Andres Bonifacio

Full Name: Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro

Other Names: 

• Andres

Born: 30 November 1863 AD, at Tondo

Died: 10 May 1897 AD, at Maragondon, Cavite City

Cause of Death: Execution

Burial: probably no tracing

Species: Terran Human

Nationality: Filipino

Age: 33 (his death)

Gender: Male

Occupation: 

• Polymath

• Messenger

• Handcrafter

• Actor

• Merchandiser

• Underboss of Katipunan

• Leader of Katipunan

Language Spoken: 

• Early Modern Tagalog

• Philippine Spanish

• Standard German

• Mainland French

• British English

• Philippine Hokkien

• Sambal

Alignment: Good

Paraphernalia: various

Powers and Abilities: High-skilled intelligence, coordination

Religion: Roman Catholic

Partner(s): 

• Monica (c. 1880–1890, her death by disease (real-life) / execution (fictional))

• Gregoria de Jesús (1893–1897, his death)

Relative(s): 

• Andrés Bonifacio y de Jesús (born in early 1896, died in infancy)

• Catalina de Castro (mother)

• Santiago Bonifacio (father)

• Bonifacio's unnamed aunt

Affiliate(s): 

• Monster Hunter/Hidden Saviors

  • Filipino Society of Hunters

  • La Solidaridad

  • La Liga Filipina

• Katipunan

Likes: ???

Dislikes: ???

Inspiration: himself

His parents named him after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the patron saint of Manila whose feast day falls on his birth date.

Andres is an Eurasian (Spanish-French-Irish mixed Hakka and Tagalog) descendant who had pale brown skin, black smooth short hair, a less flattened nose, and dark brown eyes.

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He learned the alphabet through his aunt. He was later enrolled in Guillermo Osmeña's private school, and learned English while employed as a clerk-messenger by a British firm. Some sources assert that he was orphaned at an early age, but, considering the existence of an 1881 record that has Bonifacio's parents listed as living in Tondo. To support his family financially, Bonifacio made canes and paper fans which he and his young siblings sold (after they were orphaned, according to the traditional view).

He also made posters for business firms. This became their thriving family business that continued when the men of the family, namely Andres, Ciriaco, Procopio, and Troadio, were employed with private and government companies, which provided them with decent living conditions.

Emilio Aguinaldo, backed by the purported Assassin Order of the Filipinos, finally claimed the presidency in late April after cementing his influence among the Cavite elite, with the majority of Bonifacio's Magdiwang supporters switching allegiance to Aguinaldo.

As Bonifacio was leaving Cavite at the time, Aguinaldo's government ordered his arrest. After being tracked down by Assassin's Order agents, Bonifacio and his companions vanished from sight, but they were eventually able to escape. The majority of the members of the cell were apprehended in early September 1897.

In April 1897, Aguinaldo ordered Bonifacio's arrest after receiving a letter claiming that Bonifacio had burned down a village and ordered the destruction of the parish house and church of Indang when the villagers were unable to furnish the necessary supplies. Many of Indang's principal men, including Severino de las Alas (a loyalist and Bonifacio supporter), complained to Emilio Aguinaldo that Bonifacio's men stole carabaos and other labor animals by force and killed them for food. On April 25, Aguinaldo's soldiers, led by Colonel Agapito Bonzón and Major José Ignacio "Intsik" Paua, apprehended Bonifacio at his camp in the neighborhood Limbon, Indang.

The Bonifacio brothers and Andres' family were declared guilty despite scant evidence and recommended for execution by the Assassin Order of the Filipinos. On May 8, 1897, Aguinaldo and the Assassin allies commuted the sentence to expulsion. However, Pío del Pilar and Mariano Noriel convinced him to revoke the decree to preserve unity. They were backed up by Mamerto Natividád and other genuine Aguinaldo loyalists, and Catalina de Castro was later slain.

The Bonifacio brothers and the Bonifacio family were executed on May 10, 1897, in the mountains of Maragondon. Apolinario Mabini wrote that Bonifacio's death demoralized many rebels from Manila, Laguna, and Batangas who had come to help those in Cavite and caused them to quit. In other areas, Bonifacio's close associates like Emilio Jacinto and Macario Sakay continued the Katipunan and never recognized Aguinaldo's authority. Procopio became enraged and used the Sundrop gem to paralyze Aguinaldo's Assassin operatives, fleeing to Sabah with his allies before the Americans arrived. Procopio later converted to Sunni Islam for his brother, allies, and Malays, and several British soldiers followed suit during the covert struggle prior to American colonialism.

He and other Katipunan leaders had converted to Islam as a result of insults from Cavite revolutionary leaders. They decided to leave the province and return to Manila or Morong. While they were departing Cavite, Emilio Aguinaldo's forces, led by Gen. Agapito Bonzon and Gen. José Ignacio Paua, launched a surprise attack (ARREST ORDER due to Treason, as initially proved by the ACTA de Tejeros) against them.

1. "Ang pahayag na ito ay para sa inyong lahat."/"This manifesto is for all of you."

2. "Ito ang pinakamasamang kaaway ng lahat ng katutubo: mga Kastila."/"This is the worst enemy of all natives: Spaniards."

3. "Viva San Miguel, los Cazadores perecerán Asesinos y Templarios a los ojos de Bathala y Mayari."/"Long live Saint Michael, the Hunters will perish Assassins and Templars in the eyes of Bathala and Mayari."

4. "Para sa layuning ito, kinakailangang sabay-sabay na umangat ang lahat ng bayan at sabay-sabay na salakayin ang Maynila."/"For this purpose, it is necessary for all towns to rise simultaneously and attack Manila at the same time."

5. "Gawin natin ito para sa ating bayan at para sa ating bayan!"/"Let's do this for our nation and for our people!"

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