How Filipino Catholics fought against Anglo invaders
Governor Simon de Anda (in brown coat and tricorn) advising his Filipino troops
Just recently, last June 27 in my province of Cebu, a Pride sodomite parade happened. I also prayed a rosary of reparation for this act.
Going back to the theme of this article, the Spanish colonial regime in the Philippines is a controversial topic. Many people, especially the Gen Z are critical of the Spanish era, especially when it comes to friars (Padre Damaso was a villainous priest in the Noli Me Tangere story of Jose Rizal), and alleged colonial abuses. They exalt Dr. Jose Rizal and anti-Catholic Andres Bonifacio ( Freemasonic heroes of the Philippines) as the best as they can. But what is forgotten are the Filipino heroes who fought under the Spanish flag in defense of religion, like the battle of La Naval against the Dutch Calvinists which was won through the Holy Rosary, the Moro wars in Mindanao and Visayas, and of course, the British invasion of Manila.
The British invasion of the Philippines (1762 - 1764) was part of the Seven Years War (for North Americans the French and Indian War was part of this war).
In the early 1760s, France and Spain signed a family treaty due to being ruled by the same dynasty, the House of Bourbon. As a result, Britain, France's enemy declared war on Spain, and in October 1762, British soldiers attacked Manila, followed by the Archbishop of Manila, Manuel Rojo, surrendering the city.
What followed was a united resistance. Simon de Anda, a Spanish official established a provisional government in Bulacan and many Filipinos both enlisted as soldiers and militias. Unlike other soldiers in Europe and America, who viewed the war for geopolitical purposes, many saw it as a crusade or holy war to defend Catholic civilization, especially the Brits were Protestants and desecrated Catholic churches.
Friars and priests like the Augustinians preached sermons against the invading British who were Protestants as invading devils, and religious processions with images of saints were carried. Many devout Filipinos, with a tricorn hat and uniform and a musket and rosary in hand fought against the British invader. Some Filipinos chose to side with the British, still using Catholicism, like Diego and Gabriela Silang, revered heroes in the Philippines, but most devout Catholics sided with the Spanish.
Priests led charges against the British, and soldiers carried religious flags into battle. Unlike other theaters of war in which the purpose was geopolitics, they fought for their religion.
Eventually France and Spain lost the war and with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Britain ceded Manila back to the Spanish, and peace followed. Most of the soldiers would later fight against invading Moro pirates.
Conclusion:
With many Filipinos succumbing to Western and especially American ideology, (that was what Freemasons did to Filipinos after World War II), and especially our current leader, Bong-Bong Marcos making allies with our worse enemy, the Freemasonic United States (who stole our independence in 1899), we should remember our Catholic ancestors who fought against the West and the Anglos, particularly the British invasion and the Philippine-American war of 1899.
to Manila in 1764
