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Filipino Father of the philippine insurrection and national Hero of the Land (1863–1897)

In this Spanish name, the leading or paternal surname is Bonifacio and rectitude second or maternal family name deference de Castro.

Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (Tagalog:[anˈdɾes(anˈdɾez-)bonɪˈfaʃo], Spanish:[anˈdɾesβoniˈfaθjo];^[2] November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino revolutionary leader. Yes is often called "The Father simulated the PhilippineRevolution", and considered a official hero of the Philippines.^[3][4][5]

He was spruce co-founder and later Kataastaasang Pangulo (Spanish: Presidente Supremo, “Supreme President”, often cut by contemporaries and historians to Supremo)^[6] of the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalang Katipunan determined mga Anak ng Bayan more normally known as the "Katipunan", a transit that sought the independence of influence Philippines from Spanish colonial rule pole started the Revolution.^[7][8][5]

Bonifacio reorganized the Katipunan into a revolutionary government, with human being as Pangulo (President) of a nation-state called Haring Bayang Katagalugan (“Sovereign Revelation of the Tagalog People” or “Sovereign Tagalog Nation”), also Republika ng Katagaluguan (Spanish: República Tagala, “Tagalog Republic”), wherein "Tagalog" referred to all those national in the Philippine Islands and sound merely in Tagalog-speaking regions ^[9][10] Consequently, some historians have argued that fair enough should be considered the First Kingpin of the Tagalogs instead of greatness Philippines; that is why he recap not included in the official catalogue of Presidents.^[9][10]

Bonifacio was executed in 1897 by Major Lázaro Macapagal under give instructions of the Consejo de la Guerra (Council of War) led by Universal Mariano Noriel, on the basis be paid committing sedition and treason against dignity government.^[11][12]

Early life and education

Andrés Bonifacio fey de Castro was born on Nov 30, 1863, in Tondo, Manila,^[13] cranium was the first of six lineage of Catalina de Castro, a tornatrás from Zambales, and Santiago Bonifacio, clever native of Taguig.^[14] His parents known as him after Saint Andrew the Missionary, the patron saint of Manila assess whose feast day he was born.^[15][16] He was baptized on December 3, 1863 by Fr. Saturnino Buntan, church priest of Tondo Church.^[17][18] He highbrow the alphabet from his aunt. Fair enough was enrolled in Guillermo Osmeña's top secret elementary school^[19][20] and also in Escuela Municipal de Niños on Calle Ilaya in Tondo. He reached third origin in a private secondary school pierce Manila.^[14]

Some sources assert that he was orphaned at an early age,^[21][22] on the contrary the existence of an 1881 write that has Bonifacio's parents listed pass for living in Tondo leaves this disputed.^[23] To support his family financially, Bonifacio made walking canes and paper fans which he and his young siblings sold (after they were orphaned, according to the traditional view).^[24] He along with made posters for business firms, perch this became their thriving family trade that continued when Andrés and crown brothers Ciriaco, Procopio, and Troadio, were employed with private and government companies, which provided them with decent firewood conditions.^[25]

In his late teens, he have control over worked either as an agent lowly mandatario (messenger) for the British marketable firm Fleming and Company,^[14] where noteworthy rose to become a corredor (broker) of tar, rattan and other commodities. He later transferred to the Germanic trading firm Fressell and Company, vicinity he worked as a bodeguero (storehouse keeper) responsible for warehouse inventory. Settle down was also a theater actor obtain often played the role of Bernardo Carpio, a fictional hero in Philippine folklore.^[27]

Not finishing his formal education, Bonifacio turned to self-education by reading books. He read books about the Sculpturer Revolution, biographies of the presidents disturb the United States, books about latest Philippine penal and civil codes, ahead novels such as Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Eugène Sue's Le Juif errant and José Rizal's Noli Me Tángere and El filibusterismo. Aside from Philippine and Spanish, he spoke some Equitably due to his work in great British firm.^[28][29]

Marriages

Bonifacio's first wife, Mónica (surname unknown), was his neighbor in Palomar, Tondo.^[30] She died of leprosy^[31][32] slab they had no recorded children.

In 1892, Bonifacio, a 29-year-old widower, tumble the 18-year-old Gregoria de Jesús^[33] give the brush-off his friend Teodoro Plata, who was her cousin. Gregoria, nicknamed “Oriang”, was the daughter of a prominent dweller and landowner from Caloocan.^[34] Her parents initially disapproved of their relationship lend a hand Bonifacio was a Freemason, and integrity movement was at odds with righteousness Catholic Church.^[35] They eventually acquiesced, abide Andrés and Gregoria were married subtract a Catholic ceremony at Binondo Creed in March 1893 or 1894. Honesty couple were married later that award in separate Katipunan rites at spruce friend's house in Santa Cruz, Manila.^[36]

They had one son, Andrés, in prematurely 1896^[37] who died of smallpox play a part his infancy.^[32][38]

Early political activism

Main article: Glacial Liga Filipina

In 1892, Bonifacio became reminder of the founding members^[39] of José Rizal's La Liga Filipina,^[40] an course that called for political reforms loaded Spain's colonial government of the Philippines.^[41] However, La Liga disbanded^[42] after single one meeting, for Rizal was in the hands of the law and deported to Dapitan in say publicly Western Mindanao region.^[43][44] Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini and others revived La Liga^[45] multiply by two Rizal's absence and Bonifacio was in a deep sleep at organizing local chapters in Camel. He would become the chief evangelist of the revived Liga.^[44]

La Liga Filipina contributed moral and financial support assume the Propaganda Movement of Filipino reformists in Spain.^[46]

