Infieles De la Nada(Infidels from Nowhere)

Wrath of the Old Gods Part 1
Infieles De la Nada

Wrath of the Old Gods part 1

On Early 19th century the Gaddang would increase in Population and absorb the Pagan tribes of the Irraya and the Pagan tribes in Nueva Ecija which would affect the population and political stability of the Philippine Colony.[1]

The Basi Revolt, also known as the Ambaristo Revolt, was a revolt undertaken from September 16 to 28, 1807. It was led by Pedro Mateo and Salarogo Ambaristo (though some sources refer to a single person named Pedro Ambaristo), with its events occurring in the present-day town of Piddig in Ilocos Norte. This revolt is unique as it revolves around the Ilocanos' love for basi, or sugarcane wine. In 1786, the Spanish colonial government expropriated the manufacture and sale of basi, effectively banning private manufacture of the wine, which was done before expropriation. Ilocanos were forced to buy from government stores. However, wine-loving Ilocanos in Piddig rose in revolt on September 16, 1807, with the revolt spreading to nearby towns and with fighting lasting for weeks. Spanish led troops eventually quelled the revolt on September 28, 1807, albeit with much force and loss of life on the losing side. The Basi revolt would look like a distraction to the Pagan recovery in the interior of Luzon in the Provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela and Nueva Ecija.

Around the time, during the Basi revolt the Pagans would increase in Population, however the Gaddangs would absorb the pagan tribes near it that are similar to them like the Yogads and the survivors of the old famine, the Irraya of Cagayan Valley and the Upland tribes of Nueva Ecija, by 1820’s would aim to recover the provinces of Lower Isabela and Tarlac which would now make them formidable enemies of the Spanish again.


1. ITTL the Pagans and Sultanates down south were struck by continuous famines in the 19th century but in this TL they recover.
 
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Wrath of the Old Gods part 2
Wrath of the Old Gods part 2

During the time of Novales revolt the Pagans would have recover and would have started to support the revolts Christian in the Northern Philippines and the Spanish would incur the complete loss of Upper Isabela parts of Lower Isabela and Cagayan, and parts of Benguet from the Pagans and the population increase of the Pagans, the Novales revolt would help the Pagans which would prevent the Spanish from responding to the Pagan raids and Pagan supported revolts and gave the pagans a further advantage over the Spanish.

During the time of Novales and Palmero, the Pagans would help the Christians in Northern Luzon veer away from the Spanish rule although the Ilocanos and Macabebeans would remain loyal to the Spanish and some even joined Novales, there would be united revolts in the Christian sides of Saludong or Northern Luzon which are helped by the Pagans although the Spanish would quell them.

During this time the Poet Francisco Baltazar would lead in the fight of Saludong against the Spanish ejecting the Spanish from the Coastal areas they have occupied and it would have been successful, Francisco Baltazar, Baldomero Bonifacio and the other rebels including the Pagan rebels would be hostile to the Spanish and organized a revolutionary government against the Spanish, the revival of the pagan and rebel vigor of the Maniago-Malong-Almazan revolt and this would be joined by the survivors of the Palaris revolt.

Starting this time The Pagans would be hostile to the Macabebeans and Ilocanos who were loyal to the Spanish and they would start to favor the people allied with them aside from the Macabebeans and Ilocanos.

The Spanish were shocked of the developments and called them the Infidels from Nowhere.
 
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