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Pagan Dawn



The dawn of the pagans

On early 18th century the pagans and hindus in old Saludong not touched by the Spanish and resisting against the Spanish who occupied the coastal areas, were able to thrive despite of the famine that happened in the 18th century, the pagans were zealous, and some did puputan or suicide at any humiliating defeat with the Spanish and even allied with the dutch in the previous century and despite that they were able to thrive against all odds.

the pagans in the Northern Philippines yet to be completely controlled by the Spanish recover from the famine that decimated them in 1700’s and reproduced like rabbits, the famine would also not really affect the Kapampangans and Ibanags would recover as well as they are minorly affected by the famine as well.

The Pagans are supposedly decimated by the famines and the pagans said that they are blessed by the old gods as they want to believe, and bountiful harvests afterwards would make them believe that they are blessed due to them surviving famine which would give them more vigor than the Christians at that time, the pagans would also reproduce like rabbits later and return to the town of Tubigaraw and Ilagan in the mid reaches of the Kagayan River and the pagans would also repopulate in the mid reaches of the Pampanga river.

This was during the time that the Pagans would never be affected by the famine is the time after the Spanish succession have been finished.

The pagans would have considered and glorified the 1750’s activity of Taal which is said to be the work of Apo Laki, the Saludongese name for the gods Shiva and Indra which would further envigorate the pagans and hindus in their raids against the Spanish.

The population of Saludong, namely the Kapampangans and Ibanags would backlash the Spanish after they have recovered from the famine like the Pagans which would make the area more rebellious against the Spanish.

 

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Diego Silang Revolt

“Spain allied with France during the Seven Years' War, in opposition to Great Britain. The British in response sought to diminish the Spanish Empire. The seizure of Manila by British naval forces in October 1762, and the subsequent surrender of the Spanish Philippines to Britain during the British occupation of the Philippines, inspired uprisings in the farthest north of Ilocos Norte and Cagayan, where anti-Spanish sentiments festered. Though Silang initially wanted to replace Spanish functionaries in the Ilocos with native-born officials and volunteered to head Ilocano forces against the British, desperate Spanish administrators instead transferred their powers to the Catholic Bishop of Nueva Segovia (Vigan), who rejected Silang's offer. Silang's group attacked the city and imprisoned its priests. He then began an association with the British who appointed him governor of the Ilocos on their behalf and promised him military reinforcement.”

-Freepedia

The revolt of both Palaris and Diego Silang would end up as failures as the british would give up on Manila, the population of the Saludongese who clashed with the Spanish would not support the Silang revolt because of its ethnic character.

Even though the Spanish would execute both Palaris and Diego Silang and the British abandon manila the Pagans would be a threat to the Spanish as well as those converted by the Anglicans which would lead to the decay of the Spanish control in the region, who would ally with the British who would remain to have interests in Saludong, the Pagan revitalization would cause the Spanish control in Saludong to start to collapse in 1750 and advanced in the british occupation of Manila and the pagans and the supporters of Silang and Palaris would take advantage of it and take control of Saludong and create a revolt to expel the Spanish.

The Spanish control in Coastal Saludong would completely collapse in Coastal Saludong in 1770 and the Spanish would retain Macabebe, Laoag, Vigan and Aparri in their rule and the rest of Saludong pass to the Pagans themselves.

What the Spanish would remain to have in the North is Meycauayan area, Bataan, Macabebe, Laoag, Vigan and Aparri in their rule which would be their borderland which is not stable, this area would be the new border of the Spanish colony.

On 1786, the Spanish would recognize the Pagans as independent from them and the pagans of Saludong and the Spanish would make the cities of Macabebe, Laoag, Vigan and Aparri as ports in Saludong and the catholic churches in Saludong would continue to exist, however Aparri and Macabebe’s Spanish control would be lost due to the population throwing the Spanish yoke and Vigan and Laoag would remain under the Spanish.