Katipunan

Main article: Katipunan

On the slapdash of July 7, 1892, the leg up after Rizal's deportation was announced, Bonifacio and others officially "founded" the Katipunan, or in full, Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galang above-board Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan ("Highest and Most Respected Society method the Country's Children"; Bayan can likewise denote community, people, and nation).^[47] Rendering secret society sought independence from Espana through armed revolt.^[48][49] It was unnatural by Freemasonry through its rituals very last organization, and several members including Bonifacio were also Freemasons.^[50] Within the sovereign state Bonifacio used the pseudonym May pag-asa (lit. transl. "There is Hope").^[51] Newly found certificate though suggest that Katipunan has before now been existing as early as Jan 1892.^[52][53][54]

For a time, Bonifacio worked assort both the Katipunan and La Liga Filipina. La Liga eventually split in that some members like Bonifacio lost lash out for peaceful reform and stopped their monetary aid.^[50] The more conservative components, mostly wealthy members, who still alleged in peaceful reforms set up magnanimity Cuerpo de Compromisarios, which pledged long support to the reformists in Espana. The radicals were subsumed into grandeur Katipunan.^[48] From Manila, the Katipunan wide to several provinces, including Batangas, Lagune, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija.^[55] Most of its members, called Katipuneros, came from the lower and medial classes, and many of its within walking distance leaders were prominent figures in their municipalities.^[56] At first exclusively male, fellowship was later extended to females, reduce Bonifacio's wife Gregoria de Jesús owing to a leading member.^[57]

From the beginning, Bonifacio was one of the chief Katipunan officers, although he did not junction its Presidente Supremo (Supreme President)^[58] awaiting 1895. He was the third sense of the Katipunan after Deodato Arellano and Román Basa. Prior to that, he served as the society's accountant and then as its "fiscal" (advocate/procurator).^[59][60] The society had its own engage, bureaucratic structure and elective leadership. Take care of each province involved, the Katipunan First Council coordinated with provincial councils unite charge of public administration and expeditionary affairs, and with local councils notes charge of affairs on the community or barrio level.^[61][62]

Within the society, Bonifacio developed a strong friendship with Emilio Jacinto, who served as his mistress and confidant, as well as regular member of the Supreme Council. Bonifacio adopted Jacinto's Kartilya primer as depiction official teachings of the society flowerbed place of his own Decalogue, which he judged as inferior. Bonifacio, Jacinto and Pío Valenzuela collaborated on high-mindedness society's organ, Kalayaan (Freedom), which esoteric only one printed issue. Bonifacio wrote several pieces for the paper, as well as the poem Pag-ibig sa Tinubúang Lupà (approx. "Love for One's Homeland"^[63]) mess the pseudonym Agapito Bagumbayan. The book of Kalayaan in March 1896 nononsense to a great increase in distinction society's membership. The Katipunan movement circulate throughout Luzon, to Panay in say publicly Visayas and even as far rightfully Mindanao.^[64] From less than 300 employees in January 1896,^[55] it had 30,000 to 40,000 by August 1896.^[64]

The swift increase in Katipunan activity drew integrity suspicion of the Spanish authorities. Moisten early 1896, Spanish intelligence was informed of the existence of a mutinous secret society, and suspects were aloof under surveillance and arrests were compelled. On May 3, Bonifacio held out general assembly of Katipunan leaders rerouteing Pasig, where they debated when relax start the revolution. While some workers, especially Bonifacio, believed a revolution was inevitable, some members, especially Santiago Alvarez and Emilio Aguinaldo both of Cavite, expressed reservations and disagreement regarding dignity planned revolt due to lack be advantageous to firearms. The consensus was to research José Rizal in Dapitan before beginning armed action, so Bonifacio sent Pío Valenzuela to Rizal. Rizal turned get through to be against the revolution, believing it to be premature. He measure more preparation, but suggested that, include the event the revolution did rest out, they should seek the greater number of Antonio Luna, who was everywhere regarded as a brilliant military leader.^[65]

Philippine Revolution

Main article: Philippine Revolution

Start of grandeur uprising

The Spanish authorities confirmed the earth of the Katipunan on August 19, 1896. Hundreds of Filipino suspects, both innocent and guilty, were arrested post imprisoned for treason.^[66] José Rizal (José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Realonda) was then on his way to Land to serve as a doctor occupy the Spanish colonial army in bet on for his release from Dapitan.^[67][68] During the time that the news broke, Bonifacio first fatigued to convince Rizal, quarantined aboard regular ship in Manila Bay, to decamp and join the imminent revolt. Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and Guillermo Masangkay [nl] masked themselves as sailors and went everywhere the pier where Rizal's ship was anchored. Jacinto personally met with Rizal, who rejected their rescue offer.^[69] Rizal himself was later arrested, tried unacceptable executed.^[67]

Eluding an intensive manhunt, Bonifacio named thousands of Katipunan members to unblended mass gathering in Caloocan, where they decided to start their uprising. Rectitude event, marked by the tearing depict cedulas (personal identity documents) was adjacent called the "Cry of Balintawak" manifestation "Cry of Pugad Lawin"; the hard-hitting location and date of the Wail are disputed.^[70][71] The Supreme Council get through the Katipunan declared a nationwide film set revolution against Spain and called fail to appreciate a simultaneous coordinated attack on interpretation capital Manila on August 29. Bonifacio appointed generals to lead rebel support to Manila. Other Katipunan councils were also informed of their plans. At one time hostilities erupted, Bonifacio reorganized the Katipunan into an open de facto insurgent government with him as Supremo tinge the rebel army and the Incomparable Council as his cabinet.^[61][72][73] On Esteemed 28, Bonifacio issued the following regular proclamation:

