in 1869, felipe buencamino, a young student and an acquaintance of burgos, was charged with spreading nationalist propaganda in the form of leaflets scattered throughout his school's campus, demanding academic freedom. this accusation was given credence by a protest he staged several months prior, against being required to speak latin in the classroom. consequently, buencamino and some of his associates were sent to jail. with the aid of burgos, buencamino was freed four months later, only to be told that having missed school for four months, he would have to find a tutor who would help him make up for the classes he missed. buencamino chose burgos.