1) Andres Bonifacio founded the secret society Katipunan in 1892 with the goal of achieving Philippine independence from Spain through revolution.
2) By 1896, the Katipunan had over 30,000 members operating at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
3) However, internal divisions emerged, and Bonifacio was arrested and executed in 1897 on charges of treason by his political rival Emilio Aguinaldo, who took control of the revolutionary movement.
1) Andres Bonifacio founded the secret society Katipunan in 1892 with the goal of achieving Philippine independence from Spain through revolution.
2) By 1896, the Katipunan had over 30,000 members operating at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
3) However, internal divisions emerged, and Bonifacio was arrested and executed in 1897 on charges of treason by his political rival Emilio Aguinaldo, who took control of the revolutionary movement.
1) Andres Bonifacio founded the secret society Katipunan in 1892 with the goal of achieving Philippine independence from Spain through revolution.
2) By 1896, the Katipunan had over 30,000 members operating at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
3) However, internal divisions emerged, and Bonifacio was arrested and executed in 1897 on charges of treason by his political rival Emilio Aguinaldo, who took control of the revolutionary movement.
1) Andres Bonifacio founded the secret society Katipunan in 1892 with the goal of achieving Philippine independence from Spain through revolution.
2) By 1896, the Katipunan had over 30,000 members operating at the national, provincial, and municipal levels.
3) However, internal divisions emerged, and Bonifacio was arrested and executed in 1897 on charges of treason by his political rival Emilio Aguinaldo, who took control of the revolutionary movement.
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Andrés Bonifacio 1863-1897 Andrés Bonifacio was born in Manila in 1863, the son of a government official. When both his parents died in the 1870's, he left school to support his five brothers and sisters. By the mid-1880s, he had become a fervent Filipino nationalist; when José Rizal established the Liga Filipina in 1892, Bonifacio was one of its first members. After the Spanish arrested Rizal in July 1892, Bonifacio decided that the Philippines would only achieve independence through revolution. On July 7, he founded the Katipunan, a secret society open to both peasants and the middle class that employed Masonic rituals to impart an air of sacred mystery. It insinuated itself into the community by setting up mutual aid societies and education for the poor. By 1896, the Katipunan had over 30,000 members and functioned at the national, provincial, and municipal levels. Following the execution of Rizal in 1896, Bonifacio proclaimed Filipino independence on August 23, 1896. This time, the Spaniards moved against him, forcing his flight to the Marikina mountains, while other forces headed by Emilio Aguinaldo were more successful and won control over some towns. When Bonifacio tried to rein him in, Aguinaldo ordered him arrested and charged with treason and sedition. He was tried and convicted by his enemies and executed on May 10, 1897. Today he is regarded as a national hero. Back to top In 1892 Filipinos interested in the overthrow of Spanish rule founded an organization following Masonic rites and principles to organize armed resistance and terrorist assassinations within a context of total secrecy. It operated as an alternative Filipino government complete with a president and cabinet. When Andrés Bonifacio assumed control over the organization, it became much more aggressive. With the Grito de Balintawak, the Philippine revolution began. Filipinos ripped up their tax and citizenship documents and started fighting through Luzon. Emilio Jacinto commanded Katipunan's troops in several decisive struggle where both sides sustained major losses. The Katipunan movement frightened the Spanish and their supporters in the country. Consequently, the authorities arrested or exiled some 4,000 rebels, not to mention the myriad executions. At this time, the Filipinos were by no means united; Emilio Aguinaldo served as president of the insurgent government while José Rizal headed the Liga Filipina. When General Camilo de Polavieja became the new Spanish military governor on December 3, 1896, he utilized the same strategy of reconcentration as did his counterpart Valeriano Weyler in Cuba. He also ordered the execution of Rizal and 24 others. The spanish crackdown led to a series of victories against Andrés Bonifacio and the Katipunan that Aguinaldo was quick to take advantage of at the Tejeros Convention in March 1897 to force the Katipunan into his new revolutionary government. The Katipunan was revived briefly during the insurrection against the U.S. in 1900. “Reference” Biscontini, T. (2017). Philippine Revolution. Salem Press Encyclopedia, Retrieved From; https://libguides.snhu.edu/c.php?g=1184812&p=8902716 Willem Wolters, “Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897),” Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor, ed. Keat Gin Ooi (Santa Barbara: ABC- CLIO, 2004), pp. 240-241, Retrieved from; https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/faq/andr%C3%A9s- bonifacio Ray, M. (2018). KATIPUNAN, Retrieved From; https://www.britannica.com/topic/Katipunan
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