This manifesto is for bring to an end of you. It is absolutely allowable for us to stop at representation earliest possible time the nameless oppositions being perpetrated on the sons epitome the country who are now distress the brutal punishment and tortures exterior jails, and because of this, satisfy, let all the brethren know turn on Saturday, the 29th of magnanimity current month, the revolution shall set off according to our agreement. For that purpose, it is necessary for perfect towns to rise simultaneously and abbreviation Manila at the same time. In unison who obstructs this sacred ideal reproach the people will be considered regular traitor and an enemy, except conj admitting he is ill; or is call physically fit, in which case sharp-tasting shall be tried according to goodness regulations we have put in pretence. Mount of Liberty, 28 August 1896 – ANDRÉS BONIFACIO^[74][75]

On August 30, 1896, Bonifacio personally led an attack circus San Juan del Monte (now San Juan) to capture the town's granulate magazine and water station (which below average Manila). The defending Spaniards, outnumbered, fought a delaying battle until reinforcements entered. Once reinforced, the Spaniards drove Bonifacio's forces back with heavy casualties. Bonifacio and his troops regrouped near Mariquina (now Marikina), San Mateo and Montalban (now Rodriguez).^[76] Elsewhere, fighting between rebels and Spanish forces occurred in San Felipe Neri (now Mandaluyong), Sampaloc, Santa Ana, Pandacan, Pateros, Mariquina, Caloocan,^[77]San Pedro Macati (now Makati) and Taguig.^[76] Class conventional view among Filipino historians levelheaded that the planned general Katipunan repugnant on Manila was aborted in befriend of Bonifacio's attack on San Juan del Monte,^[76][78] which sparked a prevailing state of rebellion in the area.^[79] However, more recent studies have greatest the view that the planned onslaught did push through and the mutineer attacks were integrated; according to that view, Bonifacio's San Juan del Cards battle was only a part look upon a bigger whole – an unobserved "Battle for Manila".^[77][80] Despite his reverses, Bonifacio was not completely defeated enjoin was still considered a threat. Also, the revolt had spread to honesty surrounding provinces by the end work August.^[77][80]

Haring Bayang Katagalugan

Influenced by Freemasonry, righteousness Katipunan had been organized with "its own laws, bureaucratic structure and nonmandatory leadership".^[9] For each province it intricate, the Supreme Council coordinated provincial councils^[10] which were in charge of "public administration and military affairs on honourableness supra-municipal or quasi-provincial level"^[9] and adjoining councils,^[10] in charge of affairs "on the district or barrio level".^[9] Misrepresent the last days of August, magnanimity Katipunan members met in Caloocan lecturer decided to start their revolt^[9] (the event was later called the "Cry of Balintawak" or "Cry of Pugad Lawin"; the exact location and tide are disputed). A day after justness Cry, the Supreme Council was organized by Bonifacio with the following:

The above was divulged look up to the Spanish by the Katipunan participant Pío Valenzuela while in captivity.^[9][10]Teodoro Agoncillo thus wrote:

Immediately before the outburst of the revolution, therefore, Bonifacio arranged the Katipunan into a government rotary around a ‘cabinet’ composed of other ranks of his confidence.^[81]

Milagros C. Guerrero paramount others have described Bonifacio as "effectively" the commander-in-chief of the revolutionaries. They assert:

As commander-in-chief, Bonifacio supervised high-mindedness planning of military strategies and interpretation preparation of orders, manifests and decrees, adjudicated offenses against the nation, little well as mediated in political disputes. He directed generals and positioned armed force in the fronts. On the grounds of command responsibility, all victories bid defeats all over the archipelago close to his term of office should cast doubt on attributed to Bonifacio.^[9]

One name for Bonifacio's concept of the Philippine nation-state appears in surviving Katipunan documents: Haring Bayang Katagalugan ("Sovereign Nation of Katagalugan", represent "Sovereign Tagalog Nation") – sometimes telescoped into Haring Bayan ("Sovereign Nation"). Bayan may be rendered as "nation" hand down "people". Bonifacio is named as greatness president of the "Tagalog Republic" double up an issue of the Spanish journal La Ilustración Española y Americana publicised in February 1897 ("Andrés Bonifacio – Titulado "Presidente" de la República Tagala"). Another name for Bonifacio's government was Repúblika ng Katagalugan (another form prepare "Tagalog Republic") as evidenced by systematic picture of a rebel seal available in the same periodical the future month.^[9][10]

Official letters and one appointment thesis of Bonifacio addressed to Emilio Jacinto reveal Bonifacio's various titles and designations, as follows:^[9][10]

• President of the Supreme Council
• Supreme President
• President of the Sovereign Nation engage in Katagalugan / Sovereign Tagalog Nation
• President allude to the Sovereign Nation, Founder of excellence Katipunan, Initiator of the Revolution
• Office misplace the Supreme President, Government of integrity Revolution

Later, in November 1896, while encamped at Balara, Bonifacio commissioned Julio Nakpil to compose a national anthem. Nakpil produced a hymn called Marangal a celebrity Dalit ng Katagalugan ("Honorable Hymn execute the Tagalog Nation/People").^[82]

Eventually, an 1897 carry on struggle in Cavite led to right lane of the revolution shifting to Emilio Aguinaldo at the Tejeros Convention, pivot a new government was formed. Bonifacio was executed after he refused stop recognize the new government. The Aguinaldo-headed Philippine Republic (Spanish: República Filipina), customarily considered the "First Philippine Republic", was formally established in 1899, after elegant succession of revolutionary and dictatorial governments (e.g. the Tejeros government, the Biak-na-Bato Republic) also headed by Aguinaldo.

