Unformatted text preview: Execution of GOMBURZA On February 17, 1872, Filipino clergy Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and
Jacinto Zamora (also known as GOMBURZA) were executed at Bagumbayan through
garrote or strangulation. The Spanish Colonial Government tried them by a court-martial
and were sentenced to die. They were convicted of treason and sedition and for
“supporting” the Cavite mutiny. The Archbishop of Manila refused to defrock them, and
ordered the bells of every church to toll in honor of their deaths; the Sword, in this
instance, denied the moral justification of the Cross.Their execution had a profound
effect on many, including the youth, who would go on to form or be part of nationalist
movements. GOMBURZA incurred the hatred of Spanish authorities for fighting for
equal rights among priest and leading the campaign against the Spanish friars. to the
conflict of religious and church seculars.
The death of GOMBURZA leads to the power of the church over the state. It
opens the eyes of every Filipinos that the church has the power to make a significant
change. The Catholic Church was no exception; in some cases, the Church was even
the deciding factor. In early colonial Philippines, land was distributed among church
orders like the Jesuits or the Dominicans for them to use as they saw fit. This gave the
Church sweeping power in the colonial government. It also gave them control over the
regular Filipino. They show a true spirit of a hero accepting their death even if they are
innocents. Thry are brave enough to sacrifice their own lives to awaken the spirit of
every Filipinos. We musta always fight for our rights and also for our own country. B ut
the cause they did die for managed to change our history and create a Filipino identity as we
understand it today. Finally, the death of GOMBURZA awakened strong feelings of anger and
resentment among the Filipinos. The death of the progressive priests Gomez, Burgos
and Zamora was necessary in the build-up towards the revolution. The death of
innocents is also a consistent theme in the history of the world that helped empower
people and fuel the greatest minds to think and pursue changes in the way we do
things. The death of the GOMBURZA serves as an inspiration to the Filipinos that we
must always do good for our country. Sacrificing your life for the sake of safety of other
people is just priceless. As a youth of this generation the spirit of heroism of
GOMBURZA always in my mind and heart. It serves as my guide to always do good
especially to others. You can also be a hero in your own little ways, just always
remember to put God as the center of your life and everything will follow. ...
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