after the cavite mutiny on january 20, 1872, the trial of mutineer sergeant bonifacio octavo revealed that a man named zaldua had been recruiting people for an uprising. octavo testified that this man claimed to be under the orders of burgos, but inconsistent details during octavo's cross-examinations called into question the validity of his testimony. nevertheless, governor-general rafael izquierdo reported to madrid that the testimony had confirmed his suspicions, and pinned the blame on burgos and two other priests, jacinto zamora and mariano gómez, for sedition.