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Encyclopedia > Andrés Bonifacio
Andres Bonifacio

Andres Bonifacio (November 30, 1863 - May 10, 1897) was a leader in the revolution of the Philippines against Spanish colonial rule, the first revolution in Asia against European colonial rule. In 1892 he founded the Katipunan revolutionary secret society, which would later become the core of the Philippine Revolutionary Army. With the establishment of the Katipunan, Andres Bonifacio became popularly known as the Father of the Revolution. From http://www. ... From http://www. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Habsburg Spain was a superpower and the center of the first global empire in the 16th century. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... World map of colonialism circa 1945. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by Andres Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ... The Philippine Revolutionary Army was founded on March 22, 1897, in Cavite. ... The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by Andres Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ...


In the Katipunan, he held the title of Supremo, and later on, founded a Revolutionary Government (Pamahalaang Mapamaghimagsik).


As the revolution ended, an election was held in Tejeros, Cavite, in Emilio Aguinaldo's mansion, and whose participants were solely from Cavite. Aguinaldo won as President, and the Supremo fell to the position of 'Director of Interior'. When members of the Magdalo faction tried to discredit Bonifacio as uneducated and unfit for the position, Bonifacio declared the results of the convention as null and void. Bonifacio was later on arrested upon orders of Gen. Aguinaldo for charges of sedition and treason and executed on May 10, 1897 near Mt. Buntis. Bonifacio's remains have not yet been recovered. Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. ... Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869—February 6, 1964) was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. ... Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869—February 6, 1964) was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


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--> Andrés Bonifacio was born in Manila in 1863, the son of a government official.
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.
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.
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