Andres Bonifacio y de Castro

(Andres Bonifacio)

1863 - 1897
 Andres Bonifacio
• Born: November 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila
• Father: Santiago Bonifacio, a tailor; served as
teniente mayor
• Mother: Catalina de Castro, a mestiza of
Spanish descent; a cigarette factory worker
• Eldest child
• Brothers: Ciriaco, Procopio, and Troadio
• Sisters: Espiridonia and Maxima
 Work and Education
• Educated in Tondo
• Dropped out of school when he became
orphaned at the age of 14
• Self-educated man
• Read the following books: La Historia de la
Revolucion Francesa, Noli Me Tangere, El
Filibusterismo, Les Miserables, Kodigo Penal at
Sibil, Buhay ng mga Panguno ng Estados
Unidos
 Work and Education
• Supported himself and his siblings by selling
canes and paper fans
• Worked as a messenger and later on became a
sales agent at Fleming and Company;
• Worked as a warehouseman at Fresell and
Company
 Married Life
• First wife: Monica, died of leprosy
• Second wife:
Gregoria de Jesus
– Married in 1893
– Roman Catholic rites
– Before the freemasons
– Son Andres died of
Andres and Gregoria
small pox
Kataastaasang, Kagalanggalang,
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
(KKK)
 Bonifacio and the Katipunan
• Bonifacio was a member of Rizal’s La Liga
Filipina
• Bonifacio formed the Katipunan on July 7,
1892 after Rizal was banished to Dapitan
• KKK – a secret society whose members were
anti-Spanish Filipino who believed that freedom
can only be obtained through armed revolution
 Three Objectives of the Katipunan
• Political - working for the separation of the
Philippines from Spain.
• Moral - teaching of good manners, hygiene,
good morals, and attacking dogmatism,
religious fanaticism, and weakness of character.
• Civic aim - revolved around the principle of
self-help and the defense of the poor and the
oppressed.
 Bonifacio and the Katipunan
• Bonifacio used the pseudonym May pag-asa
("There is Hope").
• When membership was extended to females,
Bonifacio's wife Gregoria de Jesús was one of
the leading members.
• Bonifacio was a member of and eventually
became the head of the Katipunan Supreme
Council.
 Bonifacio and the Katipunan
• Developed close friendship with Emilio Jacinto
who served as his adviser and confidant, as well
as a member of the Supreme Council
• Wrote “Mga Katungkulang Gagawin ng Anak
ng Z. LL. B.” (The Decalogue)
• Tagalog was the language used by the
Katipuneros
• Kalayaan – official organ and newspaper
 Bonifacio and the Katipunan
• August 1896 – Bonifacio reorganized the
Katipunan into a de facto Revolutionary
Government
• Friction developed between Magdiwang and
Magdalo group in Cavite
• Emilio Aguinaldo won as president
• Bonifacio and brother Procopio were arrested
and tried and convicted for sedition and treason
 Death of Bonifacio
• Death sentence was reduced to exile but was
later reinstated
• Bonifacio and Procopio were brought to Mt.
Tala by Maj. Lazaro Makapagal
• the Bonifacio brothers were shot on May 10,
1897 and buried in a shallow grave marked only
by a few twigs and leaves.
 Bonifacio as a Hero
• Andrés Bonifacio, along with José Rizal, is one
of only two implied national heroes of the
Philippines.
• implied recognition of being national heroes
because they both have national holidays in
their honor: Bonifacio Day on November 30,
and Rizal Day on December 30.
Left: Andres Bonifacio Monument in
Caloocan City

Right: Andres Bonifacio Monument in the

City of Manila
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro

Literary Contributions
 Poems
 Katapusang Hibik ng Pilipinas (The Last
Appeal of the Philippines)
 Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa
 Tapunan ng Lingap
 Ang mga Cazadores
 Huling Paalam ni Dr. Jose Rizal (Salin ng
Mi Ultimo Adios ni Gat Andres Bonifacio )

 The Decalogue
 Works and Contributions
• A moro-moro actor

• One of the greatest motivational writers and

speakers of his generation

• He also wrote about how the Filipinos were

tortured by the Spaniards.
The Decalogue ("Duties of the Sons of the People“)

I. Love God with all thine heart.

II. Bear always in mind that the love of God is also the love of
Country, and this, too, is love of one's fellow-men.
III. Engrave in thy heart that the true measure of honor and
happiness is to die for the freedom of thy country.
IV. All thy good wishes will be crowned with success if thou has
serenity, constancy, reason, and faith in all thy acts and
endeavor.
V. Guard the mandates and aims of the K.K.K. as thou
guardest thine honor.
VI. It is the duty of all to deliver, at the risk of their own lives
and wealth, anyone whose life is in danger because of some
noble cause.
The Decalogue

VII. Our responsibility to ourselves and the performance of

our duties will be the example set for our countrymen to
follow.
VIII. Insofar as it is within thy power, share thy means with the
poor and the unfortunate.
IX. Diligence in the work that gives sustenance to thee is the
true basis of love -- love for thine own self, for thine wife and
children, for thine brothers and countrymen.
X. Punish any scoundrel and traitor and praise all good work.
Believe, likewise, that the aims of the K.K.K. are God-given,
for the will of the people is also the will of God.
 Ang Dekalogo ng Katipunan
Mga Katungkulang Gagawin ng Anak ng Z. LL. B.

• Ibigin mo ang Diyos ng buong puso.

• Laging isaisip na ang tunay na pag-ibig sa Diyos ay ang pag-
ibig sa bayan at sa kapwa tao.
• Ikintal mo sa puso na ang tunay na karangalan at kaligayahan
ay natatamo sa iyong pagkamatay sa pakikilaban sa ngalan ng
iyong bayan.[1]
• Ang lahat ng mabubuti mong hangarin ay makakamtan kung
ikaw ay mahinahon, matiyaga, makatwiran, may pag-asa sa
iyong gawain.
• Pangalagaang katulad ng iyong karangalan ang mga kautusan
at mga hangarin ng K.K.K.[2].
 Mga Katungkulang Gagawin ng Anak ng Z. LL. B.
• Katungkulan mong iligtas ang buhay na nasa panganib sa
pagpupumilit na matupad ang isang marangal na hangarin
kahit mapilitang ihandog mo ang sariling buhay at yaman.
• Bayaang ang ating sariling pag-uugali at pangingilos sa
pagtupad ng ating tungkulin ay maging uliran ng iba.
• Bahaginan mo ng iyong yaman ang bawat dukha at taong
kulangpalad[3] sa loob ng iyong makakaya.
• Ang pagsusumikap at pagpipilit na kumita ng ikakabuhay ay
nagpapahayag ang tunay na pagmamahal sa sarili, sa asawa,
anak, kapatid at kababayan.
• May parusa sa bawat salarin at taksil, at gantimpala sa lahat
ng mabuting gawa. Panaligang ang mga puntahin ng K.K.K.
ay kaloob ng Diyos at ang hangarin hinggil sa iyong bayan ay
hangarin din ng Diyos.
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