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Francisco Maniago

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Francisco Maniago
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Francisco Maniago was a 17th-century Filipino revolutionary leader who fought the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines. He led a 1660 revolt in the province of Pampanga[1] attacking the bandala system, where locals were forced to sell agricultural products at low prices,[2] and polo y servicio, a form of corvée where locals worked on government projects without pay.[3]

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Revolt

Under polo y servicio, men in Pampanga worked as timber cutters for eight months,[4] which led to low agricultural harvests.[5] To show their opposition against the forced labor system, the men set their campsite on fire, and chose Francisco Maniago, the chief from Mexico, Pampanga, as their leader.[4]

Under Maniago, the revolting group closed the mouths of the rivers with stakes to disrupt commerce.[5] They also sent letters to chiefs in provinces outside of Pampanga, asking to join the revolt against Spain.[6]

Maniago's revolt was however short-lived. He made peace with the Spanish governor-general Sabiniano Manrique de Lara,[7] and was never heard from again. According to one account, he and his brother were killed.[8]

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