Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 3):
JULY 22, 1815
Apolinario de la Cruz (July 22, 1815 – November 4, 1841), popularly known as Hermano Pule (Spanish for "Brother Pule") was born in Lucban, Tayabas (now Quezon province).
At the age of 15, he committed himself to the monastic life but being a native, he was turned down.
He became a lay brother (donado) at the San Juan de Dios Hospital and joined the Cofradia de San Juan de Dios affiliated with the hospital.
He founded the Cofradia de San Jose (Confraternity of Saint Joseph) in 1832 as a response to the racial discrimination by the Catholic church in the Philippines.
The establishment of the confradia, which was exclusive to native Filipinos had 4,500 to 5,000 members from the provinces of Tayabas, Batangas, and Laguna.
Alarmed by the strength of the confradia, the Spanish government headed by Governor General Marcelino de Oraa Lecumberri tried to suppress it on October 23, 1841 by sending 300 troops.
Hermano Pule and his 4000 followers who operated on the foot and slopes of Mount San Cristobal & Mount Banahaw defeated the Spaniards. He was crowned “King of the Tagalogs,” taking on the role of Tagalog messiah.
Another batch of Spanish forces was sent to attack the Cofradia encampment at Mount San Cristobal for 10 days.
Hundreds of Pule's followers were killed and the Filipinos were defeated on November 1, 1841.
Hermano Pule was captured, tried & executed. His remains were dismembered & displayed throughout Tayabas.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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