Biography Of Andres Bonifacio

Andres Bonifacio was born on November 30, 1863 to Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro in Tondo in Manila, Philippines. He was a Filipino revolutionary hero who founded the Katipunan, a secret society devoted to fighting Spanish occupation of the Philippines. He was the first one to lay the groundwork for the Philippine Republic. Bonifacios early education started in the Guillermo Osmena School. But, unfortunately, his parents died when he was 14 years old. This forced him to quit studies and look after his younger brothers and sisters. He earned a living by selling paper fans and wooden canes in the streets. He worked in Fleming and Company as a clerk and Fressell and Company as an agent. Bonifacio was interested in classic rationalism and read some great works of Victor Hugo, Jose Rizal, and Eugene Sue. He had a deep interest in reading books on French Revolution and acquired a good understanding of the socio-historical process. This encouraged him to join the Liga Filipina. The Liga Filipina was organized in 1892 by Jose Rizal for the purpose of uniting the nationalist movement for reforms. The arrest and banishment of Rizal made the Liga practically dead as an organization. Bonifacio continued the struggle and formed Katipunan in 1892. The Katipunan derived its ideological principles from the French Revolution and provided a significant platform for freedom, equality and independence. The society was discovered by the Spaniards on August 19, 1896. On August 23 1896, Bonifacio and his followers assembled at Balintawak and agreed to have an armed struggle against the Spaniards. The first battle took place on August 25, 1896 and this followed a reign of terror. Due to conflict, the rebels were split into two groups, Magdiwang and Magdalo in Cavite, Luzon. When Bonifacio tried to mediate, he attempts were rebuffed. Bonifacios acts and plans were termed as harmful for the unity and he was arrested and executed for treason and sedition. The execution was ordered by Ge n. Emilio Aguinaldo, the elected president of the provisional revolutionary government. Bonifacio was executed on May 10, 1897 in the mountains of Maragondon, Cavite.

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The Leaders of the Katipunan: Deodato Arellano -Supremo Ladislao Diwa -Fiscal Teodora Plata -Secretary Valentine Diaz -treasurer Andres Bonifacio controller
Officers and members of the Katipunan: Andres Bonifacio (18631897) - Supremo, third leader and founder of the Kilusang La Liga Filipina Emilio Aguinaldo (18691964) - First and only president of the then First Philippine Republic, Katipunan's successor. He was also a war general and head of the Magdalo faction that led to a strife among the Katipuneros. During his presidency, he ordered the execution of Andrs Bonifacio in 1897. Emilio Jacinto (18751899) - called as the Brains of the Katipunan. He wrote several papers during the Revolution like the Kartilya (Primer). Gregoria de Jess (18751943) - called as the Lakambini ng Katipunan (Muse of the Katipunan) and nicknamed Aling Oryang, she was the wife of Bonifacio before marrying Julio Nakpil after the former's death. She was also regarded as one of the first women members of the Katipunan. Gregorio del Pilar (18751899) - entered the Katipunan circle when he joined the First Philippine Republic's army against the Americans. He died during the Battle of Tirad Pass. Licerio Gernimo (18551924) - Aguinaldo's war general during PhilippineAmerican War. Vicente Lukbn (18601916) - Americans regarded him to be the mastermind of the bloody Balangiga massacre in 1901 during PhilippineAmerican War.

Important events from 1896-1907 1896 AD First Encounter between the Katipunan and the Spaniards in the Philippine Revolution. Katipunan Flag is unfurled in Balintawak. Ang Kalayaan, Katipunan paper is published Eight provinces revolt. Rizal is executed. 1897 AD Execution of the 13 Martyrs of Bagumbayan. The Tejeros Convention proclaims the independence of the Philippines Trial and execution of Bonifacio. Pact of Biac na Bato stops hostilities between the Filipinos and Spaniards. 1898 AD First hoisting of the Filipino flag, and Battle of Imus beginning the successful series of battles against Spanish soverreingty. Philippine Independence is declared in Kawit. Philippine National Anthem played for the first time. Mabini issues his True Decalogue on mans conduct. Batanes. Reafael Perea Uprising. La Independencia of Antonio Luna is published.

