Andres Bonifacio Issues The Acta De Tejeros

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):

MARCH 23, 1897

Andres Bonifacio gathered his followers and came out with the "Acta de Tejeros", a document that rejected the results of the convention held in Tejeros a day earlier. 

They called the gathering as disorderly and its decision invalid and illegitimate and signified their opposition to the new government. 

It was signed by Bonifacio and leaders of the KKK Magdiwang council. 

They later gathered at Casa Hacienda de Naic and came up with another document called the Naic Military Agreement which called for a government that was independent of the one established in Tejeros headed by President Emilio Aguinaldo. 

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Emilio Jacinto

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

DECEMBER 15, 1875

Emilio Jacinto (December 15, 1875 -  April 16, 1899), a writer, revolutionary leader and one of the greatest military genius in his time was born in Trozo, Tondo, Manila to Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dixon. 

He studied at Colegio de San Juan de Letran and took up law at the University of Santo Tomas but failed to finish the course because of the constant abuses of his Spanish classmates. 

He joined the Katipunan at the age of 19 and became known as the “Brains of the Katipunan.” 

Together with Andres Bonifacio and Pio Valenzuela, they formed the core leadership of the Katipunan and started the revolution against Spain. 

He was Bonifacio’s adviser and wrote the Kartilya which became the primer of the Katipunan and contained its rules and regulations. 

Jacinto edited the Ang Kalayaan, the newspaper of the Katipunan. A wide reader, his favorite books include the French Revolution and how to make gunpowder and dynamite. He learned a lot about the art of war, weapons of war and military strategies. 

He looked up to Dr. Jose P. Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar as among his inspirations to become a good writer. He wrote “A La Patria” which was based on Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo Adios” and signed using his pen name “Dimas-Ilaw.” 

Jacinto fought the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution and the Americans in the Philippine-American War. 

In 1899, he was critically wounded in a battle in Majayjay, Laguna which led to his death but some accounts narrate that he died after contracting malaria.

(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved

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Andres Bonifacio

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 30, 1863

Andres Bonifacio (November 30, 1863 - May 10, 1897) was born in Tondo, Manila. 

His father, Santiago Bonifacio was a tailor, a boatman and a politician who operated a river-ferry. His mother Catalina de Castro was a worker at a cigarette-rolling factory. The couple have five children namely: Andres, Ciriaco, Procopio, Espiridiona, Troadio, and Maxima. Catalina died in 1888 because of tuberculosis and a year later, Santiago passed away. 

With his parents gone, Andres was forced to give up his studies and started working full-time to support his younger siblings. 

Andres married Monica who lived in Bacoor, but got ill and died because of leprosy. In 1892, he met Gregoria de Jesus and the two got married at the Binondo Church. 

Andres worked hard and educated himself. Although unable to finish high school, he could talk fluent Spanish and a little English. He was a wide reader and read books about the French Revolution, law, politics and religion. 

He joined Jose Rizal’s La Liga Filipina and soon founded the "Katastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan” (KKK or Katipunan) on July 7, 1892, a secret society that aims to separate the Philippines from Spain. 

Bonifacio was also called the “Supremo” and used the Katipunan name MAYPAG-ASA and recruited many Filipinos. 

In 1896, the Philippine revolution began which was an armed struggle against Spain for freedom and independence. 

In 1897, he and his brother were killed but not in the hands of the Spaniards whom he fought but by his fellow Filipinos under General Emilio Aguinaldo.

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Tribute To Andres Bonifacio And Other Heroes

Today is the 159th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, the founder and fearless leader of the Katipunan, that paved the way for the Philippine Revolution. 

In my own little way, I did several stamp and photo exhibits using my materials for Cebu Stamp Club in different venues through the years to promote Philippine history, nationalism and love of country. 

Among them is the Philatelic Tribute to Andres Bonifacio held at the Cebu City Museum in 1998, Selyo at Kasaysayan: A Retrospective of Filipino Heroes Through Stamps held at the Silliman University library in Dumaguete City and at SM City Cebu in 2009, and the latest was the Selyo ug Kasaysayan sa Fort (Stamps and History at the Fort) at Cuerpo de Guardia, Fort San Pedro from 2013 to 2015. 

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition) Series 1 and 2 featured here and in my fb page and Cebu Stamp Club's page, also highlight the lives and heroism of our heroes 🇵🇭 (11.30.22)

http://darthphilatelist.blogspot.com/2009/11/andres-bonifacio-remembered.html

Emilio Jacinto Writes His Masterpiece

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

OCTOBER 8, 1897

Emilio Jacinto, known by his pen name Dimas-Ilaw, wrote his masterpiece, A La Patria (To the Fatherland). 

The poem was written under the shade of the coconut trees in Sta. Cruz, Laguna while mourning the death of Katipunan Supremo Andres Bonifacio, his close friend. 

The composition was inspired by Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell), and was Jacinto’s farewell to Bonifacio, who was killed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s men. 

The “Brains of the Katipunan” was also considered the greatest writer of the revolution.

(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved

Today in Philippine History: Emilio Jacinto Dies at 23

APRIL 16, 1899

Emilio Jacinto (December 15, 1875 - April 16, 1899), the brains of the Katipunan died after contracting malaria. Some accounts however narrate that he was critically wounded in a battle in Majayjay, Laguna that led to his death during the Philippine-American War. This brilliant revolutionary who stood by Andres Bonifacio through thick and thin during the Philippine Revolution and the rivalry issues with the Magdalo faction of Emilio Aguinaldo was only 23.