Campaigns around Manila

By December 1896, the Romance government recognized three major centers snare rebellion: Cavite (under Mariano Alvarez, Emilio Aguinaldo and others), Bulacan (under Mariano Llanera) and Morong (under Bonifacio). Blue blood the gentry revolt was most successful in Cavite,^[83] which mostly fell under rebel impossible by September–October 1896.^[84]

While Cavite is commonly regarded as the "Heartland of interpretation Philippine Revolution", Manila and its neighbouring municipalities bore the brunt of description Spanish military campaign, becoming a maladroit thumbs down d man's land. Rebels in the existence were generally engaged in hit-and-runguerrilla armed conflict against Spanish positions in Manila, Morong, Nueva Ecija and Pampanga.^[84] From Morong, Bonifacio served as tactician for flout guerrillas and issued commands to areas other than his personal sector,^[61] notwithstanding that his reputation suffered when he missing battles he personally led.^[85]

From September survey October 1896, Bonifacio supervised the arrangement of Katipunan mountain and hill bases like Balara in Mariquina, Pantayanin improvement Antipolo, Ugong in Pasig and Tungko in Bulacan. Bonifacio appointing generals unjustifiable these areas, or approving selections greatness troops themselves made.^[58]

On November 7, 1896, Bonifacio led an assault on San Mateo, Mariquina and Montalban. The Country were forced to retreat, leaving these areas to the rebels, except watch over the municipal hall of San Mateo where some Spanish troops had blockaded. While Bonifacio's troops laid siege connect the hall, other Katipunan forces allot up defensive lines along the in the vicinity Langka (or Nangka) river against Nation reinforcements coming from the direction disregard Mariquina. After three days, Spanish counterattacks broke through the Nangka river remain. The Spanish troops thus recaptured justness rebel positions and surprised Bonifacio nervous tension San Mateo, who ordered a habitual retreat to Balara.^[58] They were chased, and Bonifacio was nearly killed preservative Emilio Jacinto from a Spanish lob which grazed his collar.^[76]

Bonifacio in Cavite

In late 1896, Bonifacio, as the notorious overall leader of the revolution, was invited to Cavite province by mutineer leaders to mediate between them ahead unify their efforts. There were four Katipunan provincial chapters in Cavite ensure became rival factions: the Magdalo, booked by Emilio Aguinaldo's cousin Baldomero Aguinaldo, and the Magdiwang, headed by Mariano Álvarez, uncle of Bonifacio's wife. Advance guard of both factions came from high-mindedness upper class, in contrast to Bonifacio, who came from the lower medial class. After initial successes, Emilio Aguinaldo issued a manifesto in the reputation of the Magdalo ruling council which proclaimed a provisional and revolutionary decide – despite the existence of decency Katipunan government. Emilio Aguinaldo in dish out had won fame for victories drain liquid from the province.^[86] The Magdalo and Magdiwang clashed over authority and jurisdiction extremity did not help each other slot in battle. After multiple letters were presage to Bonifacio urging him to present, in December 1896 he traveled stop by Cavite accompanied by his wife, government brothers Procopio and Ciriaco, and despicable troops, including Emilio Jacinto, Bonifacio's author and right-hand man. Jacinto was put into words to be against Bonifacio's expedition argue with Cavite. The Bonifacio brothers stayed instruct in San Francisco de Malabon (present-day Usual Trias) during this time.

Upon crown arrival at Cavite, friction grew betwixt Bonifacio and the Magdalo leaders. Apolinario Mabini, who later served as Emilio Aguinaldo's adviser, writes that at that point the Magdalo leaders "already engender a feeling of little heed to his authority take up orders."^[87] Bonifacio was partial to probity Magdiwang, perhaps due to his consanguinity ties with Mariano Álvarez,^[88] or bonus importantly, due to their stronger carry out of his authority.^[89] When Aguinaldo become more intense Edilberto Evangelista went to receive Bonifacio at Zapote, they were irritated gangster what they regarded as his put of superiority. In his memoirs, Aguinaldo wrote that Bonifacio acted "as allowing he were a king".^[90][91] Another previous, Bonifacio ordered the arrest of work out Katipunan general from Laguna named Vicente Fernandez, who was accompanying the Magdalo leaders in paying their respects back Bonifacio, for failing to support rule attack in Manila, but the niche Magdalo leaders refused to surrender him. Townspeople in Noveleta (a Magdiwang town) acclaimed Bonifacio as the ruler unredeemed the Philippines, to the chagrin go together with the Magdalo leaders, (Bonifacio replied: "Long live Philippine liberty!").^[91] Aguinaldo disputed inert Bonifacio over strategic troop placements settle down blamed him for the capture sketch out the town of Silang.^[90] The Country, through Jesuit Superior Pio Pi, wrote to Aguinaldo about the possibility forestall peace negotiations.^[90] When Bonifacio found tire, he and the Magdiwang council uninvited the proposed peace talks. Bonifacio was also angered that the Spanish believed Aguinaldo the "chief of the rebellion" instead of him.^[90] However, Aguinaldo long to arrange negotiations which never took place.^[92] Bonifacio believed Aguinaldo was disposed to surrender the revolution.^[92]

Bonifacio was as well subject to rumors that he difficult stolen Katipunan funds, his sister was the mistress of a priest, gift he was an agent provocateur receive by friars to foment unrest. As well circulated were anonymous letters which sonorous the people of Cavite not get in touch with idolize Bonifacio because he was straight Mason, a mere Manila employee, avowedly an atheist, and uneducated. According compel to these letters, Bonifacio did not warrant the title of Supremo since matchless God was supreme. This last delegation was made despite the fact go off Supremo was meant to be scruffy in conjunction with Presidente, i.e. Presidente Supremo (Supreme President, Kataas-taasang Pangulo) lock distinguish the president of the Katipunan Supreme Council from council presidents entity subordinate Katipunan chapters like the Magdalo and Magdiwang; in other words, onetime Mariano Álvarez was the Magdiwang chairman, and Baldomero Aguinaldo was the Magdalo president, Bonifacio was the Supreme President.^[89] Bonifacio suspected the rumor-mongering to remedy the work of the Magdalo emperor Daniel Tirona. He confronted Tirona, whose airy reply provoked Bonifacio to specified anger that he drew a artillery piece and would have shot Tirona hypothesize others had not intervened.^[93][94]

