Scribd
Upload
5K views5 pages

Tondo Conspiracy of 1587-1588 (Known by Numerous Outer Names Such As

The Tondo Conspiracy of 1587-1588 was a revolt planned by Tagalog nobles led by Agustin de Legazpi of Tondo and his cousin Martin Panga to overthrow Spanish rule due to injustices against Filipinos. They sought help from Japan and other places to attack Manila and assassinate Spaniards, but their plan was discovered by a rebel who betrayed them to the Spanish. As a result, the conspirators were punished and the revolt was stopped.

Uploaded by

Anonymous L7XrzME
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
5K views5 pages

Tondo Conspiracy of 1587-1588 (Known by Numerous Outer Names Such As

The Tondo Conspiracy of 1587-1588 was a revolt planned by Tagalog nobles led by Agustin de Legazpi of Tondo and his cousin Martin Panga to overthrow Spanish rule due to injustices against Filipinos. They sought help from Japan and other places to attack Manila and assassinate Spaniards, but their plan was discovered by a rebel who betrayed them to the Spanish. As a result, the conspirators were punished and the revolt was stopped.

Uploaded by

Anonymous L7XrzME
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 5

Tondo Conspiracy of 1587-1588

Tondo Conspiracy of 1587-1588 (known by numerous outer names such as


the Revolt of the Lakans or the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas), was a revolt
planned by Tagalog nobles, led by Agustin de Legazpi of Tondo and his cousin Martin
Panga, to overthrow the Spanish government situated in the Philippines due to the
injustices felt by the Filipinos.[1] It was territorially one of the largest conspiracies
against the Spanish rule next to the Katipunan. It ranged from provinces near Manila all
the way to Calamianes islands near Palawan.
Legazpi sought help from a Japanese sea captain named Juan Gayo and asked for arms
and warriors to fight alongside them in exchange for one-half of the tribute collected in
the Philippines.[1] They also requested help from places such as Borneo, Laguna,
and Batangas with a plan to assault the city of Manila and assassinate the Spaniards.
However, their plan was discovered by the Spaniards when Magat Salamat revealed
their plan to fellow rebel Antonio Surabao who turned out to be a traitor when he
reported the conspiracy to the Spaniards. Consequently, the rebels associated with the
conspiracy were all punished with some put to death and others exiled and the plot
against the Spaniards died along with them.

Cause for the revolt


Numerous datus were not in favor of the Spanish rule as they had conflicting interests
with regard to authority and freedom. An instance of such is the waning obedience of
the slaves to the datus. This was brought about by the initiatives of the Spaniards to
abolish slavery in hopes of shifting the slaves' allegiance from the datus to the kingly
Spaniards. Furthermore, this elimination of slavery had institutionalized how the slaves
were obligated to pay their tributes to the Spaniards instead of the datus. They had
been reduced to vassalage, thus the plan of rebellion of the datus against the
Spaniards.
Revolt of Lakandula
and Sulayman ( 1574)

The Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt, also known as the Tagalog


Revolt, was an uprising in 1574 by Lakandula and Rajah
Sulayman in Tondo, Manila. The revolt occurred in the same year as the
Chinese pirate Limahong attacked the palisaded yet poorly defended
enclosure of Intramuros. This revolt was caused by losing Soliman and
Lakandula's kingdom when they were defeated by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
to accept the Spanish sovereignty on the promise that they would be well-
treated by the Spaniards and would still retain some of their royal and
political powers. When Guido de Lavezaris replaced Legaspi as Governor
General of the Philippines, he revoked their exemptions from paying tribute
and confiscated their lands. Father Martin convinced Lakandula and
Soliman to abort the revolt and promised to grant their privileges.
Nevertheless, Soliman continued his revolt which was brutally crushed in
1574.
Sumuroy Revolt (1649–50)
In the town of Palapag today in Northern Samar, Agustin Sumuroy, a Waray, and some
of his followers rose in arms on June 1, 1649 over the polo y servicio or forced labor
system being undertaken in Samar. This is known as the Sumuroy Revolt, named
after Agustin Sumuroy.
The government in Manila directed that all natives subject to the polo are not to be sent
to places distant from their hometowns to do their forced labor. However, under orders
of the various town alcaldes, or mayors, The Waray were being sent to the shipyards
of Cavite to do their polo y servicio, which sparked the revolt. The local parish priest of
Palapag was murdered and the revolt eventually spread to Mindanao, Bicol and the rest
of the Visayas, especially in places such
as Cebu, Masbate, Camiguin, Zamboanga, Albay, Camarines and parts of northern
Mindanao, such as Surigao. A rebel government was successfully established in the
mountains of Samar.
The defeat, capture and execution of Sumuroy in June 1650 delivered a big setback to
the revolt. His trusted co-conspirator David Dula sustained the quest for freedom with
greater vigor but in one of a fierce battles several years later, he was wounded,
captured and later executed in Palapag, Northern Samar by the Spaniards together with
his seven key lieutenants.
Franciscan College of the Immaculate Conception
Baybay , Leyte Incorporated
Baybay City , Leyte
A.Y. 2019-2020

Project in History 11

“Struggle for Rights and


Freedom”

Submitted by:

Gia Tuyor BSED-3 Filipino


Al Ryan Mahinay BSED-3 Filipino

Submitted to:
Mr. Benson Joseph Uy
Instructor

You might also like