Conjectures of a Restless Researcher







Consider it a revolutionary perspective. It dawned on me that the data--the books, manuscripts, studies, etc. that I have been consulting vis-a-vis the reconstruction of local history are one sided, if not, ignorant of the real issue why there were sporadic revolts during the Spanish and American periods. For indeed, they are works of collaborators and sympathizers of the foreign occupants. They failed to see the sides of what they called "insurrectos", "bandidos", "tulisanes", "babaylanes", etc.

There could have been some skirmishes that took place in some hills of Balete. But definitely not against the guardia civiles or casadores. But rather against the Americans. The Pulahanes could have been the ones responsible--the so called "Remontados" who chose the hills rather than the lowlands. Maybe Gallardo and Maraingan as well as Bernaldo were part of those...maybe not.

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