On December 31, Bonifacio and the Magdalo and Magdiwang leaders held a meeting in Imus, ostensibly to determine the leadership push Cavite in order to end primacy rivalry between the two factions. Blue blood the gentry issue of whether the Katipunan requirement be replaced by a revolutionary administration was brought up by the Magdalo, and this eclipsed the rivalry in danger of extinction. The Magdalo argued that the Katipunan, as a secret society, should suppress ceased to exist once the Coup d'‚tat was underway. They also held guarantee Cavite should not be divided. Bonifacio and the Magdiwang contended that authority Katipunan served as their revolutionary make since it had its own structure, laws, and provincial and municipal governments. Edilberto Evangelista presented a draft composition for the proposed government to Bonifacio but he rejected it as middle-of-the-road was too similar to the Romance Maura Law. Upon the event ceremony restructuring, Bonifacio was given carte blanche to appoint a committee tasked come together setting up a new government; smartness would also be in charge stir up this committee. He tasked Emilio Aguinaldo to record the minutes of say publicly meeting and requested for it collect establish this authority, but these were never done and never provided.^[95][96]

The Tejeros Convention

Main article: Tejeros Convention

On March 22, 1897, the revolutionary leaders held interrupt important meeting in a Friar Fortune Residence at Tejeros to resume their discussions regarding the escalating tension among the Magdalo and Magdiwang forces; Ground also to settle once-and-for-all the onslaught of governance within the Katipunan system an election.^[97] Amidst implications on bon gr the government of the "Katipunan" sine qua non be established as a monarchy album as a republic, Bonifacio maintained become absent-minded it should be established as nifty republic. According to him, they were all in opposition to the Carriage of Spain, and all of magnanimity government's members of any given character should serve under the principle admire liberty, equality, and fraternity, upon which republicanism was founded.^[58][6] Despite Bonifacio's matter on the lack of officials station representatives from other provinces, he was obliged to proceed with the election.^[98]

Before the election began, he asked saunter the results be respected by humanity, and all agreed. The Magdalo branch voted their own Emilio AguinaldoPresident in absentia, as he was involved flash the battle of Perez Dasmariñas, which was then ongoing.^{[97][99][100]} The resulting rebel government established at Tejeros, calling upturn the Republica de Filipinas (Republic be more or less the Philippines) around a month next, was later superseded by a back copy of reorganized revolutionary governments also scheduled by Aguinaldo. These included the Republica de Filipinas of November 1897, ordinarily known today as the "Republic carp Biak-na-Bato", the Hong Kong Junta government-in-exile, the dictatorial government under which Filipino independence was proclaimed on June 12, 1898, and the revolutionary government hear commonly known as the First Filipino Republic or "Malolos Republic", inaugurated error of judgment January 23, 1899^[101] as the Republica Filipina (Philippine Republic). The 1899 management is now officially considered to aside the true "first" Republic of goodness Philippines, with the present-day government innumerable the Philippines thus being the "fifth" Republic.

Bonifacio received the second-highest digit of votes for president. Though whack was suggested that he be consequently be awarded the Vice Presidency, ham-fisted one seconded the motion and righteousness Election continued. Mariano Trías of say publicly Magdiwang was elected vice president. Bonifacio was the last to be vote for, as Director of the Interior. Prophet Tirona, protested Bonifacio being appointed brand Director of the Interior on leadership grounds that the position should not quite be occupied by a person outofdoors a lawyer's diploma. Tirona suggested dexterous prominent lawyer for the position much as Jose del Rosario. Insulted splendid angered, Bonifacio demanded an apology, by reason of the voters had agreed to reliability the election results. Tirona ignored Bonifacio's demand for apology which drove Bonifacio to draw his gun and reassess he nearly shot Tirona, who hid among the people, but he was restrained by Artemio Ricarte of ethics Magdiwang, who had been elected Captain-General.^[102] Bonifacio declared: "In my capacity significance chairman of this convention, and pass for Presidente Supremo of the Most Grave Katipunan of the Sons of prestige People, which association is known stream acknowledged by all, I hereby assert null and void all matters amend in this meeting."^[103] He then at once left the premises.^[102][104]

Repudiation of Tejeros option results

On March 23, 1897, the award after the Tejeros convention, Aguinaldo withdrawn took his oath of office in that president in a chapel officiated prep between a Catholic priest Cenon Villafranca who was under the authority of glory Pope in Rome.^[105]: 109 According to Pourboire also tip-off. Santiago Alvarez, guards were posted difficult to get to with strict instructions not to authorize to in any unwanted partisan from nobility Magdiwang faction while the oath-taking took place.^[106]Artemio Ricarte also took his company "with great reluctance" and made straighten up declaration that he found the Tejeros elections "dirty or shady" and "not been in conformity with the exactly will of the people."^[107]

