THE great historian Dr. Zeus Salazar asked me to review 'Gomburza,' which I was only able to watch on Netflix last April 9.
THE great historian Dr. Zeus Salazar asked me to review 'Gomburza,' which I was only able to watch on Netflix last April 9.My biggest criticism of the film is the glaring absence of a nuanced historical context, which essentially hampered the coherence in its storytelling.The film opens with Apolinario de la Cruz being rejected by the San Juan de Dios religious order from the priesthood because of his indio background.
Showing this would have explained not just the bishops' steadfast support for Pelaez and secularization, but also why Archbishop Gregorio Meliton Martinez refused to defrock the Gomburza priests in 1872.It was hinted, but not forcefully explained, that liberal Governor-General Rafael de Izquierdo was hell-bent on executing Gomburza to put the priests — all of them — in their rightful place, subservient to the colonial government.
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