Francisco Maniago

Last updated
Francisco Maniago
LM FRANCISCO MANIAGO.jpg
Bust in Rizal Park
Known for1660 revolt in Pampanga

Francisco Maniago was a 17th-century Filipino revolutionary leader who fought the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines. He led a 1660 revolt in the province of Pampanga [1] attacking the bandala system, where locals were forced to sell agricultural products at low prices, [2] and polo y servicio , a form of corvée where locals worked on government projects without pay. [3]

Contents

Revolt

Under polo y servicio, men in Pampanga worked as timber cutters for eight months, [4] which led to low agricultural harvests. [5] To show their opposition against the forced labor system, the men set their campsite on fire, and chose Francisco Maniago, the chief from Mexico, Pampanga, as their leader. [4]

Under Maniago, the revolting group closed the mouths of the rivers with stakes to disrupt commerce. [5] They also sent letters to chiefs in provinces outside of Pampanga, asking to join the revolt against Spain. [6]

Maniago's revolt was however short-lived. He made peace with the Spanish governor-general Sabiniano Manrique de Lara, [7] and was never heard from again. According to one account, he and his brother were killed. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "History - Official Website of Municipality of Mexico, Province of Pampanga". 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ↑ The Filipino Moving Onward 5' 2007 Ed. Rex Bookstore, Inc. ISBN   978-971-23-4154-0.
  3. ↑ Llemit, Kathleen A. "WATCH: Longest Spanish colonial bridge made of 100k adobe blocks still stands in Tayabas". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. 1 2 Constantino, Renato; Constantino, Letizia R. (1975). A History of the Philippines. NYU Press. ISBN   978-0-85345-394-9.
  5. 1 2 Halili, M. c (2004). Philippine History. Rex Bookstore, Inc. ISBN   978-971-23-3934-9.
  6. ↑ "Milestones in the Struggle for Philippine Independence" (PDF). Current Events Review. II (1). Manila, Philippines: Manlapaz Publishing: 2. 1946.
  7. ↑ Russell, Charles Edward (2005). The outlook for the Philippines.
  8. ↑ Icban-Castro, Rosalina (1981). Literature of the Pampangos. University of the East Press.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.