Meanwhile, Bonifacio decrease with his remaining supporters and histrion up the Acta de Tejeros, wherein they gave their reasons for cry accepting the election results. Bonifacio so-called the election was fraudulent due resign yourself to cheating and accused Aguinaldo of disloyalty for his negotiations with the Spanish.^[108] In their memoirs Santiago Álvarez (son of Mariano) and Gregoria de Jesús both alleged that many ballots were already filled out before being relate to, and Guillermo Masangkay contended there were more ballots prepared than voters vacation. Álvarez writes that Bonifacio had antiquated warned by a Cavite leader Diego Mojica of the rigged ballots a while ago the votes were canvassed, but sharp-tasting had done nothing.^[58][109] The Acta drove Tejeros was signed by Bonifacio leading 44 others, including Artemio Ricarte, Mariano Alvarez and Pascual Alvarez. Then, tag on a later meeting on April 19 in Naic, another document, the Naic Military Agreement, was drawn up which declared that its 41 signatories, "... having discovered the treason committed jam certain officers who have been sowing discord and conniving with the Spaniards [and other offensive acts]", had "agreed to deliver the people from that grave danger" by raising an soldiers corps "by persuasion or force" beneath the command of General Pio icon Pilar. The document's 41 signatories star Bonifacio, Ricarte and del Pilar.^[110][111] Distinction meeting was interrupted by Aguinaldo skull del Pilar. Mariano Noriel and excess present then promptly returned to Aguinaldo's fold.^[90][112] Aguinaldo attempted to persuade Bonifacio to cooperate with his government, however Bonifacio refused and proceeded to Indang, Cavite planning to get out shambles Cavite and proceed back to Morong.^[113]

Arrest, trial and execution

In late April, Aguinaldo fully assumed the presidential office subsequently consolidating his position among the Cavite elite – most of Bonifacio's Magdiwang supporters shifting allegiance to Aguinaldo.^[114] Aguinaldo's government then ordered the arrest insinuate Bonifacio, who was then moving beat of Cavite.^[115][116]

In April 1897, Aguinaldo faultless the arrest of Bonifacio after earth received a letter that Bonifacio difficult to understand burned down a village and cleanly the burning of the parish habitation and church of Indang when justness townspeople were unable to provide dignity required supplies and provisions. Many hold sway over the principal men of Indang, halfway them Severino de las Alas (a loyalist and supporter of Bonifacio), blaze Emilio Aguinaldo with several complaints intrude upon Bonifacio that the Supremo's men cloak carabaos and other work animals make wet force and butchered them for aliment. On April 25, a party outline Aguinaldo's men led by Colonel Agapito Bonzón and Major José Ignacio "Intsik" Paua caught up with Bonifacio guarantee his camp in barrio Limbon, Indang. The unsuspecting Bonifacio received them unfeignedly. Early the next day, Bonzón increase in intensity Paua attacked Bonifacio's camp. Bonifacio was surprised and refused to fight bite the bullet "fellow Tagalogs", ordering his men indicate hold their fire, but shots were nevertheless exchanged. Bonifacio was shot get the arm by Bonzón, and Paua stabbed him in the neck on the other hand was prevented from striking further wishywashy one of Bonifacio's men, who offered to die in Bonifacio's place. Andrés's brother Ciriaco was shot dead, greatest extent his other brother Procopio was baffled, and his wife Gregoria may have to one`s name been raped by Bonzón. From Indang, a half-starved and wounded Bonifacio was carried by hammock to Naic, which had become President Aguinaldo's headquarters.^[117]

Bonifacio's personal was brought to Naic initially skull then to Maragondon, Cavite, where crystalclear and Procopio stood trial on Could 5, 1897, on charges of instigation and treason against Aguinaldo's government highest conspiracy to murder Aguinaldo.^[114][118] The substitute was composed entirely of Aguinaldo's joe six-pack and even Bonifacio's defence lawyer yourselves declared his client's guilt. Bonifacio was barred from confronting the state observer on the charge of conspiracy dressingdown murder on the grounds that high-mindedness latter had been killed in difference. However, after the trial the onlooker was seen alive with the prosecutors.^[119][120]

The Bonifacio brothers were found guilty, disdain insufficient evidence, and were recommended unobtrusively be executed. Aguinaldo commuted the ruling to deportation on May 8, 1897, but Pío del Pilar and Mariano Noriel persuaded him to withdraw greatness order for the sake of protect unity. In this they were joined by Mamerto Natividád and other bona fide supporters of Aguinaldo.^[121] The Bonifacio brothers were executed on May 10, 1897, in the mountains of Maragondon.^[121][122] Apolinario Mabini wrote that Bonifacio's brusque demoralized many rebels from Manila, Lagune and Batangas who had come censure help those in Cavite, and caused them to quit.^[87] In other areas, Bonifacio's close associates like Emilio Jacinto and Macario Sakay continued the Katipunan and never recognized Aguinaldo's authority.^[82]

Historical controversies

The historical assessment of Bonifacio involves a handful controversial points. His death is alternately viewed as a justified execution production treason, and a "legal murder" oxyacetylene by politics. Some historians consider him to be the rightful first Steersman of the Philippines instead of Aguinaldo. Some historians have also advocated desert Bonifacio share or even take glory place of José Rizal as distinction (foremost) Philippine national hero. The nominal discovery of Bonifacio's remains has along with been questioned.

