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Bakas ng Himagsikan

Abad, Antonio

Abad, Antonio. Bakas ng Himagsikan . Maynila: Limbagang Magiting ni Honorio Lopez, 1910. Pp. 1-29.

PANGKALAHATANG BUOD: Ang maikling nobelang ito ay nagtatampok ng kabayanihan ng mga maghihimagsik na Filipino. Pangunahing tauhan sina Delfin at Pilar, ang mag-asawang sumapi sa Katipunan upang lumaban sa Digmaang Filipino-Espanyol. Nang masawi si Delfin sa bakbakan, si Pilar ang humalili na maging pinuno ng pangkat, at ipinagpatuloy ang pakikibaka. Ngunit hindi natapos ang lahat sa pagkatalo ng Espanya. Dumating ang mga Amerikano, at hinarap ng pangkat ni Pilar ang mga sundalong Amerikanong pinamumunuan ni Heneral Lawton. Inukit sa libingan ng dalawang maghihimagsik ang ganito: “Dito nakahimlay ang dalawang anak ng Bayan—Pilar Makabayan at Delfin Santos.”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This short novel depicts the heroism of Filipino revolutionaries. The central characters are Delfin and Pilar, a married couple who don the uniform of the katipuneros to fight during the Filipino-Spanish War. When Delfin dies during an encounter, Pilar takes over as the group's leader and continues with the fight. But the struggle is not about to end with the defeat of the Spaniards. With the arrival of the Americans, Pilar leads her men and fearlessly confronts the American soldiers led by General Lawton. On their tombs are engraved the words: " Here lies two children of Mother Country--Pilar Makabayan and Delfin Santos. "

PAMBUNGAD NA TALA: Natatangi ang tekstong ito dahil inilarawan ang babae na hindi karaniwang kawal bagkus pinuno ng mga maghihimagsik. Magandang saliksikin ang mga posibleng sanggunian ng buhay ni Pilar Makabayan, bukod sa tanyag na buhay ni Gabriela Silang, na kasama si Diego Silang, ay nakipaglaban sa mga Kastila noong rehimeng kolonyal.

INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This text is notable for its depiction of a woman not only as an ordinary soldier but as a leader of the revolutionary soldiers. It would be interesting to find out the possible source of Pilar Makabayan in real life, apart from the famous historical figure of Gabriela Silang who, together with her husband Diego Silang, fought the Spaniards during the colonial regime.

Executive Summary and Introductory Note in English written by Soledad S. Reyes, Ph.D., translated to Filipino by Roberto T. Añonuevo

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