Battle of Sambat

Battle of Sambat Revolution in Laguna
Part of the Philippine Revolution
Historical Marker at the site of the battle, Pagsanjan, Laguna
Date November 15–16, 1896 Location Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines Result Spanish victory *Defeat of Maluningning Katipunan Chapter.
Belligerents
Katipunan	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Severino Taino Francisco Abad(KIA)	Nicolas Jaramillo
Strength
3,000 irregulars and rebels	1 Detachment of cazadores
Casualties and losses
Unknown (Heavy)	Unknown (Light)

The Battle of Sambat (in Filipino: Labanan sa Sambat) was the culminating battle of the first revolts of the Katipunan in Laguna. The battle was the final major action for the Katipunan chapter of "Maluningning" ending in the defeat of the rebels and martial law in Laguna province.

After centuries of Spanish colonial rule, resentment towards the colonists, particularly the Dominican friars who owned much of the farmland in Laguna province, grew and grew with colonial and clerical powers abusing their powers and punishing the tenants of the farmlands if they refused to pay their dues. A good example of this is the eviction of the Rizal clan from Calamba town after their struggles with their Dominican tenants. José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines wrote about such issues in his 2 great novels, Noli me tangere, and El filibusterismo. The latter called for a revolution urgently. the call of revolt was answered by the Katipunan secret society. Established by Andres Bonifacio in Manila, within a few years, Katipunero chapters were opened in the surrounding provinces with the Katipunan chapter "Maluningning" established in Pagsanjan on December 12, 1894, by Severino Taiño. Members came over from Lumban, Paete, Pakil, Siniloan, Cavinti, Santa Cruz, Magdalena and other towns even from Tayabas province.

In August 1896, the Katipunan was discovered by Spanish authorities, hostilities soon flared and simultaneous uprisings occurred in Cavite, Manila, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas, Nueva Ecija, and Laguna. Such that these 8 provinces were placed under martial law by Governor Ramon Blanco. The Katipuneros of Laguna were forced to meet up and plan their revolution in even more secluded areas. One famous site of Katipunan meetings is the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery. The towns of Lumban, Paete, Pakil, Siniloan, Cavinti, Santa Cruz, Magdalena and Pagsanjan became the epicenter of rebel activity, as the Spaniards cracked down further on the Katipuneros in the province, despite being poorly armed and poorly trained, the Katipuneros began to call for volunteers to meet the Spaniards in open battle.

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