To a man who could speak Spanish and who had always been the lord of his _barrio_, [428] the possibility of having to cultivate a field with his own hands was an unthinkable and scandalous thing.

These men suffered and suffered acutely; but it was not their bodies which suffered--it was their pride.
"Malvar surrendered on April 16, 1902.

Most of the people had turned against their once highly respected chief, and toward the end several thousand natives of Batangas joined the Americans in their determined hunt for the fugitive leader.

Realization of the fact that the people were against him materially aided in forcing his surrender.
"General Bell had captured or forced to surrender some 8000 to 10,000 persons actively engaged, in one capacity or another, in the insurrection.

These prisoners were rapidly released when they had taken the oath of allegiance.