Re: Bonifacio: Slain Again and Again

‎"The Other Slayings

"Andres Bonifacio was slain still another time when his role was drastically diminished in our recorded history. Our American colonizers practically ignored his role, and maligned his memory whenever he was mentioned. Our compatriots have strait-jacketed his role to one fo action and bravery, often c.ontrasted with the intellectual profoundness and pacifist nature of Jose Rizal."

Bonifacio: Slain Again and Again

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"Andres Bonifacio, also known as "May Pag-asa," was executed somewhere in the mountains of Maragondon in Cavite on May 10, 1897. As expected, however, the tenth of May recently came and passed with almost absolute silence on it as the death anniversary of the Gleat Plebeian. Actually, Bonifacio..."

 

‎"A closer reading of the texts of the writings of Bonifacio along with those of Rizal and other authors, is needed to enlighten the latter-day inadvertent executioners about the real underpinnings of the teachings of the Great Plebeian and... the Katipunan. For example, the blood compact which Bonifacio highlighted in the early part of his powerful manifesto and in the design of the Katipunan initiation rites is not to be found in Rizal's writings or in the Masonic ceremonies from which this was supposedly copied. Present-day groups around Mt. Banahaw, who trace their lineage to the spirit of the Katipunan are keeping alive a tradition that cannot be traced to European origins. One must first read Reynaldo Ileto's Ateneo-published Pasyon and Revolution before attempting to make any judgement on them or on Bonifacio's philosophy. But of course, it is more convenient to echo the ignorant teacher's perception and quickly shift our attention to other topics. "