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Analysis of Memoirs of the Revolution
1. Title of Document Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan (Memoirs of the Revolution)
Type of Document It is a typed of memoir from Emilio Aguinaldo.
Date of Document
The document's exact scenario is around 1896 upwards, but the actual paper was written
from 1928 to 1946 when Emilio Aguinaldo wrote the experience during the revolution.
Describe the author of
the document
Emilio Aguinaldo detailed his expression and scenarios during the great revolution, the memoir
was pretty emotional to Emilio and it drove his fundamental capacity to be a leader of the
Philippines even though the foreign stifle was still lingering on the land he patronize. The author
Emilio greatly describes the sacrifices of Filipino men and women that fight in the revolutionary
era. It also creates a conflict through the power of becoming a leader and becoming the chief of
the nation.
For what audience was
the document written?
It was written for historians and scholars that finding the historical memoir of great people in
our history. Also it target the students like me, to understand history and find the basic analogy
of historical masterpiece on ongoing civilization.
Write one sentence
summarizing this
document.
Emilio Aguinaldo's victorious revolution values the morality of Filipino patriotism and the
change of ideological fundamentals of war.
List 3 things the author
said that you think are
important.
Whatever their crimes are, they should be entitled to a fair trial. While it is true that ordinary
laws are suspended during wartime it is equally true that we follow laws during the war. We
have the military courts to render justice.
Our Revolution is bound to fail because of the selfishness and vindictiveness of one person.
that rescue was an act of the Almighty Who had to save me to carry on our fight for
independence?
Why did the author
write it?
Because he want to show what really happen in the time of revolutionary transformation and the
true advocate of freedom and democratic principle.
What was happening
all the time in history
when this document
was created?
When Aguinaldo writing this memoir, the Philippines is under the American occupation.
What evidence does
the author present that
you should “fact check”
(verify as true)?
In his account of fact-checking, the document was mainly written with Aguinaldo. And the fact-
checking was presented through the historian and scholars that will confirm the authenticity of
the document. The author clarifies that documenting it was also reliable on what time it was
written.
What are the author’s
thoughts and feelings
that you can infer from
reading this
document?
He glorified how Filipino bravery was defined when they fought at war with only the use of
"bolo". He was also sad when his compatriot gravely become treason to the country because he
stated that his becoming a tyrannical monarch. And also love the country even with the stifle of
the Spanish monarch.
Write a question to the
author that is left
unanswered by the
document:
How the structure of democracy works in the Philippines if, Americans never occupied
the island we adore?
What is the relevance
of this document in
understanding the
grand narrative of
Philippine History?
The relevance of this document was truly amazing in presenting the history of the
Philippines. because it values how survival of revolution become the hardest part of the war
against the Spanish soldiers. And also the document presented much more sense about the
history and the time it happened (Victorian Era). The relevance of the connection of the
history of the Philippines was also centralized in this very document, which pursues a grand
scale of understanding the prelude of the Philippines' independence.
APPLYING WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED:
Analysis of Memoirs of the Revolution
Read an excerpt from Emilio Aguinaldo’s Memoirs of the Revolution. Use the table below to present your
content and contextual analysis of the document. The rubric for this task is uploaded to the LMS.