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title: Cry of Balintawak, August 26, 1896 poster (English, Manila)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cry-of-balintawak-english-1954/
description: A single-colour poster for the anniversary of the Cry of Balintawak, the August 1896 start of the Philippine revolution against Spain.
section: Collection
---

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# Cry of Balintawak, August 26, 1896 poster (English, Manila)

A single-colour poster for the anniversary of the Cry of Balintawak, the August 1896 start of the Philippine revolution against Spain. A raised fist grips a bolo-style sword above a broken chain, with a flag bearing a sun and stars. A quotation urges 'Filipinos unite! Preserve the freedom - you have won!!' and the date is printed large. The tell is transfer and glittering generalities: the 1896 revolutionary legacy is attached to present national unity and the word 'freedom'.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Cry of Balintawak
"FILIPINOS UNITE! PRESERVE THE FREEDOM - YOU HAVE WON!!"
AUGUST 26, 1896
```

[← Beware of the Communists poster (Kachin poster distributed in Rangoon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/beware-of-the-communists-kachin-rangoon-1954/) [Anba' Moussawarah (Pictorial News) No. 34/54: News in Pictures (illustrated news sheet distributed in Beirut) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/anba-moussawarah-34-news-in-pictures-beirut-1954/)

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