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Bonifacio Day is a national holiday in the Philippines, commemorating Andrés Bonifacio, one of the country's national heroes. He was the founder and eventual Supremo of the Katipunan, a secret society that triggered the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against the Spanish Empire. It is celebrated every November 30, the birth anniversary of Bonifacio.
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (Tagalog: [anˈdɾes (anˈdɾez-) bonɪˈfaʃo], Spanish: [anˈdɾes βoniˈfaθjo]; [2] November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino revolutionary leader.
Bonifacio Day: Araw ng Kapanganakan ni Andrés Bonifacio: Fixed Regular Birth anniversary of Andrés Bonifacio, de facto national hero. [31] Bonifacio is remembered on his birthday, rather than the date of his death (May 10, 1897), because he was executed by the Filipino revolutionary government and not by colonial powers.
However, Bonifacio Day established by virtue of Act No. 2946 of 1921 was also dedicated to anonymous Filipino heroes. [7] In practice, National Heroes Day celebrations were observed on the same day as Bonifacio Day.
After the discovery of Katipunan on August 19, 1896, Andrés Bonifacio became aware of the Spanish government's plans for military action. On August 25, Bonifacio deployed several of his men around the Pasong Tamo bridge when he heard infantrymen and Spanish guardia civil coming to raid communities around the bridge. [2]
Bonifacio intended to take the city by force [1] in a three-pronged attack. [ 2 ] : 36 The forces of General Aguedo del Rosario would come from Tondo, Manila , those of General Vicente Fernandez from San Marcelino [ clarification needed ] , and those of General Ramon Bernardo through the Rotonda in Sampaloc, Manila . [ 1 ]
Pinaglabanan Shrine was built in 1976 to commemorate the 1896 Battle of Pinaglabanan in the city, then known as the town of San Juan del Monte. [2] The battle was part of a campaign by Katipunan revolutionaries, led by Andrés Bonifacio, who intended to seize El Deposito, an underground reservoir supplying water to Intramuros, and El Polvorín (the gunpowder depot).
Eduardo Castrillo, commonly known as 'Ed', was born in Santa Ana, City of Greater Manila (now part of Manila), Philippines, on October 31, 1942, the youngest of five children to Santiago Silva Castrillo and Magdalena De los Santos.