The Murder and Desecration of The First President of the Kapuluang Katagalugan Republic – Supremo Gat Andres Bonifacio 10th of May 1897 – Execution of the brothers Andres and Procopio Bonifacio By order of the Council of War, the El Presidente Supremo of the Republic of Kapuluang Katagalugan Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were executed at Mount Tala in Marigondon, Cavite. Emilio Aguinaldo formed the La Revolucionario Filipina inTejeros onMarch 22, 1897 bypassing and contrary to the wishes of Andres Bonifacio – the acclaimed leader of the Revolutionary Government being the Supremo of the Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang Na Katipunan Nang Mga Anak Ng Bayan (KKK) national Council. A Convention called the Naic Military Agreement was drawn by Andres Bonifacio, that later on denounced by General Emilio Aguinaldo as ‘treacherous and treasonous’ where upon he ordered an arrest warrant against the Supremo and his men. That year, in April 28, 1897, Aguinaldo’s men headed by Colonels Agapito Bonzon and Ignacio Paua caught up with Bonifacio and promptly arrested him after a brief skirmish instantly killing Ciriaco, a brother of the Bonifacios and a certain account revealed that Donya Gregoria de Jesus – wife of the Supremo was raped by Colonels Bonzon and Paua. When later on asked about the unfortunate incident the frail lady neither confirmed nor denied the story but her tears rolled on her eyes in silent cry. Andres Bonifacio was brought to Naic to stand trial bloodied with deep wounds particularly in the neck inflicted by Colonel Jose Ignacio Paua, and was found guilty by the Council of War. Ka Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were executed on the 10th of May. His crime? The Ilustrados who supported Emilio Aguinaldo were not comfortable with Bonifacio’s pro-Indio program of government. After the death of Andres Bonifacio, Dona Gregoria de Jesus remarried to another prominent top-honcho of the Katipunan Julio Nakpil. An Account of the Trial and Death of the Bonifacios: A party of Aguinaldos men led by Agapito Bonzón and José Ignacio Paua met with Bonifacio at his camp in Indang. Unaware of the order for his arrest, Bonifacio received them cordially. The next day, Bonzón and Paua attacked Bonifacios camp. Bonifacio did not fight back and ordered his men to hold their fire, though shots were nevertheless exchanged. In the crossfire, Bonifacio was shot in the arm, and Paua stabbed him in the neck and was prevented from striking further by one of Bonifacios men, who offered to be killed instead. A brother, Ciriaco, was shot dead, while his other brother Procopio was beaten senseless, and his wife Gregoria may have been raped by Bonzón. Bonifacios party was brought to Naik, where he and Procopio stood trial on charges of sedition and treason against Aguinaldos government and conspiracy to murder Aguinaldo. The jury was composed entirely of Aguinaldos men and even Bonifacios defence lawyer himself declared his clients guilt. Bonifacio was barred from confronting the state witness for the charge of conspiracy to murder on the grounds that the latter had been killed in battle, but after the trial the witness was seen alive with the prosecutors. The Bonifacio brothers were found guilty despite insufficient evidence and recommended to be executed. Aguinaldo commuted the sentence to deportation on 8 May 1897, but Pío del Pilar and Mariano Noriél, both former supporters of Bonifacio, persuaded him to withdraw the order for the sake of preserving unity. In this they were seconded by Mamerto Natividád and other bona fide supporters of Aguinaldo. The Bonifacio brothers were executed on 10 May 1897 in the mountains of Maragondon by Captain Lazaro Macapagal. Apolinario Mabini wrote that Bonifacios 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, some of Bonifacios associates like Emilio Jacinto never subjected their military commands to Aguinaldos authority. In the Image: Gat Andres Bonifacio, Procopio Bonifacio and Gregoria de Jesus Research: Delmar Nur Faramarz Ferdowsi Salah Ad-Din Tomasa Gomez de Molina Costa Sanchez de Cassa Fajardo Lopez Roldan Martinez Simarro Mondejar del Castillo Balera Chumilla Portal Ynarejos Ramos de Losa del Pozo Africa Bautista Rubio-Escrivano Bucad Calaycay Alcaraz “RAPASAKDALSAKAY” Topinio Taclibon, MBA, Ph.D.D.A. 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