1872 Cavite mutiny

Cavite mutiny
Part of the Philippine revolts against Spain

A historical marker installed in 1972 by the National Historical Commission at Samonte Park to commemorate the mutiny
DateJanuary 20, 1872
Location
Result

Spanish victory

Belligerents

Spain Spanish Empire

Filipino mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Spain Felipe Ginovés Fernando La Madrid
Strength
One regiment, four cannons Around 200 soldiers and laborers

The Cavite mutiny (Spanish: Motín de Cavite; Filipino: Pag-aaklas sa Kabite) was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort San Felipe, the Spanish arsenal in Cavite,[1]: 107  Philippine Islands (then also known as part of the Spanish East Indies) on January 20, 1872. Around 200 locally recruited colonial troops and laborers rose up in the belief that it would elevate to a national uprising. The mutiny was unsuccessful, and government soldiers executed many of the participants and began to crack down on a burgeoning Philippines nationalist movement. Many scholars believed that the Cavite mutiny was the beginning of Filipino nationalism that would eventually lead to the Philippine Revolution.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Foreman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Chandler, David P. In search of Southeast Asia: a modern history. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1110-0.