1896 Presentation

 

Biography of Aurelio Alvero

 

Biography 

Aurelio Sevilla Aurelio Sevilla Alver Alvero o (Octo (October ber 15, 15, 1913 — 1958). Was a Lawyer Lawyer,, educator, poet, essayist, novelist; after 1945 he wrote under the pen name “Mag Magtan tanggul ggul Asa”

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He was the son of Emilio Alvero y de Vera, Vera, painter, painter, art-glass artist and interior decorator, decorator, and Rosa Sevilla y Tolentino, Tolentino, writer, writer, social worker and educator and founder founder of the Instituto de Mujeres, one of the oldest schools for women women in the Philippines. Alvero studied at the Centro Centro Educativo Educativo y Instructiv Instructivo o and completed completed his primary primary education at the Instituto Instituto de Mujeres. He later graduated from the  Ateneo de Manila high school and then went on to study law and education simultaneously at the University of Santo Tomas. Tomas. He received the A.A. degree in 1933, the B.S.E. in 1935 and his law degree cum laude in 1937.

 

1896 (Cry Freedom) By Aurelio Alvero I heard it from the divers of the seas, The cry awoke Balintawak  And the echoes answered back: "FREEDOM!"

I heard it from the pounders in the leas.

All the four winds listened long,

All the people raised the cry,

To the shrieking of that song.

Fearing not to bleed or die,

Every poet struck his lyre, With those burning notes of fire.

All the tombs of slave & sire, Broke to voice that great desire.

All the women knelt to pray, In their hearts that frenzied lay.

Up the mountain, down the plain Louder, louder rang the strain."FREEDOM strain."FREEDOM!" !"

Even the children and the old,

Took to arms and shouted bold, "FREEDOM!“

I heard it from the makers of the brooms,

I heard it from the planters in the vales,

I heard it from the weavers at their looms,

I heard it from the traders tying bales,

I heard it from the smoking smithy rooms,

I heard it where the fishers strike their sales, I heard it where the huskers 'neath 'neath the trees,

I heard it in the farthest islet shore. We heard it, and shall hear it

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The cry awoke Balintawak  And the echoes answered back: "FREEDOM!"

 

listened long, All the four winds listened To the shrieking of that song.

 

Every poet struck his lyre, With those burning notes of fire.

 

All the women knelt to pray, In their hearts that frenzied lay.

 

Even the children and the old, Took to arms and shouted bold, "FREEDOM!“

 

I heard it from the planters in the vales, I heard it from the traders tying bales,

 

I heard it where the fishers strike their sales, I heard it where the huskers neath the trees,

 

I heard it from the divers of the seas, I heard it from the pounders in the leas.

 

All the people raised the cry, Fearing not to bleed or die,

 

All the tombs of slave & sire, Broke to voice that great desire.

 

Up the mountain, down the plain Louder, louder rang the strain."FREEDOM!"

 

I heard it from the makers of the brooms, I heard it from the weavers at their looms,

 

I heard it from the smoking smithy rooms, I heard it in the farthest islet shore. We heard it, and shall hear it evermore "FREEDOM!"

 

a s e message of the poem “1896” ?

 

1896 Aurelio In his poem 1896 Aurelio Alvero Alvero celeb celebrates rates the the outbreak outb reak of the the 1896 1896 Katipunan Katipunan popu popular lar revolution against the governing Spanish Authorities in the Philippines, which was led by Andres Bonifacio. Alvero's poem has Alvero's has no politi political cal or ethical ethical content, it is only a list of all the various groups of natives natives and labourer labourerss who shout shout FREEDOM FREEDOM in support of the popular protest. Alvero probably intended his poem to suggest that the Katipunan party enjoyed universal and

 

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The message of the poem is that the 1896 revolutio was a glorious achievement (because it commanded universal popular support) even though the freedom it gained for the Philippines was no more than a change of colonial master. The poem is grossly sentimental and historically dishonest dish onest - two virtues virtues which which have ensured ensured its enduring endu ring populari popularity ty with forces favourin favouring g contr control ol and appeasement in the Republic ever since.