Jacinto Zamora y del Rosario (14 August 1835 - 17 February 1872) was a Filipino

Filipino people

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 friar, part of the Gomburza

Gomburza

Gomburza or GOMBURZA is an acronym denoting the surnames of the priests Mariano Gómez, José Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, three Filipino priests who were executed on 17 February 1872 at Bagumbayan in Manila, Philippines by Spanish colonial authorities on charges of subversion arising from...

 trio who were falsely accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines

Philippines

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 in the 19th century. He was placed in a mock trial and summarily executed in Manila

Manila

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 along with two other clergymen.

Early life

Born on August 14, 1835 to Venancio Zamora and Hilaria del Rosario, he began his early education in Pandacan and later at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Colegio de San Juan de Letran

The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...

. He was classified as an insular

Criollo people

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under the Spanish

Spanish Government

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 caste

Caste

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 system prevailing at that time. He later transferred to the University of Santo Tomas

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 after finishing his Bachiller en Artes

Bachelor of Arts

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. Zamora graduated on March 16, 1858 with the degree of Bachelor of Canon and Civil Laws. He became a student preparing for the priesthood in the Seminary of Manila.

Pastoral life

After being ordained

Ordination

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, Zamora handled parish

Parish

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es in Marikina, Pasig, and Batangas

Batangas

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. He was also assigned to manage the Manila Cathedral

Manila Cathedral

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 on 3 December 1864. In league with fellow priests Mariano Gómez

Mariano Gómez

Mariano Gómez y Guard was a Filipino secular priest, part of the Gomburza trio who were falsely accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century. He was placed in a mock trial and summarily executed in Manila along with two other clergymen.-Early...

 and José Burgos

José Burgos

José Apolonio Burgos y García was a Filipino mestizo secular priest, accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century...

, he continued the mission that Pedro Pelaez

Pedro Peláez

Pedro Peláez was a Filipino Catholic priest who favored the rights for Filipino clergy during the 19th century. He was diocesan administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila for a brief period of time. In the early 19th century, Pelaez fought for the secularization of Filipino priests...

 began, the secularization of Filipino priests.

Death

Zamora had a habit of playing card

Playing card

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s after saying Mass

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. Once, he received an invitation stating that his friend had "Powder and Munitions"; in a gambler's language, "Powder and Munitions" meant that the player had much money to gamble with. This invitation fell into the hands of the Spaniards

Spain

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 and worse, it was on the night of the Cavite mutiny

Cavite Mutiny

The Cavite Mutiny of 1872 was an uprising of military personnel of Fort San Felipe, the Spanish arsenal in Cavite, Philippines on January 20, 1872. Around 200 soldiers and laborers rose up in the belief that it would elevate to a national uprising...

 led by a Filipino soldier, Sgt. Lamadrid. This invitation was used by the Spaniards as evidence against the three priests. The court accused them of inciting the revolt, even though the evidence was not adequate. They were found guilty and sentenced to death by garrote

Garrote

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. The execution was carried out on February 17, 1872 at Bagumbayan Field in Manila.