I agree to most writers who are saying that the rise of Filipino Nationalism began in the 19th Century for in this century specifically in the year 1872 the three Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora showed their Martyrdom. It is because of their martyrdom that the Filipinos created a strong fervor to put a stop to oppression and liberate the country from the Spaniards.
Due to their alleged participation to the Cavite mutiny, GOMBURZA were condemned to death without fair trial, but they gallantly face death. This became the inspiration of Jose Rizal, the national hero, to write his second novel El Filibusterismo. Also after their death, the propaganda era immediately followed in the persons of Lopez Jaena, Plaridel, Sanciongco, Ponce and other propagandists.
We could see that when the three martyrs have not yet been executed, the struggle for freedom is expressed through uprisings. When the three martyrs were executed out of their innocence, the concept of freedom was then perceived in a larger scale, encompassing all Filipinos.
We consider The GOMBURZA to be the first Filipino nationalists who triggered the Filipino Nationalism to rise up.
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