1898-1900 AD Zamboanga. Vicente Alvarez Revolt. Misamis. Nicolas Capistrano Revolt. Philippines declares state of war with the United States Treaty of Paris is ratified by US congress ceding the Philippines to the US by Spain. 1899 AD The Philippine Republic established, the Malolos Constitution is in effect. The Supreme Court supercedes the old Real de Audencia. Battle of Tirad Pass. 1900 AD The Manila Daily Bulletin is founded. Magna Carta of the Philippines. 1901 AD The Department of Public Instuction is formed. Aguinaldo surrenders to the Americans in Palanan, Isabela. 600 trained teachers arrive in US ShipThomas. The Philippine Normal College is established. 1902 AD First labor union is organized. Philippine Assembly is established. Termination of the Philippine-American War. Iglesia Filipina Independiente is proclaimed by Isalelo delos Reyes with Gregorio Aglipay as bishop 1903-1905 AD Sulu. Panglima Hassan Revolt. Source: http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-

and-arts/e-books/pdf/timeline.pdf

2nd kind The Philippine Postal Savings Bank is formed.

Caloocan town mayor Silverio Baltazar warned Bonifacio of the arrival of Spanish soldiers and Bonifacio group accompanied by local native policemen took them to the place of Barrio Lieutenant Apolonio Samson in Pook Kangkong, Caloocan. Their host Samson was Kankong's "most prominent inhabitant ...owner of a spacious house ", held hectares of cultivated lands and owned considerable livestock. Jacinto upon the order of Bonifacio summoned the jefes generales appointed last May 1896 to come to Balintawak. The jefes jenerales were: Mariano Llanera and Manuel Tionio of Nueva Ecija; Aurelio Tolentino of Morong; Valentin Diaz of Zambales, Vicente Fernandez of Laguna (did not show up), Miguel Malvar of Batangas and Emilio Jacinto and Guillermo Masangkay (who were already at Balintawak). The cabinet of the REPUBLIKA NG KATAGALUGAN (Katagalugan- the Katipunan name replacing the colonial name Filipinas) that was formed on July 1896 was confirmed during the meeting : Andres Bonifacio (President,Republika ng Katagalugan);Emilio Jacinto (Minister of State), Teodoro Plata (Minister of War), Briccio Pantas (Minister of Justice, Enrique Pacheco (Minister of Finance) and Aguedo del Rosario (Minister of Interior). Dr. Pio Valenzuela, joined Bonifacio and Jacinto in Caloocan. August 23,24,25- Emilio Jacinto and Aguedo del Rosario spent their times preparing orders and instructions for the outbreak of the revolution. Place: Balintawak, Caloocan. August 23, Bonifacio appointed Teodoro Plata, general in chief ,Emilio Jacinto and Aguedo del Rosario, generals of the divisions and Valenzuela, chief surgeon.Place: Balintawak,Caloocan. Katipunan general assembly at the house of Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora). Place: Balintawak, Caloocan. Number of attendees: about 300 men armed with bolos, daggers and spears plus 12 daggers and spears and a shotgun. 10:00 AM- The crowd now numbered about 500 men. (Gen. M. Alvarez. Memoirs.) Melchora Aquino opened her granary and fed the "Katipuneros. A meeting was held attended by about 1,000 men and adopted the following decision: (1) The revolution would commence at midnight of 29 August; (2) the following were appointed brigadier generals: Aguedo del Rosario, Ramon Bernardo, Vicente Fernandez and Gregorio Coronel, (3) tactics to attack and capture Manila. August 24 - 11:00 pm. - A bandit named Laong, joined the Katipunan army.

August 25 - Pio Valenzuela and his guides fled to the mountains of San Mateo, Morong (later Rizal Province) and next day (August 26), made their way to the town of Marikina, to induce them to join the armed revolt. August 26 - "The fight between the Guardia Civil and the rebels in Baulat and Balintawak (Caloocan) took place"...according to Valenzuela. Bonifacio retreated to Balara, Krus na Ligas and later to Marikina. Agust 27 - Col.Francisco Pinto filed a report regarding the skirmish between rebel and the Guardia Civil that happened the previous day. August 28 - Dr. Valenzuela reached Escolta and rode in a steamer to Binang, Laguna,met a Filipino cleric received a copy of a general amnesty and later surrendered to the Spanish governor general. (ibid,pp.150-151) on Sept.1 August 28-29 - Bonifacio at Hagdang Bato, Mandaluyong. Preparation for attack on Manila and simultaneous attack on towns and provinces. August 29 - Bonifacio's attack on Manila failed. August 30 Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco declared martial law in the provinces of Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna and Batangas.

