| Item Call Number |
AC00785 |
| Status |
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| Barcode |
AC00785 |
| Photo Id |
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| Photographer |
- Photographer - Ayala Museum Research Team
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| Title |
- Title - Esteban Villanueva: Basi Revolt,1807 #1 -Vigilancia del Sr. Alcalde Mayor sobre las Rondas. 1821.
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| Notes |
- Notes - Alcalde Mayor Juan Ybañez and local troops at vigil. (See AC00786-AC00798.) Oil on canvas. 36"x36". On September 16, 1807, the people of Piddig, Ilocos Norte, took up arms against the Spanish colonial government, which in 1785 had declared a monopoly of sugarcane wine (basi). The revolt spread to nearby towns but was later crushed. In 1821, Esteban Villanueva, a painter from Vigan, did 14 paintings of the revolt from the Spanish point of view. According to Allice Guillermo and S.A. Pilar: "This series...is an example of the use of art by colonial authorities in order to strengthen their rule" (CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol. IV). The first frame shows loyal troops gathered by the alcalde mayor on horseback who enlists gobernadorcillos and their men. Loyal residents have come armed with spears to the town crier's drum. Small cannon form their artillery support.
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| Media Format |
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| Collection |
- Collection - Fr. Jose Burgos Museum
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| Image Type |
- Image Type - Reproduction: Painting
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| Original Caption |
- Original Caption - Vigilancia del Sr. Alcalde Mayor sobre las Rondas.
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| Date |
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| Subject |
- Subject - Paintings and drawings
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| Place |
- Place - Vigan, Ilocos Sur
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| Keywords |
- Keyword - basi revolt
- Keyword - basi
- Keyword - rice wine
- Keyword - ilocos region
- Keyword - ilocano uprising
- Keyword - alcalde mayor
- Keyword - gobernadocillos
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