 

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Spanish resurgence

On late 18th century with the lands of Saludong is almost gone from Spanish control, the remaining nobility of the Philippines would be the ones loyal to the Spanish which means the revolts against the Spanish are gone and Spanish rule and the Spanish control in the Philippines would be stable and the country would have a rise in stability of the Spanish rule and the Spanish would defeat the Dagohoy revolt in 1810 due to weight of Saludong in their shoulders was relieved.

The Hindu Indian workers would migrate to Saludong and Indian immigration to Saludong would increase and increase the British influence in Saludong and the Chinese would not want to immigrate to Saludong and the Chinese would want to immigrate to the Spanish held Philippines which would assimilate to the Hispanicized upper class of the Spanish held Philippines, many of the Hindus would migrate to inner part of Saludong where in they will mix with the Hindus and Pagans living there.

It has been said the Chinese were scourge to the Spanish but the Chinese would improve the Spanish Philippines’ economy later on which would help the Spanish colony stay afloat and remain desirable to the Spanish.

The Indian influence in Saludong and the Chinese influence in the Philippines would move the difference of the two countries in a way that it is similar to night and day and due to this, the Philippines and the Land of Saludong which was lost from Spanish control, the Indians and influence would predominate in Saludong except in Ilocos where in there are lots of Sangley Mestizos or mixed with Chinese who are increasing in population as well, however due to the expansion in Population of the Hindus of Saludong they would have nowhere to expand to in Saludong which would create future tensions in Population.

The people of Saludong would be staunchly Anti-Chinese and very much pro-Indian and it would be the Samaritan Ilocanos who would support the Chinese in Saludong, many of the Chinese in Saludong in Ilocos were purged by the elites in Saludong.

 

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Novales Revolt

From Freepedia

“Novales' discontent with the way Spanish authorities treated creoles later grew, reaching its climax when peninsulars were shipped to the Philippines to replace creole officers. He found sympathy of many Creoles, including Luis Rodríguez Varela, the Conde Filipino. As punishment for this dissent, many military officers and public officials were exiled, including Novales, who was exiled to Mindanao to fight pirates. Undeterred, he secretly returned to Manila.

The revolt is inspired by Napoleonic revolt and the liberals in Spain.

On the night of June 1, 1823, Novales along with a certain sub-lieutenant Ruiz and other subordinates in the King's Regiment, went out to start a revolt. Along with 800 Filipinos in which his sergeants recruited, they seized the Governor-General's Palace, the Manila Cathedral, the city's cabildo (city hall) and other important government buildings in Intramuros.

Failing to find Juan Antonio Martínez, they killed the lieutenant governor and former governor general, Mariano Fernandez de Folgueras. Folgueras was the one that suggested Spain to replace creole officers with peninsulars. The soldiers shouted ¡Viva el Emperador Novales! ("Long live the Emperor Novales!"). Surprisingly, the townsfolk followed Novales and his troops as they marched into Manila. They eventually failed to seize Fort Santiago because Andrés' brother Mariano, who commanded the citadel, refused to open its gates. Authorities rushed soldiers to the fort upon learning that it was still holding out against the rebels. Novales himself was caught hiding under the Puerta Real by Spanish soldiers.

At 5:00 pm of June 2, Novales, Ruiz, and 21 sergeants were executed by firing squad in a garden near Puerta del Postigo. In his last minutes, Novales declared that he and his comrades shall set an example of fighting for freedom. Mariano was initially to be executed as well for being Andrés' brother, but the crowd pleaded for his freedom with the argument that he had saved the government from being overthrown. Mariano received a monthly pension of ₱14, but went mad after the execution. “

 

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Apo Laki’s blessing

On the late 18th century to early 19th century the pagans who have retreated in population would have increased gradually, the language of Irraya would absorb and merge with Karaklan, Isinay, Ifugao, Gaddang and Bukid and also the Agta, Arta and Alta languages would be merged into one, the arta, alta and agta languages would merge to form the Saludongese or Selurongese language which is basically a blend of the old Ifugao and Irraya languages, the Pagans would continue their recovery from the time they reemerged from the famine in the mid 18th century to early 19th century and the Christians would be a minority in the mid-reaches of Cagayan River and Pampanga river and Tarlac due to the pagans flourishing more and more, the pagans would increase rivaling the Ilocano population and eventually forcing assimilation of the Ilocanos settled in the area, however that would not mean that at that time the language would be standardized.

