Andres Bonifacio Essay

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Background:Bonifacio ANDRES BONIFACIO - was born in a shack in Tondo, Manila on November 30, 1863. - At the age of 14, his father and mother died, forcing him to quit his studies and to look after his younger brothers and sisters - made wooden canes and paper fans, which he sold in the streets. - completed only what we call grade four - learned how to read and write by himself. - the books he read were Rizal's novels, the lives of presidents, Victor Hugo's Le Miserables, the ruins of Palmyra, and the French Revolution. Those books prodded his spirit of rebellion and gave him impulse to organize the Katipunan. - Bonifacio presided the conference to establish theRepublic of the Philippines - Emilio Aguinaldo was elected President, Mariano Trias, Vice-President and Bonifacio - Daniel Tirona questioned Bonifacio's qualifications, and Bonifacio was offended. - Bonifacio moved to Naic, Cavite and started to form his own government and army. - Aguinaldo sent men to arrest him, but Bonifacioresisted arrest and was wounded. He faced a trial for acts inimical to the existence of the new government and was given the deathAguinaldo's men executed him in the mountains of Maragondon, Cavite on May 10, 1897. - Bonifacio, who got insulted during the Tejeros Convention for his lack of diploma, was fluent enough in Spanish to translate Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios in Tagalog. He also wrote the head-stirring poem,Pagibig sa Tinubuang Lupa, and most probably, was well-versed in French and English. Background : Jose Rizal JOSE RIZAL - was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguished families. - At the age of 3, he learned the alphabet from his mother; at 5, while learning to read and write, he already showed inclinations to

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