The Dagohoy rebellion, also known as the Dagohoy revolution and the Dagohoy revolt, is considered as the longest rebellion in

Philippine history Earliest hominin activity in the Philippine archipelago is dated back to at least 709,000 years ago. ''Homo luzonensis'', a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. The earliest known anatomically ...

. Led by Francisco Dagohoy, or Francisco Sendrijas, the rebellion took place on the island of

Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bohol; tl, Lalawigan ng Bohol), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. ...

from 1744 to 1829,Readings From Bohol's History
www.aenet.org, Source: Philippine Political and Cultural History. Volume I. Gregorio F. Zaide Retrieved 15 November 2006. lasting for roughly 85 years. It was one of two significant revolts that occurred in Bohol during the Spanish era. The other one was the Tamblot uprising in 1621 led by

Tamblot Tamblot ( 1621–1622) was the name given to a '' babaylan'' (a Visayan term for mediums and religious leaders in the Philippines' pre-colonial and early colonial periods) who incited a series of uprisings against Spanish colonial rule in th ...

, a ''babaylan'' or native priest from Bohol which was basically a religious conflict.Tirol, Je
Abatan River Cruise: A travel through history
www.boholchronicle.com Retrieved 21 November 2006.

Legacy

The Dagohoy rebellion features in the

provincial flag as one of the two ''Sunday'' or native swords with handle and hand-guards on top. These two sundang, which are reclining respectively towards the left and right, depict the Dagohoy and Tamblot revolts, symbolizing that "a true Boholano will rise and fight if supervening factors embroil them into something beyond reason or tolerance."Bohol Flag and SealProvincial Government of Bohol
Retrieved 21 December 2006. The town of

Dagohoy, Bohol Dagohoy, officially the Municipality of Dagohoy ( ceb, Munisipalidad sa Dagohoy; tgl, Bayan ng Dagohoy), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,874 people. The ...

is named in his honor. It was Vice President Carlos P. Garcia who proposed the name "Dagohoy" in honor of Francisco Sendrijas alias Dagohoy. The name Dagohoy is a concatenation of the Visayan phrase ''Dagon sa huyuhoy'' or "talisman of the breeze" in English.Establishment of the town of Dagohoy, Bohol
www.boholchronicle.com Retrieved 8 July 2006. The Dagohoy Memorial National High School in

is also named in his honor and memory.

References

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Dagohoy Revolution
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End of Dagohoy Revolution Part 1
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End of Dagohoy Revolution Part 2
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Related Literature

*Agoncillo, Teodoro A. History of the Filipino People. GAROTECH Publishing, 1990 (8th Edition). *Arcila, Jose S. Rizal and the Emergence of the Philippine Nation. 2001 revised edition. *Constantino, Renato. The Philippines: A Past Revisited. Tala Publishing Series, 1975. *Corpuz, Onofre D. The Roots of the Filipino Nation. 1989. *Scott, William Henry. Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society. AdMU: 1994. *Zaide, Gregorio F. Great Filipinos in History: An Epic of Filipino Greatness in War and Peace. Verde Bookstore, 1970. *Zaide, Gregorio. Dagohoy: Champion of Philippine Freedom. Manila: Enriquez, Alduan and Co., 1941.

External links

* Pugay, Chris Antonette
The Revolts before the Revolution
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