The Protestants, NeoMuslims in Saludong and Catholic Ilocanos would be settled around the coasts of Saludong except for the Itawis area where there is a native catholic population and not swamped by the Pagans.

What happened is said to be that it is Apo Laki’s blessing that Saludong has recovered from the famine and has expelled the Spanish completely, the Christians, especially the Ibanags and Kapampangans would either revert to Islam or gradually convert to Protestantism except for the Ilocano population of Saludong and the Itawis population of the mid reaches of the Cagayan River.

The growth of Protestantism was due to the Dutch missionaries and the hatred of the Friars in Saludong.

 

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Collapse of the Mexican Independence Movement

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, was a Mexican priest and member of a group of educated Criollos in Querétaro. They met in tertulias (salons), and decided in 1810 that a revolt against the colonial government was needed, because Napoleon had replaced the King of Spain with a foreigner. Hidalgo worked closely with Ignacio de Allende, a nobleman with military training, the plan was for a battle in December 1810.


They were betrayed by a member of the group. Hidalgo then turned to his parishioners in the town of Dolores. Around 6:00 am of September 16, 1810 he declared independence from the Spanish crown, and war against the government in what was known as the Grito de Dolores. The revolutionary army decided to fight for independence. They marched on to Guanajuato, which was a major colonial mining centre governed by Spaniards and criollos.


There, the leaders of this "citizens army", which was more like an unorganised mob, locked themselves in the granary (place for storing grain). They killed most of the much hated Spaniards and Criollos that were there. This also included high-ranking nobles and supporters of the fight for Independence. This caused Hidalgo and Allende to fight with each other. After that, Allende did not want to fight alongside Hidalgo, and left with his soldiers.


On October 30, Miguel Hidalgo's army fought the Spanish resistance at the Battle of Monte de las Cruces. They won this battle.


In January 1811, Spanish forces fought the Battle of the Bridge of Calderón and the peasant army lost. It made the rebels flee towards the United States-Mexican border, where they hoped to escape.[2] However they were caught by the Spanish army.


Hidalgo and what was left of his army were caught in the state of Coahuila at the Wells of Baján. He had a trial done by the Inquisition on 30 July 1811. He was executed.


After the death of Father Hidalgo, the leadership of the revolutionary army was taken over by José María Morelos. Under his leadership the cities of Oaxaca and Acapulco were taken. In 1813, the Congress of Chilpancingo had their first meeting. On 6 November of that year, the Congress signed the first official document of independence, known as the "Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America". It was followed by a long war at the Siege of Cuautla. In 1815, Morelos was caught by Spanish colonial authorities. He was put on trial and executed for treason in San Cristóbal Ecatepec on 22 December.

By the early 1820's the independence movement was close to collapsing. Two of their main leaders were executed, and the rebels found it hard to fight the well-organized Spanish military. Also, many of the most influential criollos did not care anymore. The violence of Hidalgo's and Morelos's unorganised army mob was not liked. They wanted a better, less bloody way to get independence.

In December 1820, Viceroy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca sent a force led by a royalist criollo officer, Colonel Agustín de Iturbide, to fight in Oaxaca. Iturbide was famous for the way in which he went after Hidalgo's and Morelos's rebels during the early independence struggle.

The fight at Oaxaca came at the same time as successful coup (a fight by the military against the government) in Spain against the monarchy of Ferdinand VII. Ferdinand was forced to reinstate the liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812. When this news reached Mexico, Iturbide saw it as an opportunity for the criollos to gain control of Mexico. After first clashing with Guerrero's forces, Iturbide remained on the side of the royalists.

