March 1, 1888: some native Filipinos and mestizos presented a petition demanding explusion of the friars

On March 1, 1888, a group of native Filipinos and mestizos took a historic and dangerous stand against colonial oppression by staging a public demonstration in Manila. Marching through the city streets to the Ayuntamiento (City Hall), they presented a formal petition demanding the immediate expulsion of Catholic friars from the Philippines and the deportation of the Archbishop of Manila.