Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary who founded the secret society Katipunan and became its president. Under his leadership, the Katipunan grew from 300 members to over 30,000 by July 1896. On August 23, 1896, Bonifacio declared Philippine independence from Spain and issued a manifesto. He led attacks against the Spanish but was forced to withdraw suffering heavy casualties. Rivalry grew between Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo, culminating in Bonifacio's sham trial and execution in 1897 at the age of 34.
Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary who founded the secret society Katipunan and became its president. Under his leadership, the Katipunan grew from 300 members to over 30,000 by July 1896. On August 23, 1896, Bonifacio declared Philippine independence from Spain and issued a manifesto. He led attacks against the Spanish but was forced to withdraw suffering heavy casualties. Rivalry grew between Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo, culminating in Bonifacio's sham trial and execution in 1897 at the age of 34.
Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary who founded the secret society Katipunan and became its president. Under his leadership, the Katipunan grew from 300 members to over 30,000 by July 1896. On August 23, 1896, Bonifacio declared Philippine independence from Spain and issued a manifesto. He led attacks against the Spanish but was forced to withdraw suffering heavy casualties. Rivalry grew between Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo, culminating in Bonifacio's sham trial and execution in 1897 at the age of 34.
Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary who founded the secret society Katipunan and became its president. Under his leadership, the Katipunan grew from 300 members to over 30,000 by July 1896. On August 23, 1896, Bonifacio declared Philippine independence from Spain and issued a manifesto. He led attacks against the Spanish but was forced to withdraw suffering heavy casualties. Rivalry grew between Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo, culminating in Bonifacio's sham trial and execution in 1897 at the age of 34.
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-Along with his friends Emilio Jacinto and Pio
Valenzuela, they put out a newspaper called the
“Kalayaan” -Over the course of 1896, under Bonifacio's leadership, Katipunan grew from about 300 members at the beginning of the year to more than 30,000 in July
PHILIPPINES UPRISING BEGINS:
-Spanish colonial government realized that the Name: Andres Bonifacio y De Castro Philippines was on the verge of revolt Born: November 30, 1863 -Started the revolt by leading thousands of his Place Of Birth: Tondo, manila flowers to tear their cedulas Political Party: La liga Filipina, Katipunan -August 19, authorities tried to pre-empt the Known For: Philippine Revolution, President of uprising the Tagalog Republic, Unofficial President of the - Rizal was one of the arrested who will be going Philippines to Cuba Death: May 10, 1897 (Maragondon, Cavite) - Bonifacio tried to convince Rizal to escape but Social Class: Middle-class Filipino (According to refused British historian Jim Richardson) -Named himself President and commander-in- Education: self-literate (Finished only today's chief of the Philippines revolutionary government equivalent grade 4) -Declared independence on August 23 Weapon Of Fight: revolver (Filipiknow.net, -Issued a manifesto on August 28, 1896 2016) ATTACK ON SAN JUAN DEL MONTE : BONIFACIO'S BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE: -Bonifacio led an attack in the town of San Juan -Father: Santiago Bonifacio- he was a tailor, a Del Monte intent to capture Manila's Metro water local politician and a boatman who operated a station and powder magazine from the Spanish river-ferry garrison although they were vastly outnumbered -Mother: Catalina de Castro-Employed un a -Bonifacio was forced to withdraw to Marikina, cigarette-rolling factory Montalban and San Diego and San Mateo; his •Died because of Tuberculosis group suffered heavy casualties - Andres was the eldest in a brood of five. His -By early September the revolution was spreading other siblings were Ciriaco, Procopio, Troadio, across the country Esperidiona and Maxima. -He married twice, but had no surviving children. FIGHTHING INTENSIFIES: •First Wife-Monica from Palomar, neighborhood of -Cavite's rebels were led by an upper class Bacoor politician Emilio Aguinaldo. His force held most of -She dies young because of Leprosy(Hansen's the peninsulas Disease) -Another group under Mariano Llanera was based •Second Wife-Gregoria de Jesus from Caloocan, in Bulacan, north of capital Metro Manila -Bonifacio personally led an attack on Marikina, -They married when he was 29 and she was 18. Montalban and San Mateo. Although the spanish Their only child, a son, died as an infant soon recaptured the cities, nearly killing Bonifacio - He also worked as messenger in Fleming & when a bullet went through his collar Company. RIVALRY WITH AGUINALDO: ESTABLISHMENT OF KATIPUNAN: -To Bonifacio's shame, he not only lost the -In 1892, Bonifacio joined La Liga Filipina presidency to Aguinaldo, but was appointed to -Revived the La Liga after Rizal’s arrest the lowly post of Secretary of the Interior. -Founded a group called Katipunan -Then Daniel Tirona questioned his fitness even -KKK (Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang for that job, based on Bonifacio's lack of a Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan) university education, the humiliated former -Became Presidente Supremo of the Katipunan on president pulled a gun and would have killed 1895 Tirona if a bystander had not stopped him.
SHAM TRIAL AND EXECUTION:
-After Emilio Aguinaldo "won" the rigged election at Tejeros, Andres Bonifacio refused to recognize the new rebel government. - Aguinaldo sent a group to arrest Bonifacio; the opposition leader did not realize that they were there with ill intent, and allowed them into his camp. They shot down his brother Ciriaco, seriously beat his brother Procopio, and some reports say that they also raped his young wife Gregoria. - Aguinaldo had Bonifacio and Procopio tried for treason and sedition. After a one-day sham trial, in which the defense lawyer averred their guilt rather than defending them, both Bonifacios were convicted and sentenced to death. - On May 10, 1897, both Procopio and Andres Bonifacio likely were shot dead by a firing squad on Nagpatong Mountain. - Andres was just 34 years old.
ANDRES BONIFACIO'S LEGACY:
- Some historians feel that Bonifacio has gotten short shrift, and should be set beside Rizal on the national pedestal. -Andres Bonifacio has been honored with a national holiday on his birthday, however, just like Rizal. November 30 is Bonifacio Day in the Philippines.
REFERENCES: https://www.thoughtco.com/andres-bonifacio-of- the-philippines-195651 retrieved on May 2, 2017
http://nhcp.gov.ph/andres-bonifacio-and-the- katipunan/ retrieved on may 2, 2017