Andres Bonifacio (1863-97)

S. Mart here! Thanks for checking out our website! Jen Amos has been busy with life (or just being lazy - who knows). So Q. Rius Hart, Hayta, Pa Sivv and I thought we'd cover for her for this Friday's cultural presentation. Here's a simple condensed biography of Andres Bonifacio. Hope you don't mind the dryness. Jen doesn't want us to ruin her plans for her third presentation on Fri. Oct. 3rd! Enjoy!

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• Birth
• November 30th, 1863 @ Tutuban (Tondo, Manila)
  
• Parents
• Santiago Bonifaci0 (boatman)
  
• Catalina de Castro (supervisor @ a cigarette factory)
  
• Named after St. Andrew the Apostle
  
• Family
  
• 3 brothers & 2 sisters
• Ciriaco, Procopio, Esperidiona, Troadio & Maxima
  
• Mother died in 1881 by tuberculosis
• Father died w/ same disease a year later
• Andres became an orphan at age 19
• became head of family and moved to his uncles house
  
• Had two wives
• First one died of leprosy
• 2nd wife was Gregoria de Jesus (1894)
• Had a baby boy named Andres
• Died from smallpox
  
• Jobs (gave up school to work full time)
  
• Bodeguero (warehouse keeper)
• Clerk
• Agent for an English firm of J.M Fleming & Company in Binondo
  
• Made & sold
  
• Posters for companies
• Rattan walking canes
• Paper fans
• Bamboo hats
  
• Joined a German firm named Carlos Fressel & Company
• Worked as bodoguero & supply clerk
• Promoted to sales clerk
  
• Education
  
• Learned to read & write the alphabet in Tagalog & Spanish from a primer book
  
• Went to school in Meisic
  
• Gave up studies to support family after parents death
  
• Was capable of speaking little English
• Read
• Foreign novels
• About the French revolution
• Politics
• Law
• Religion
  
• Inspirations
  
• Books inspired him to dream of better lives for Filipinos
• Jose Rizal
• 07/03/1892; started a group called "La Liga Filipina"
• Filipinos from middle class
  
• Read Rizal's books Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
  
• La Liga Filipina
• Joined this pacifist group
  
• Rizal's group was discovered
• Rizal got arrested & exiled to Dapitan
  
• Time for change
  
• Bonifacio realized peaceful reforms were no longer possible
  
• KKK
  
• Stands for: Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang manga Anak nang Bayan
• Katipunan for short
• Showed how Bonifacio was influenced by Rizal
  
• Translation: 'Supreme Worshipful Association of the Sons of the People'
  
• Founded 07/07/1892 by Bonifacio, Ladislao Diwa & Teodora Plata on Azcarraga Street
  
• Secret society aims:
1. Free the Philippines from Spain
• By force of arms if necessary
  
2. Saw all men, rich or poor, as equals
3. Care for one another in times of sickness & need
   
• Members mainly from poor working class
  
• Katipunan was discovered (08/19/1896)
  
• Many Filipinos were arrested, jailed & shot
  
• Andres knew it was time for battle
  
• "Long Live the Philippines"
  
• 08/23/1896
• Bonifacio & Katipunan leaders vowed to fight Spaniards down to the last man
  
• First battle
  
• 08/30/1896
• Bonifacio lead with his best friend, Emilio Jacinto
• Attacked San Juan del Monte's gunpowder store house
• Spaniards retreated to El Deposito, where the Spaniards stored water supply for Intramuros city
  
• Two Rival Katipunan Councils
• Magdalo council
• Led by Emilio Aguinaldo
• Had many successful battles
  
• Believed it was time to form to a new kind of government modeled by the American system
  
• Magdiwang council
• Led by Mariano Alvarez & Bonifacio
• Had many unsuccessful battles
  
• Believed that the Katipunan government was still usedful
  
• How the Rivalry Worsened
  
• Tejeros convention 03/22/1897
  
• Emilio Aguinaldo became president for the new revolutionary government
  
• In refusal to recognize Aguinaldo's government, he formed a new government independent from Aguinaldo's
• Bonifacio had 40 men that came with him to Indang
  
• April 26, 1897
  
• Bonifacio was arrested by Aguinaldo's officers
• Bonifacio's men put up a fight
• His brother Ciriaco died
• Was tried by the military court in Maragondon, Cavite
• Charged with treason and trying to overthrow the new president
  
• May 10, 1897
• Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were led to Mt. Hulog where they were shot and killed
• The soldiers loyal to Aguinaldo dug a shallow grave and covered the bodies with twigs and weeds
  

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This biography looks a lot like the one Jen wrote on her blogspot... Now, I'm kinna getting the idea that she's not being the lazy one...

Shut up, Hayta. Thanks for reading everyone!

What Does It Mean To Be Filipino?

Aw, memories! This is when we first met AB Samahan!

Yeah, that was pretty cool.

It was intriguing!

It was alright. Anyway, hope you enjoy the script that made the presentation possible and... made us exist. We just recently added the link for the power point! Enjoy! Or not... whatever keeps your boat afloat.

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2nd AB Samahan Cultural Presentation

Friday, September 19th, 2008

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So, a lot of us here are Filipino, right?

Who’s Filipino?

So… we know what we are. But can we explain what we are?

What makes a Filipino?

*Anyone care to try and explain? (Asked Marcus, Jon and Maureen)

Obviously, there are a lot of ideas as to what the definition of being Filipino is. I thought I’d like to help us out by telling you a story I have once heard of.

Let me tell you the story of Q. Rius Hart…

Power Point Presentation

(Please read captions for all the pictures :])

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Skit:

What?! Brian, what happened to my power point? *freaks out* Now we’ll never know what happened to Q. Rius Hart and what it means to be Filipino! What to do…?!

[The characters come out from the audience]

OMG! Q. Rius Hart! Passive! Hayta! S. Mart! You’re all here! Did you guys end up finding out what it means to be Filipino?

[The wise Carabao comes from behind]

[They start jumping and pointing behind me]

OMG! The wise carabao

Oh Wise Carabao, can you please tell us what it means to be Filipino?

My dear adventurers, I can tell you all went through a long journey just to find out your identity. I’ll have you know, I do not have all the answers you seek for.

What?! You mean to say we came all this way to hear this from you?! “Some wise carabao you are!” [all the characters are upset]

HOWEVER,

Many adventurers before you have search for all the answers as well. But before you all came here, you have already figured out what it means to be Filipino.

You did what only a few will ever do in their lives: question their identity. And I highly applaud you for so.

But my young adventurers, no matter how far you’ve gone, you’ll realize that you never had to leave your front door to find the answers. Because…

The definition of being a Filipino is something you must define yourself.

It is up to you, here (points to head) and here (points to heart) to determine what being Filipino is.

Wow… thank you Wise Carabao that’s some good advice.

No problem. [Wise Carabao gives Jen a high five then “disappears” to the audience”]

Well there you have it everyone. The true definition of being Filipino is up to us. Like the wise carabao said, it is up to us here [characters point to head] and here [characters point to heart] to determine that answer. Thank you