style="text-align:justify;"> Andres Bonifacio is a brave and courageous man, a man of honor and a real man - a true HERO. - Bren Nolasco
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1.) His complete name is Andres Castro Bonifacio and he was born on November 30, 1863 and died at a young age of 33.
2.) Bonifacio, whose mother was a Spanish mestiza, was born in Tondo, Manila.
3.) Like Abraham Lincoln, his formal education was very limited because of his parents death when he was only 14.
4.) He was an avid reader too like Lincoln and has read numerous books like the French Revolution, Biographies of US Presidents and many others.
5.) As the eldest, he had to drop out from school in order to support his siblings.
6.) Bonifacio was able to experienced working several odd jobs such as messenger, salesman and, warehouseman. He was also a businessman selling fans and canes.
7.) He founded the revolutionary movement known as KKK and was its supreme leader which sought for independence from the Spaniards.
8.) Bonifacio and Jose Rizal are commonly considered national heroes although none of them were recognized through legislation as such.
9.) Not known to many Filipinos, some historians regarded him as the first president of the Philippines.
10.) Andres Bonifacio and Greogoria De Jesus were married at the historic Binondo Church in 1893.
11.) His wife, more popularly known as Aling Oriang, was the founder and the vice-president of the womens chapter of KKK.
12.) As a member of the Katipunan, Gregoria was designated the code name Lakambini which is the equivalent of goddess or muse in Tagalog dialect.
13.) Andres and Gregoria had a son named Andres but died of smallpox.
14.) Bonifacio was executed in 1897 and after more than a year his wife Gregoria met Julio Nakpil, a commander of the Katipunan troops in northern Philippines. They got married in December 1898 and had 5 children.
15.) Bonifacio was a Freemason and a member of La Liga Filipina which was established by Jose Rizal.
16.) On July 7, 1892, the day after Rizals deportation to Dapitan, Andres Bonifacio founded the KKK Kataas-taasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Highest and Most Respected Children of the Society of the Country)
17.) The primary objective of the establishment of KKK is to achieve independence from Spain through a revolution.
18.) As a Katipunero, a member of the secret society called KKK, Bonicafio used the pseudonym May Pag-asa (Theres hope).
19.) The first Supremo of the Katipunan, short of KKK, was Deodato Arellano, Bonicacios brother-in-law.
20.) The second KKK Supremo was Roman Basa.Although Bonifacio was the founder, he only took over as Supremo in 1895 and prior to holding the highest position he was the organizations comptroller and then its fiscal.
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21.) Emilio Jacinto, a member of the KKKs Supreme Council where Bonifacio was also a member, is one of his closest friends. Jacinto acted as Bonifacios adviser and confidant.
22.) The societys organ is called the Kalayaan (Freedom), Pio Valenzuela, Boniacio and Jacinto collaborated for its publication.
23.) Bonifacio wrote the poem Pag-ibig sa Lupang Tinubuan (Love of Homeland) under the pseudonym Agapito Bagumbayan.
24.) With less than 300 KKK members in January 1896, memberships of the Katipunan soared high to more than 40,000 by August 1896 due to the publication of Kalayaan and membership spread out throughout Luzon to Visayas and even Mindanao.
25.) Bonifacio and His katipunan started the revolution for Philippine Independence in the so-called Cry of Pugad Lawin, now known as Balintawak, by tearing their cedulas on August 29, 1896.
26.) On the same date, Bonifacio declared himself President and Commander in Chief of the de facto revolutionary government and proclaiming the Supreme Council as his cabinet.
27.) In Balara, Bonifacio commissioned Julio Nakpil to compose a national anthem. Nakpil produced a hymn called Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan ("Honorable Hymn of the Tagalogs").
28.) Bonifacio went to Cavite to resolve grudges between the Magdalo and Magdiwang groups but leaders of the Magdalo faction discredited him in many ways.
29.) Some Magdalo leaders accused Bonifacio that he had stolen Katipunan funds. They accused Bonifacio that he was an agent provocateur paid by friars to foment unrest.
30.) They circulated anonymous letters telling the people of Cavite not to idolize Bonifacio because he was a Mason, a mere Manila employee, allegedly an atheist, and uneducated.
31.) They reiterated that Bonifacio did not deserve the title of Supremo since only God was supreme. All these allegations and black propaganda against Bonifacio is the works or initiated by Daniel Tirona- a Magdalo leader under Aguinaldo.
32.) On March 22, 1897, the Magdalo and Magdiwang groups met at Tejeros and an election was conducted which was presided by Bonifacio.
33.) Emilio Aguinaldo emerged as the winner because all the electors at the Tejeros Convention were friends of Aguinaldo and Mariano Tras.
34.) On March 23, 1897, Aguinaldo took his oath of office as president.
35.) On the same day, Bonifacio nullified the result of the election because Daniel Tirona, a Magdalo leader, insulted Bonifacio and did not respect the result of the election as agreed upon prior to the conduct of election.
36.) The election was fraudulent, many ballots were already filled out before being distributed and there were more ballots prepared than voters present.
37.) In April 1897, Aguinaldo ordered the arrest of Bonifacio and his brothers in Indang, Cavite. His brother Ciriaco was shot dead, his brother Procopio was beaten and his wife Gregoria was raped.
38.) During Bonifacios arrest, he was shot in the arm and was stabbed on the neck.
39.) Bonifacios party was brought to Naik where he and his brother Procopio stood trial, accused of sedition and treason against Aguinaldo's government and conspiring to murder Aguinaldo.
40.) The jury was entirely composed of Aguinaldo's men. Bonifacio and his brother were found guilty despite insufficient evidence to prove their alleged guilt and recommended to be executed.
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41.) The Bonifacio brothers were executed on May 10, 1897 in the mountains of Maragondon.
42.) Lazaro Macapagal, an ancestor of Diosdado Macapagal and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was the commanding officer of the execution party.
43.) There were three versions of the Bonifacio brothers execution.
First, the Bonifacio brothers were shot to death.
Second, Bonifacio attempted to escape after his brother is shot, but he is also killed while running away.
And third, after Bonifacios brother was shot, he was stabbed and hacked to death while he lay prone in a hammock in which he was carried to the site because he was too weak to walk.
44.) Aguinaldo had the Bonifacio brothers executed because they were his rivals all the accusations against him were fabricated.
45.) The death of Bonifacio demoralized many rebels from Manila, Laguna and Batangas who had come to help those in Cavite, and caused them to quit.
*Note:
If Bonifacio was able to leave Cavite earlier prior to his arrest which was ordered by Aguinaldo, it could have been Aguinaldo and his leaders who faced trial of treason (and not the other way around) due to their attempt to negotiate with the Spanish government.
46.) Bonifacio's birthday on November 30 is celebrated as Bonifacio Day and is a public holiday in the Philippines.
47.) Gat Andres Bonifacio University in the city of Manila was named in his honor.
48.) Several monuments to Bonifacio are on display all over the country.
One of the most famous is the one created by Ramon Martinez in 1905 which is now in UP Diliman campus.
Another famous monument to Bonifacio is the one made by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino in 1933 which is located in Caloocan City.
49.) Andres Bonifacio is depicted in the 10 peso note and 10 peso coin.
50.) Bonifacios founding and organizing of the Katipunan is regarded as "the first anti-colonial revolution in Asia" and "the first Filipino national government.
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