Andres Bonifacio (1863 - 1897) The father of the Philippine Revolution


Andres Bonifacio was born in Tondo, Manila in 1863, the son of Santiago Bonifacio a boatman who later became teniente mayor (what would now be called vice mayor). His mother, Catalina Bonifacio, died of tuberculosis in 1881, and his father died a year later.
His father's death forced Bonifacio to leave school (his family earned enough money to send him to school), but by that time Bonifacio was educated enough to be literate in Spanish. To support his 3 brothers and two sisters, Bonifacio took the job of a bodegero (warehouse keeper).
In 1892, Andres joined La Liga Filipina, an organization founded by Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal. The organization's objective was to convince Spain to grant full Spanish citizenship to Filipinos. When Rizal was arrested and exiled later in 1892, however, Bonifacio became convinced that independence was the only path for the Philippines.
To achieve this goal, Bonifacio founded the KKK, or Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang mga Anak nang Bayan, now more commonly referred to as the Katipunan. The Katipunan's was a secret society who's objective was to begin an armed revolution against Spain.
In 1896, the Katipunan was discovered by a spanish friar. On August 23 of that year Bonifacio gathered the Katipuneros to Pugadlawin, where they tore their cedulas and cried out "Long live the Philippines!" An event now called "The cry of Pugadlawin1." The Philippine Revolution began.
Bonifacio was not an effective general. The Spaniards regularly defeated the troops that Bonifacio led. On the other hand, one of his lieutenants, Emilio Aguinaldo, was winning his side of the war, and was able to capture a few towns. The army led by Bonifacio called Magdiwang and the Magdalo group led by Aguinaldo became bitter rival factions. The disputes among the two factions led to the re-capturing of a few towns by the Spaniards.
In an effort to reunite the two groups, a convention was held at Tejeros in 1897.
The Tejeros convention ultimately resulted with Aguinaldo voted as president. Bonifacio, however, refused to recognize the results of the convention, and declared it void, by his power as the Supremo of the Katipunan. Bonifacio took the men who were still loyal to him to Indang, Cavite. Bonifacio was later captured there by Aguinaldo's troops. In a trial that is largely thought to be unfair, Bonifacio, along with his brother Procopio, were tried for treason, and were sentenced to death.
On May 10, 1897, Andres and Procopio Bonifacio were shot to death, on the orders of Emilio Aguinaldo. Andres was only 34 years old.



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Andres Bonifacio bilang unang Pangulo

November 24th, 2007 in Bayani, Kasaysayan, Pelikula at Telebisyon Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin natatapos ang usapin tungkol sa unang pangulo ng Pilipinas. Itinuturo ng opisyal na kasaysayan–na bunga na kolonyal na edukasyon–na si Emilio Aguinaldo ang kauna-unahang pangulo. Ngunit may mga historyador, gaya nina Dr. Milagros Guerrero, na nagsasabing si Andres Bonifacio ang tunay na unang naluklok sa posisyong iyan na hanggang ngayon ay pinag-aagawan pa rin. Ang tungkol sa pagiging unang pangulo ni Bonifacio ay isa sa mga isyung tatalakayin sa susunod na labas ng I-Witness. Nasa ibaba ang article mula sa GMANews.tv:
Kilala mo ba si Andres Bonifacio? Dahil kakaunti lang ang mga sulat, dokumento at kahit litratong iniwan niya, misteryo para rin kung sino talaga ang Ama ng Rebolusyon. Sa kabila nito, isa ang tiyak: maaring wala na ngang bayani, maliban kay Rizal, ang makatutumbas sa lalim at tindi ng paggunita ng mga Pinoy kay Bonifacio. Para makasama sa kanyang paghahanap sa natatagong Bonifacio, sinamahan si Howie Severino ni Atty. Gary Bonifacio, apo ni Gat Andres sa kapatid niyang si Procopio at ang unang abogado sa pamilya.
Sa kanya, natuklasan ni Howie na ang pagpatay sa Supremo ng Katipunan ay nagkaroon ng mabigat na epekto sa pamilya na ramdam pa nila kahit ilang henerasyon na ang lumipas. Ilang Bonifacio na raw ang nagpapalit ng pangalan at marami ang ayaw pa ring lumantad ngayon. Habang binabagtas nila ang mundo ng kabataan ni Gat Andres, natuklasan ni Howie na ang kinilalang Bayani ng Masa ay marunong mag-Kastila at may mestizang ina, nagtrabaho para sa mga multinational companies, at hindi mahilig maglakad ng nakapaa tulad ng karaniwang imahe niya sa sining. Pero dumating ang pinakamalaking rebelasyon matapos mabasa ni Howie and ilang piling dokumento at makausap ang ilang nag-aral ng kasaysayan: Si Bonifacio nga ba – at hindi si Emilio Aguinaldo – ang unang pangulo ng Pilipinas? At totoo kayang ang kinikilalang unang halalan para sa pagka-Presidente ng ating bansa ay may bahid ng pandarayang hindi binabanggit sa mga libro ng kasaysayan? Ang tunay na buhay ni Gat Andres Bonifacio, ilalantad na ngayong Lunes, Nobyembre 26, sa I-Witness – ang 2007 PMPC Star Award winner para sa Best Documentary Program at Best Documentary Program Hosts. (GMANews.tv)

Cinematography: Egay Navarro

Field director: JJ Villamarin

Field producer: Mavie Almeda

Executive producer: Ella Evangelista

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