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Andres Bonifacio was one of the main leaders of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. Bonifacio was the leading founder of the Katipunan.
Bonifacio was born to a Tagalog father and a Spanish mestiza mother. In 1892 he joined Rizal's La Liga Filipina, a society that called for reforms in Spanish rule. However, the Liga Filipina was disbanded shortly after Rizal was arrested and deported shortly after the group's only meeting. Together with other members.
Bonifacio and other like-minded people formed a society of their own in Manila known as the Katipunan. Bonifacio was one of the chief Katipunan officers, though he did not become its Supremo (supreme leader) until 1895. The existence of the Katipunan eventually became known to the authorities. Bonifacio called Katipunan members to a mass gathering in Caloocan, where they decided to start their revolt the day after, the Supreme Council of the Katipunan declared a nationwide armed revolution against Spain and called for a simultaneous coordinated attack on the capital Manila.
Bonifacio appointed generals to lead rebel forces to Manila. Other Katipunan councils were also informed of their plans. Before hostilities erupted, Bonifacio reorganized the Katipunan into an open revolutionary government, with him as President and the Supreme Council as his cabinet.
There were rival factions within the Katipunan in Cavite. Emilio Aguinaldo issued a manifesto proclaiming a provisional and revolutionary government - despite the existence of the Katipunan government. Rebel leaders held a convention in March 1897 to settle the issue of leadership of the movement. Aguinaldo received the most number of votes. Bonifacio was eventually voted Director of the Interior however, even this position was disputed. Consequently several days later Bonifacio set out to install a rival government drawing up documents of his own and as a countermeasure, the government under Aguinaldo ordered the arrest of Bonifacio. In the following skirmish one of his brothers was killed and Bonifacio was wounded. Bonifacio and his other brother were captured and stood trial, accused of treason against the government and conspiring to murder Aguinaldo. Bonifacio was found guilty and recommended to be executed. The Bonifacio brothers were executed on 10 May 1897.
Definitive #600, 30 Nov 1958
Issued on 95th anniversary of his death
Andres Bonifacio Birth Centenary #898 to 900, 30 Nov 1963
Surcharge #1147, 29 Sept 1972
Revolutionary Heroes #2390b, 27 Dec 1995
part of se-tenant strip of 3
Independence Centenary and Andres Bonafacio's Death Centenary #2503, 30 Nov 1997
se-tenant strip of 3
Heroes of the Revolution
#2519, 24 Mar 1998; #2519 dated 1999; #2596a, 15 Dec 1998; #2579, 15 Dec 1998 and #2594, 15 Dec 1998
#2596a, #2579 and 2594 are part of booklet panes
Philippine Centenary #2550Ae, Jul 1998
part of a souvenir booklet
The Bonafacio Monument is in the background and was designed by Guillermo Tolentino
Surcharge #2882a, 11 Nov 2003
sold removed from the souvenir booklet
150th Birth Anniversary #, 30 Nov 2013
se-tenant block of four and souvenir sheet
City of Manila, 450th Founding Anniversary #, 24 June 2021
SelyoKo Generic Miniature Sheets featuring Bonifaico Shrine
Independence Day - Gomburza Martyrdom, 150th Anniversary #xxxh, 12 June 2022
from a souvenir sheet of 8
Bonifacio paid tribute in 1895 in a speech hailing the Gomburza as having unveiled injustice
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