Guitara Bakit pa kailangang magbihis Sayang din naman ang porma Lagi lang namang may sisingit Sa twing tayo'y magkasama Bakit pa kelangan ang rosas Kung marami namang nag-aalay sayo Uupo na lang at aawit Maghihintay ng pagkakataon Hahayaan na lang silang Magkandarapa na manligaw sayo Idadaan na lang kita sa awitin kong ito Sabay ang tugtog ng gitara Idadaan na lang sa gitara Mapapagod lang sa kakatingin Kong marami namang nakaharang Aawit na lang at magpaparinig Ng lahat ng aking nadarama Pagbibigyan na lang silang Magkandarapa na manligaw sayo Idadaan na lang kita sa awitin kong ito Sabay ang tugtog ng gitara Idadaan na lang sa gitara Pagbibigyan na lang silang Magkandarapa na manligaw sayo Idadaan na lang kita sa awitin kong ito Sabay ang tugtog ng gitara Oooohhhh .. Idadaan na lang..... Sa gitara

Harana uso pa ba ang harana? marahil ikaw ay nagtataka sino ba 'tong mukhang gago? nagkandarapa sa pagkanta at nasisintunado sa kaba

sa istoryang nagwawakas sa pagibig na wagas repeat chorus uso pa ba ang harana? marahil ngayon ay alam mo na basta't para sayo aking hihiram kahit na magmukhang hibang

meron pang dalang mga rosas suot nama'y maong na kupas at nariyan pa ang barkada nakaporma naka barong sa awiting daig pa minus one at sing along Chorus: Puno ang langit ng bituin at kay lamig pa ng hangin sa'yong tingin akoy nababaliw giliw at sa awitin kong ito sana'y maibigan mo ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko sa isang munting harana para sayo

Hindi ba't parang isang sine isang pelikulang romantiko hindi ba't ikaw ang bidang artista at ako ay iyong leading-man

Reflection Andres Bonifacio I think that Andres Bonifacio is a person who deserves to be called a hero because in his young age, he forced himself to quit his studies just to take care of his younger brothers and sisters.

Bonifacio was the son of Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro in Tondo, Manila, and he was the eldest of five children. His siblings were Ciriaco, Procopio, Troadio, Esperidiona and Maxima. His father was a tailor who served as a teniente mayor of Tondo, Manila, while his mother was a mestiza born of a Spanish father and a Filipino-Chinese mother who worked at a cigarette factory. As was custom, upon baptism he was named for the saint on whose feast he was born, Andrew the Apostle. Bonifacio's normal schooling was cut short when he dropped out to support his siblings after both their parents died of illness. He sold canes and paper fans he made himself and made posters for business firms. In his late teens, he worked as a mandatorio for the British trading firm Fleming and Company, where he rose to become a corregidor of tar, rattan and other goods. He later transferred to Fressell and Company, a German trading firm, where he worked as a bodeguero (storehouse worker). Bonifacio was also a part-time actor who performed in moro-moro plays. Not finishing his normal education, Bonifacio was self-educated. He read books about the French Revolution, biographies of the Presidents of the United States, books about contemporary Philippine penal and civil codes, and novels such as Victor Hugo's Les Misrables, Eugne Sue's Le Juif errant and Jos Rizal's Noli Me Tngere and El Filibusterismo. Aside from Tagalog andSpanish, he could speak a little English, which he learned while working at J.M. Fleming and Co. Bonifacio was married twice: first to a certain Monica who died of leprosy; then he married Gregoria de Jess of Caloocan in 1893. They had one son named Andrs who died of smallpox in infancy In 1892 he joined Rizal's La Liga Filipina, an organization which called for political reforms in Spain's colonial government of the Philippines. However, La Liga disbanded after only one meeting as Rizal was arrested and deported to Dapitan in Mindanao. Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini and others revived La Liga in Rizal's absence and Bonifacio was active at organising local chapters in Manila. La Liga Filipina contributed moral and financial support to the Propaganda Movement of Filipino reformists in Spain.