dito ang pasyang paunlakan ang paanyaya ng ang magiging kahihinatnan sa kasunduan sa Biac-na- Heneral Mamerto Natividad sa hukbong hilaga upang Bato bilang isang pakunwaring pagbababa ng armas mamalagi sa Biac-na-Bato at doon ay umurong at upang mas magpanibagong lakas. ipagpatuloy ang rebolusyon. Ngunit lingid sa kaalaman Makikita rin ang kagandahang loob ng mga ng karamihan ay ang hirap na dinanas hindi lamang ng taumbayan na kahit kapos rin sa kanilang sariling mga rebolusyonaryo kundi pati ng mga mamamayan na suplay ng pagkain ay hindi nagdalawang isip na mag- nais sumama sa kanilang mapanganib na paglalakbay. abuloy para sa mga rebolusyonaryo kung saan winika Ito ay mailalapat natin sa panlipunang dimensyon ng ni Heneral Aguinaldo: “Kung di sa kagandahang loob pagtalakay sa himagsikang Pilipino na hindi na mas ng mga ito, sana’y kami’y nadayukdok na ng gutom” nabibigyang diin o nalalaman man lang. (ibid., 299). Binanggit ng heneral sa kanyang gunita ang Malinaw ang dahilan ng pag-alis ng Cavite ni mga bayan ng Talisay sa Batangas at Lumil sa Silang. Isa Hen. Aguinaldo. “Kaming mga kawal ng ating bayan ay namang larawan ang nailahad ni Ronquilo (Medina, lalabas muna dito sa Kabite. Kami’y mangangalap ng p. 578; 1996) sa kanyang Ilang Talata ng HImagsikan panglaban at magpapalaganap ng ating himagsikan” nang 1896-1897. Ayon sa kanya, sa kagubatan at (ibid., 295). Ito ang kanyang winika sa mga taong nais parang ng Kabite ay may nangamatay na matatanda pa ring sumunod sa kanya na nasa bundok ng Tala at (continued on page 5) 4 Galeón NOVEMBER 2020 Vol. 17 No. 4 14 pages (Ang Landas...from p. 4) at nabuhay na mga sanggol sa mga hamugan at basa- basang kugon. Dagdag pa niya: “Doon mo mamamalas ang isang dimong babad pa ng dugo, na baong pinanawan ng isang bagong kaaanak. Doon mo makikita ang isang libingang sariwang-sariwa, na pinaghampulan ng isang kamag-anak . Doon din . Oh, ayaw na naming gunitain ang kahapis- hapis ang napagmalas na iyon!” Lokasyon ng Malapad na Bato kung saan ginawa ang pagtawid nina Hen. Aguinaldo noong 1897 Ito ay isa sa mga eksena kung saan ang taumbayan ay sinuportahan ang mga kawal sa mga sandaling mas hukbo sa Cavite kung saan nakasagupa ng mga Kastila kailangan nila. Mababakas na nakuha man muli ng dakong Trangka sa Silang (Ronquillo, p. 580). mga Kastila ang Cavite, hindi na naging “tulisan” ang Malaking tulong ang naganap na pagsalakay bansag ng taumbayan sa kalaban ng gobierno, para sa ng Magdalo sa Taguig – Pateros noong Enero 1-3 kanila, nagkakaisa na ang kanilang mga hangarin. Dahil 1897 kasama sina Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo, Pio del sa panganib na nakaambang gawa ng mga patrolyang Pilar at Mariano Noriel upang magkaroon ng ideya ng Kastila sa Tanauan at Santo Tomas, Batangas ay pagpapatuloy sa landas pa Biac-na-Bato. Dagdag pa napagpasyahan na itigil na ang rutang ito at umikot na nito, malaking tulong si Hen. Pio de Pilar sa pagkapa ng lamang pabalik ng Talisay ang mga rebolusyonaryo at ruta sapagkat siya ay taga-Culi Culi, bayan ng Makati magtuloy na bumaba ng Silang hanggang Dasmariñas.
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