Burgos, Gomez, and Zamora [Executed February 17, 1872]
Media
Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
- Title
- Burgos, Gomez, and Zamora [Executed February 17, 1872]
- Creator
- Dr. Alip, Eufronio M.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1936
- Subject
- Martyrs -- Philippines
- Heroes
- Burgos, Jose (Jose Apolonio Burgos y Garcia), 1837-1872
- Gomez, Mariano (Mariano Gómes de los Ángeles ), 1799-1872
- Zamora, Jacinto (Jacinto Zamora y del Rosario), 1835-1872
- Abstract
- Every country has its own heroes, patriots, and martyrs by whose works, we of the present generation are inspired, enlightened, and made free. In the Philippines, three of these heroes and martyrs, whose names illumine histtory of our land were Burgos, Gomez, and Zamora. Oftentimes called the "glorious trinity" whose martyrdom actually opened the new era of the Philippines.