By 1820, the Spanish would have completely crushed the Mexican Independence Movement.

 

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Anglo Spanish and Anglo Dutch treaties

The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, designed to solve many of the issues that had arisen due to the British occupation of Dutch properties during the Napoleonic Wars, as well as issues regarding the rights to trade that existed for hundreds of years in the Spice Islands between the two nations, was a treaty that addressed a wide array of issues and did not clearly describe the limitations of expansion by either side in the Malay world. The British establishment of Singapore on the Malay Peninsula in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles exacerbated the tension between the two nations, especially as the Dutch claimed that the treaty signed between Raffles and the Sultan of Johore was invalid, and that the Sultanate of Johore was under the Dutch sphere of influence. The questions surrounding the fate of Dutch trading rights in British India and formerly Dutch possessions in the area also became a point of contention between Calcutta and Batavia. In 1820, under pressures from British merchants with interests in the Far East, negotiations to clarify the situation in Southeast Asia started.

Negotiations between Canning and Fagel started on 20 July 1820. The Dutch were adamant on the British abandonment of Singapore. Indeed, Canning was unsure of the exact circumstances under which Singapore was acquired, and at first, only non-controversial issues such as free-navigation rights and the elimination of piracy were agreed upon. Discussions on the subject were suspended on 5 August 1820, and did not resume until 1823, by which time the commercial value of Singapore was well-recognized by the British. The negotiations resumed on 15 December 1823, by which time the discussion became centred around the establishment of clear spheres of influence in the region. The Dutch, realising that the growth of Singapore could not be curbed, pressed for an exchange in which they abandoned their claims north of the Strait of Malacca and its Indian colonies in exchange for the confirmation of their claims south of the strait, including the British colony of Bencoolen. The final treaty was signed on 23 March 1824 by Fagel and Canning.

The treaty holds that subjects of the two nations are permitted to trade in territories of British India, Ceylon and modern-day Indonesia and Singapore Malaysia on the basis of "most favoured nation" but must obey local regulations. It limits the fees that may be charged on the subjects and ships of the other nation. They also agree not to make any further treaties with Eastern states that exclude trade with the other nation. They agree not to use their civil and military forces to hinder trade. They agree to oppose piracy and not provide hiding places or protection to pirates or allow the sale of pirated goods. They agree that their local officials can not open new offices on East Indies islands without permission from their government in Europe.


British subjects to be given trade access with the Maluku Islands, in particular with Ambon, Banda and Ternate.

The Netherlands cedes all of its establishments on the Indian subcontinent (Dutch India from 1609) and any rights associated with them.

The Netherlands cedes its interests on Northern Luzon or Saludong to the British.

The UK cedes its factory of Fort Marlborough in Bencoolen (Bengkulu) and all its property on the island of Sumatra to the Netherlands and will not establish another office on the island or make any treaty with its rulers.

The Netherlands cedes the city and fort of Malacca and agrees not to open any office on the Malay peninsula or make any treaty with its rulers.

The UK withdraws its opposition to the occupation of the island of Billiton by the Netherlands.

The Netherlands withdraws its opposition to the occupation of the island of Singapore by the UK.

The UK agrees not to establish any office on the Carimon Islands or on the islands of Batam, Bintan, Lingin, or any of the other islands south of the strait of Singapore, or to make any treaties with the rulers of these places.

All the transfers of property and establishments were to take place on 1 March 1825. They agreed that the return of Java to the Netherlands, as according to a Convention on Java of 24 June 1817, had been settled, apart from a sum of 100,000 pounds sterling to be paid by the Netherlands in London before the end of 1825. The treaty was ratified by the UK on 30 April 1824 and by the Netherlands on 2 June 1824.


By 1826, the Spanish would sell their rights to Saludong as well as the their rights to the Coastal Saludong since 1570’s which they call as Nueva Ecija on their sale, the British would gain the two coastal cities of Laoag and Vigan on the sale, the lands of Meycauayan and Bataan would not be part of the sale.