The Dagohoy Revolt also known as the Dagohoy Rebellion is considered the longest in Philippine history. Led by Francisco Sendrijas, more popularly known as Francisco Dagohoy, this rebellion took place in Bohol from 1744 to 1829, spanning 85 years. Like some of the early revolts in the Philippines, the Dagohoy revolt can be rooted in a personal issue against the Spaniards.

The revolt began when Father Gaspar Morales, Jesuit curate of Inabanga, Bohol, ordered a constable to capture a man who had abandoned Christianity. The constable pursued the fugitive but was killed when the latter resisted. His corpse was brought to town. Father Morales refused to give him a Christian burial because the latter insisted that the former had died in a duel and such was prohibited by the Church.

Francisco Dagohoy, brother of the deceased, became so infuriated at the priest that he instigated the people to rise in arms. The signal of the uprising was the killing of Father Guiseppe Lamberti, Italian Jesuit curate of Jagna on January 24, 1744. Father Morales was also killed by Dagohoy. He defeated the Spanish-Filipino forces sent against him. He established a free government in the mountains, and had 3,000 followers, who subsequently increased to 20,000. The patriots remained unsubdued in their mountain stronghold. Even after his death, Dagohoy’s men continued to defy Spanish authorities in Bohol.

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