TALAMBUHAY NI FATHER MARIANO GOMEZ

FATHER MARIANO GOMEZ

Father Mariano Gomez was born in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

He finished  his priesthood at San Juan de Letran.  After being a teacher, he became the parish priest of Bacoor, Cavite.

He founded the “La Verdad”  (The Truth), a newspaper which reveals the abuses of the Spaniards to the Filipinos.  Father Gomez was called a Fililbuster because of this.

When the Cavite mutiny broke out in January 20, 1872, the Spanish authorities arrested him together with Father Gomez and Father Zamora,charging them of having incited revolution.  After a mock trial at Fort Santiago on February 15, 1872, there were sentenced to die by means of garrote or strangulation by an iron collar tightened by a screw.  On February 28, 1872 the three priest were executed at Bagumbayan now known as Luneta.

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Si Padre Mariano Gomez ay ipinanganak sa St. Cruz, Maynila.

Nagtapos siya ng pagpapari sa San Juan de Letran.  Pagkatapos niya ng Guro ay naging kura paroko siya sa Bacoor, Cavite.

Itinatag niya ang pahayang “Le Verdad” (Ang Katotohanan) upang ihayag ang mga pagmamalabis ng mga Kastila.  Tinawag siyang Filibusterodahilkdito.  Nang maganap ang himagsikan sa Cavite noong ika-20 ng Enero, 1872 siya ay inaresto at hinatulan ng kamatayan sa pamamagitan ng garote noong ika-15 ng Pebrero 1872 kasama sina Padre Burgos at Padre Zamora.

Noong ika-28 ng Pebrero, isinakatuparan ang hatol sa Bagumbayan na ngayon at Luneta