Today, November 30, 2013, is the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, and the 80th anniversary of the unveiling of one of the country’s most enduring landmarks, the Bonifacio Monument, designed and wrought by National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino. The Presidential Museum and Library has launched its online commemoration, featuring a comprehensive essay, videos, and continue reading : The Andres Bonifacio Monument
Andres Bonifacio’s “Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa”
In March 1896, the first issue of Kalayaan, the newspaper of the Katipunan, was published. Among the contents was the poem “Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa,” an exhortation to the Filipino people to join the crusade for Philippine independence. As noted by historian Jim Richardson, it was published under the initials “A. I. B.” which was continue reading : Andres Bonifacio’s “Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa”
Artemio Ricarte on the Arrest and Execution of Bonifacio
Principal Events From May Until the Arrival of Aguinaldo in Biyak-na-Bato (San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan). —In the beginning of May,1 Andres Bonifacio gathered his adherents and forces in the barrio of Limbon (Indang) preparatory to leaving Cavite province and going to the mountains of San Mateo (Manila province) and Bulacan. While he was awaiting continue reading : Artemio Ricarte on the Arrest and Execution of Bonifacio
Francisco Carreon’s Account of the Arrest of Andres Bonifacio
From The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, by Teodoro A. Agoncillo (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2002 [1956]). Ng mapasok ng Kastila ang Silang, at ibap, nag pulong sa Hacienda ng Tejeros. Sa di magkamayao ang pagtatalo, ang pag iimbot ang umiral. Ang G. Andres Bonifacio, lumayo rauna continue reading : Francisco Carreon’s Account of the Arrest of Andres Bonifacio
General Pio del Pilar on the Arrest of Andres Bonifacio
From The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, by Teodoro A. Agoncillo (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2002 [1956]). Ysang umaga noon ñg buwan ñg Abril ñg 1897, ay inutusan ako ni Hen. Aguinaldo na sundan at hanapin ko sina Gat Andres Bonifacio at manga kasamahan upang silay hicayating continue reading : General Pio del Pilar on the Arrest of Andres Bonifacio
General Pantaleon Garcia’s Account of the Revolution
From The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, by Teodoro A. Agoncillo (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2002 [1956]). Ang Unang Sigaw ng Himagsikan Ang unang Sigaw ng Paghihimagsik ay nangyari, hindi sa pook na kinalalagyan ngayon ng monumento sa Balintawak, kundi sa Kangkong. Nangyari ito noong ika 25 continue reading : General Pantaleon Garcia’s Account of the Revolution
Mrs. Andres Bonifacio’s Letter to Emilio Jacinto Re: Bonifacio’s Arrest (English Translation)
Translated by Epifanio de los Santos, from the Bonifacio Papers online collection. They (the Magdalo partisans) held a secret meeting and resolved to pursue him and pick a quarrel with him, and, if he became offended, to kill or disarm and bind him (A. Bonifacio), together with his soldiers. When the detachment came, they sent continue reading : Mrs. Andres Bonifacio’s Letter to Emilio Jacinto Re: Bonifacio’s Arrest (English Translation)
Mrs. Andres Bonifacio’s Letter to Emilio Jacinto Re: Bonifacio’s Arrest
From The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, by Teodoro A. Agoncillo (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2002 [1956]). Sila (ang mga taga Magdalo) ay nagdaos ng isang lihim na pulong at pinagpasyahang usigin siya at siya’y hamunin sa isang kagalitan, at kung siya’y mamuhi ay pagpapatayin sila o continue reading : Mrs. Andres Bonifacio’s Letter to Emilio Jacinto Re: Bonifacio’s Arrest
Transcript of the Trial of Andres Bonifacio
The following accounts, translated by Virginia Palma-Bonifacio, are taken from The Trial of Andres Bonifacio: The Original Documents in Tagalog Text and English Translation, published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press in partnership with the National Library of the Philippines, 1963. The accounts trace the progress and findings of the investigation into the conduct continue reading : Transcript of the Trial of Andres Bonifacio
Imprinting Andres Bonifacio: The Iconization from Portrait to Peso
The face of the Philippine revolution is evasive, just like the freedom that eluded the man known as its leader. The only known photograph of Andres Bonifacio is housed in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain. Some say that it was taken during his second wedding to Gregoria de Jesus in Katipunan ceremonial continue reading : Imprinting Andres Bonifacio: The Iconization from Portrait to Peso