Download Historical Criticism and more Summaries History of War in PDF only on Docsity! 1. Who is Santiago Alvarez? How come his writing is a primary source? - Santiago V. Alvarez was born in Imus, Cavite on July 25, 1872 and the only child of Revolutionary General Mariano Alvarez and Nicolasa Virata. - Santiago Alvarez” is general, founder and honorary president of the first directorate of the Nacionalista Party. Due to his inflamed bravery and courage in Cavite’s famous battles as commander, he is named as “KIDLAT NG APOY. - The only child of revolutionary general Mariano Alvarez. - His work becomes a primary source since he is present at the time, or an eyewitness because he directly observed what happened. 2. Who is Teodoro Agoncillo? How come his writing is a secondary? - Teodoro A. Agoncillo was born in Lemery, Batangas on November 9, 1912 - He’s a prominent 20th-century Filipino historian. - He and his companion Renato Constantino were among the first Filipino historians to be recognized for advocating a clearly nationalist perspective of Filipino history. - His writing is secondary because he is a significant 20th century historian in the Philippines, and he recounts the story of the "Tejeros convention." - An essayist and poet. - Related to Don Felipe, the Filipino diplomat who represented the Philippines in the negotiations that led to Treaty of Paris HISTORICAL CRITICISM (Comparing primary vs Secondary Sources) Santiago Alvarez Teodoro Agoncillo 1. Title “Katipunan and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General.” (pp. 82- 88). “The Revolt of the Masses, the story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan” 2.Accounts . March 25, 1897 the Tejeros convention was held. . March 27, 1897 Eyewitnesses reported that a meeting among the members of the Magdalo took place at the Tanza parish house 0 Tejeros Convention, Santiago Alvarez concentrates on recounting what transpired in the election between the two factions, Magdiwang and Magdalo. O Teodoro Agoncillo tells the narrative better by explaining what happened before and after the convention. O It is strongly influenced by the order of all the events that occur. It began with explaining the setting of the events. O He began to provide some background information on the two factions, Magdalo and Magdiwang. He stated that there is misunderstanding in both sides, which is why the Tejeros conference was held to correct the misconception. 0 Santiago's point of view is to explain what happened at the O The details concerning Bonifacio were
