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1. Who is Andres Bonifacio? What important role did he play in the Philippine Revolution of 1896? Discuss.

Andres Bonifacio was born in a poor nipa hut Tondo, Manila on November 30, 1863. He was one of the founders of the Katipunan. When the Katipunan was discovered in August, 1896 Bonifacio and his men declared Philippines independence and started the revolution in the battle of Pinaglabanan, San Juan.

2. What is a faction? Identify the different factions inside the Katipunan loyal to Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo. Explain the reasons why there was a faction between the two groups.

3. What is the significance of Tejeros Convention in Philippine History? Explain.

Both rival groups decided to meet at Tejeros, Cavite. They wanted to settle the controversy on leadership because a revolution must have only one leader. They decided to elect the officers of a Revolutionary Government. Bonifacio was over-confident that his Magdiwang followers will outnumber the followers of Aguinaldo. But Bonifacio did

4. Who is Emilio Aguinaldo? What important role did he play in the Philippine Revolution of 1896?

Born on March 22, 1869, he was the seventh of eight children of Carlos Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy. Aguinaldo joined the Katipunan because he wanted to fight the Spaniards. His name in the Katipunan was Magdalo. During the revolution, Aguinaldo and the Cavite freedom fighters won one battle after another. Soon he became more popular than Bonifacio. General Aguinaldo was elected Presidentof the First Revolutionary Government by Tejeros Assembly.

5. How important are the roles of Gregoria de Jesus, Procopio and Ciriaco Bonifacio in the story?

6. What are the causes that lead to Andres Bonifacio’s arrest?

Bonifacio fought many battles and lost all of them. So the Filipinos chose Emilio Aguinaldo to be their new leader. Bonifacio refused to give up his leadership and fought against Aguinaldo. This bitter rivalry ended when Bonifacio and his brother...