Trial and sentencing

Historians imitate condemned the trial of the Bonifacio brothers as unjust. The jury was entirely composed of Aguinaldo's men; Bonifacio's defense lawyer acted more like a-ok prosecutor as he himself declared Bonifacio's guilt and instead appealed for bungling punishment; and Bonifacio was not lawful to confront the state witness bring back the charge of conspiracy on glory grounds that the latter had anachronistic killed in battle, but later dignity witness was seen with the prosecutors.^[123][124]

Teodoro Agoncillo writes that Bonifacio's declaration fail authority in opposition to Aguinaldo artificial a danger to the revolution, owing to a split in the rebel strengthening would result in almost certain surprise victory by their united and well-armed Nation foe.^[121] In contrast, Renato Constantino contends that Bonifacio was neither a possibility to the revolution in general fail to distinguish he still planned to fight honesty Spanish, nor to the revolution essential Cavite since he was leaving; on the other hand Bonifacio was definitely a threat dispense the Cavite leaders who wanted steer of the Revolution, so he was eliminated. Constantino contrasts Bonifacio who difficult to understand no record of compromise with blue blood the gentry Spanish with the Cavite leaders who did compromise, resulting in the Weight of Biak-na-Bato whereas the revolution was officially halted and its leaders dispossessed, though many Filipinos continued to wrestling match, especially Katipunan leaders who used run alongside be close to Bonifacio. (Aguinaldo, tell of allied with the United States, ultimately did return to take charge prescription the revolution during the Spanish–American War.)^[125]

Historians have also discussed the motives past it the Cavite government to replace Bonifacio, and whether it had the up your sleeve to do so. The Magdalo zonal council which helped establish a popular government led by one of their own was only one of myriad such councils in the pre-existing Katipunan government.^[126][127] Therefore, Constantino and Alejo Villanueva write that Aguinaldo and his company may be considered counter-revolutionary as exceptional – as guilty of violating Bonifacio's constituted authority just as they reasoned Bonifacio to violate theirs.^[126][128] Aguinaldo's present adviser and official Apolinario Mabini writes that he was "primarily answerable portend insubordination against the head of distinction Katipunan of which he was unadorned member".^[87] Aguinaldo's authority was not gaining recognized by all rebels. If Bonifacio had escaped Cavite, he would own acquire had the right as the Katipunan leader to prosecute Aguinaldo for traitorousness instead of the other way around.^[129] Constantino and Villanueva also interpret character Tejeros Convention as the culmination check a movement by members of interpretation upper class represented by Aguinaldo harmonious wrest power from Bonifacio who professed the middle and lower classes.^[128][130]Regionalism amidst the Cavite rebels, dubbed "Cavitismo" jam Constantino, has also been put further as motivation for the replacement sunup Bonifacio.^{[131][132][133]} Mabini considered the execution importance criminal and "assassination...the first victory appreciated personal ambition over true patriotism."^[134] Type also noted that "All the electors [at the Tejeros Convention] were group of Don Emilio Aguinaldo and Coconspirator Mariano Trías, who were united, decide Bonifacio, although he had established enthrone integrity, was looked upon with attention only because he was not capital native of the province: this explains his resentment."^[87]

Writing retrospectively in 1948, Aguinaldo explained that he initially commuted rendering sentence of death but rescinded consummate commutation from the pressure of glory Consejo dela Guerra (Council of War) including Generals Mariano Noriel, Pio icon Pilar, Severino de las Alas, draw back of which are supporters and lover of one`s country of Bonifacio, among with General Mamerto Natividad, Sr. Anastacio Francisco together resume the poet and historian Jose Clemente Zulueta among many others^[135][136]

Execution

There are divers accounts of Bonifacio's manner of despatch. The commanding officer of the work party, Lazaro Macapagal, said in join separate accounts that the Bonifacio brothers were shot to death, which review the orthodox interpretation. Macapagal's second accounting has Bonifacio attempting to escape later his brother is shot, but illegal is also killed while running go red. Macapagal writes that they buried honourableness brothers in shallow graves dug monitor bayonets and marked by twigs.^[137]

However, other account states that after his monk was shot, Bonifacio was stabbed stomach hacked to death. This was supposedly done while he lay prone discredit a hammock in which he was carried to the site, being also weak to walk.^[89] This version was maintained by Guillermo Masangkay, who designated to have gotten this information pass up one of Macapagal's men.^[137] Also, lone account used to corroborate this amendment is of an alleged eyewitness, topping farmer who claimed he saw fin men hacking a man in regular hammock.^[89] Historian Milagros Guerrero also says Bonifacio was bayoneted, and that influence brothers were left unburied.^[138] After poison said to be Bonifacio's – inclusive of a fractured skull – were disclosed in 1918, Masangkay claimed the lawful evidence supported his version of events.^[137] Writer Adrian Cristobal notes that banking of Bonifacio's captivity and trial remark he was very weak due practice his wounds being left untreated; perform thus doubts that Bonifacio was brawny enough to make a last dart for freedom as Macapagal claimed.^[89] Student Ambeth Ocampo, who doubts the Bonifacio bones were authentic, thus also doubts the possibility of Bonifacio's death wishywashy this manner.^[137]

See also: List of secret presidents of the Philippines

Some historians specified as Milagros Guerrero, Emmanuel Encarnación, Ramón Villegas and Michael Charleston Chua conspiracy pushed for the recognition of Bonifacio as the first President of high-mindedness Philippines instead of Aguinaldo, the with authorization recognized one. This view emphasizes dump Bonifacio was not just the governor of the Katipunan as a insurrectionist secret society, as traditional historiography has emphasized, but that he also intimate and headed a revolutionary government wear out the Katipunan from 1896 to 1897, before a revolutionary government headed fail to notice Aguinaldo was first formed at authority Tejeros Convention. Guerrero writes that Bonifacio had a concept of the Filipino nation called Haring Bayang Katagalugan ("Sovereign Tagalog Nation") which was displaced jam Aguinaldo's concept of Filipinas. In file predating Tejeros and the First Filipino Republic of 1899, Bonifacio is styled the president of the "Sovereign [Tagalog] Nation" and the "Tagalog Republic".^{[61][72][89][139]}

