This is one of the important documents related to the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 that led to the martyrdom the priests Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos, and Zamora (GomBurZa). During this episode in Philippine history prominent men were accused by the colonial authorities as instigators. These include Don Antonio Regidor, Don Agustin Mendoza, Don Maximo Paterno, Don Joaquin Pardo de Tavera, among others. They were arrested and sentenced to eight years of exile in the Marianas Islands. This is the context of this appeal for pardon (solicitud de indulto) in favor of the said individuals.
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Rafael M. de Labra and
D. Manuel Regidor
Solicitud de indulto en favor de D. Antonio Regidor, D. Agustin Mendoza, D. Jose M. Basa, D. Maximo Paterno y D. Joaquin Pardo de Tavera
Imprenta de Manuel G. Hernandez, Madrid, 1873
8 3/8" x 5 5/8" (21 cm x 14 cm)
depth: 1/8" (0.31 cm)
depth: 1/8" (0.31 cm)
SOLD: PHP 105,120
CONDITION REPORT: 16 pages, in good condition; complete text pages albeit with foxing,
with intact binding, folds on some pages, significant foxing on the
front and back covers, small holes and tears on the front cover
Provenance: : Don Pedro Alejandro Paterno (1857– 1911) and
Doña Luisa Piñeyro de Lugo y Merino (Sra. de Paterno, d. 1897)