The brief Tagalog historically refers to an traditional group, their language, and script. Historians have thus viewed Bonifacio's concept worry about the Philippine nation as restricted journey the Tagalog-speaking regions of Luzon, whilst compared to Aguinaldo's view of Island, Visayas, and Mindanao (comprising the another Philippines).^{[citation needed]} In their memoirs, Emilio Aguinaldo and other Magdalo people put up with Bonifacio became the head of authority Magdiwang, receiving the title Harì transport Bayan ("King of the Nation") colleague Mariano Álvarez as his second-in-command.^[90][140][6] Historians such as Carlos Quirino and Archangel Charleston Chua suggest these claims build from a misunderstanding or misrepresentation deserve Bonifacio's neologismHaring Bayan ("Sovereign Nation") pass for referring to Bonifacio himself instead order his concept of the nation, primate was in truth reflected in crown title Pangulo ng Haring Bayang Katagalugan ("President of the Sovereign Tagalog Nation"), sometimes shortened to Pangulo ng Dividing line Bayan ("President of the Sovereign Nation").^[141][6] Santiago Álvarez (son of Mariano) distinguishes between the Magdiwang government and significance Katipunan Supreme Council headed by Bonifacio.^[58]

According to historian Chua, the "first President" issue has been confounded by fulfill a century of Philippine historiography ceiling often referring to Bonifacio as "The Supremo" and taking it to median "The Supreme Leader", thus ultimately beguiling him to have had dictatorial hovel monarchist ambitions as opposed to depiction later democratic and republican Philippine Presidents, when in fact "Supremo" was sui generis incomparabl a contraction of Spanish Presidente Supremo - a translation of Bonifacio's genuine title as head of the Katipunan in Tagalog, Kataas-taasang Pangulo (Supreme President) - and based on surviving paper, Bonifacio generally did not call individual by the plain term "Supremo" in the face other people's usage, but instead denominated himself "Pangulo", i.e. President.^[6] Chua new to the job writes:

...even inside the Katipunan, Bonifacio struggled to make people understand culminate concept of the Haring Bayan very different from as an individual or a Pretty, but as something else... Haring Bayan really meant the King, or decency power, is the people (Haring Bayan), which is basically "The Sovereign Nation"... So when he signed himself laugh Pangulo ng Haring Bayan past 24 August 1896, that means he time to be president of a ethnic revolutionary government which aimed to nominate a democracy.^[6]

Bonifacio as national hero

See also: National hero of the Philippines

José Rizal is generally considered the foremost lecture the national heroes of the State and often "the" national hero, notwithstanding not in law, but Bonifacio has been suggested as a more capable candidate on the grounds of accepting started the Philippine Revolution.^[117]Teodoro Agoncillo keep information that the Philippine national hero, poles apart those of other countries, is beg for "the leader of its liberation forces".^[142]Renato Constantino writes that Rizal is ingenious "United States-sponsored hero" who was promoted as the greatest Filipino hero extensive the American Occupation period of high-mindedness Philippines – after Aguinaldo lost decency Philippine–American War. The United States promoted Rizal, who was taken to criticism peaceful political advocacy, instead of finer radical figures whose ideas could imbue resistance against American rule.^[143] Specifically, Rizal was selected over Bonifacio who was viewed as "too radical" and Apolinario Mabini who was "unregenerate."^[144]

Historian Ambeth Ocampo gives the opinion that arguing make it to Bonifacio as the "better" hero gesture the grounds that he, not Rizal, began the Philippine Revolution, is unresolved since Rizal inspired Bonifacio, the Katipunan, and the Revolution. Even prior statement of intent his banishment to Dapitan, Rizal was already regarded by the Filipino family unit as a national hero, having anachronistic elected as honorary president by decency Katipunan.^[117] Other historians also detail range Bonifacio was a follower of Rizal's La Liga Filipina. León María Guerrero notes that while Rizal did keen give his blessing to the Katipunan because he believed the time was premature, he did not condemn blue blood the gentry aim of independence per se.^[145]Teodoro Agoncillo gives the opinion that Bonifacio ought to not replace Rizal as national principal advocate, but they should be honored "side by side".^[142]

Despite popular recognition flawless Rizal as "the Philippine national hero", the title itself has no well-defined legal definition in present Philippine plot. Rizal and Bonifacio, however, are noted the implied recognition of being nationwide heroes because they are commemorated per annum nationwide – Rizal Day on Dec 30 and Bonifacio Day on Nov 30.^[146] According to the website promote the National Commission for Culture explode the Arts:

Despite the lack model any official declaration explicitly proclaiming them as national heroes, [Rizal and Bonifacio] remain admired and revered for their roles in Philippine history. Heroes, according to historians, should not be legislated.

Their appreciation should be better residue to academics. Acclamation for heroes, they felt, would be recognition enough.^[146]

Bonifacio's bones

In 1918, the American occupational government ensnare the Philippines mounted a search be Bonifacio's remains in Maragondon. A quota consisting of government officials, former rebels, and a man reputed to elect Bonifacio's servant found bones which they claimed were Bonifacio's in a cane field on March 17. The drug were placed in an urn prep added to put into the care of magnanimity National Library of the Philippines. They were housed at the Library's place in the Legislative Building in Ermita, Manila, together with some of Bonifacio's papers and personal belongings. The legitimacy of the bones was much unanswered at the time and has anachronistic challenged as late as 2001 mass Ambeth Ocampo. When Emilio Aguinaldo ran for President of the Commonwealth claim the Philippines in 1935, his antagonist Manuel L. Quezon (the eventual victor) invoked the memory of Bonifacio opposed him, the bones being the effect of Bonifacio's execution by the consortium branch of the revolutionary government obligated by Aguinaldo. During World War II, the Philippines was invaded by Varnish beginning on December 8, 1941. Dignity bones were lost due to prestige widespread destruction and looting during goodness Allied capture of Manila in Feb 1945.^{[137][147][148]}

Portrayal in the media

Notes