Name: Warren Syt G.
Bojos Year & Section: BSEd Science – 1A
Worksheet: Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Tejeros Convention (1897)
Author’s background
When was the account written?
Mention of Date (s)
Primary Source:
Santiago Alvarez “Memoirs of a General”
A revolutionary general and a founder and
honorary president of the first directorate of the
Nacionalista Party.
He is also known as “Kidlat ng Apoy” or General
Apoy
A member of Katipunan and belong to the
Magdiwang faction alongside with Andres
Bonifacio.
The account was written in the year 1927.
 March 25, 1897: The Tejeros Convention was
officially convened.
 March 27, 1897: The night after the rumored
meeting of Magdalo leades, eyewitness
revealed that a meeting was indeed established
at the Parish House in Tanza.
Secondary Source:
Teodoro Agoncillo’s “Revolt of the Masses”
One of the pre-eminent Filipino historians of
the 20th century.
He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy
from the University of the Philippines in 1934,
and a master’s degree in the arts in the same
university.
A poet, writer, editor, professor and a
Chairperson of the Department of History.
The account was written in the year 1947.
 December 1896: Andres Bonifacio and his
family left the mountains of Montalban and
Mariquina to visit the Katipunan in Cavite.
Bonifacio also acceded to the request in the
third invitation.
 January 2, 1897: Bonifacio wrote to
Mariano Alvarez after his encounter with the
Magdalo in Imus.
 Middle of January 1897: A gunshots
interrupted the fiesta which led to a conflict
between Santiago Alvarez and Mariano San
Gabriel.
 March 22, 1897: Emilio Aguinaldo
celebrated his birthday with a battle against
Spanish soldiers. Same date of the Tejeros
convention.
  Tejeros where the assembly was officially
Mention of Place convened.
 Parish House in Tanza where the rumored
meeting of Magdalo leaders was established.
Santiago Alvarez was one of the attendees who
Key personal ties witness the convention of Tejeros. He is the son of
General Mariano Alvarez, the President of
Magdiwang faction, and cousin of Pascual Alvarez.
Both are also attendees during the said convention.
1. The assembly at Tejeros was convened on
Sequencing of events March 25, 1897 and was presided by Secretary
Jacinto Lumbreras.
2. The declaration of the agenda, which is to
discuss how to secure the areas under the
Magdiwang control, was made and was
immediately countered by Severino de las
Alas, who imposed that the important matter
that should be tackled is the form of the
government the Katipunan should have.
3. There was a debate whether to change the
form of government the Katipunan had
established or not.
4. A conflict between General Apoy and Antonio
 Estate House of Tejeros, which is a
Magdiwang territory.
 Talisay, Batangas which is governed by
Magdalo faction.
 Nasugbo, Tuwi, and Look, Batangas which
is governed by Magdiwang faction.
 House of Juan Castañeda, Imus where
Bonifacio was brought by the rebel leaders.
 Kawit: Capital of Magdalo faction
Teodoro Agoncillo is related to Felipe Agoncillo,
a Filipino diplomat, and a family friend and
adviser of Emilio Aguinaldo. Both of them are
members of the Magdalo faction of Katipunan. It
was said that Aguinaldo was able to read
Agoncillo’s writings about the Tejeros convention
before it was published.
1. The Katipunan called for the reorganization
of their territories under each Katipunan
faction. However, the Magdiwang and the
Magdalo had been silently fighting over
Cavite with both parties not wanting to be
ruled over by the other.
2. Supremo Andres Bonifacio was invited to
visit the Katipunan in Cavite. After three
invitations, Bonifacio finally decided to
come.
3. Bonifacio arrived at Imus and was welcomed
by many from the Magdalo faction. Seeing
Vicente Fernandez angered Bonifacio and
ordered his immediate arrest. The Magdalo,
however, did not allow the arrest of

Differences between 2 accounts
Prepared by:
Lagrimas S. Trinidad,LPT, MAT
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Montenegro disrupted the formality of the
convention.
5. Conflict was immediately resolved and the
chairmanship of the meeting was transferred
to Supremo Andres Bonifacio.
6. Bonifacio proceeded with the election of
officials, stressing that the person who gets
most of the votes must be declared and
respected as the winner, regardless of his state
in life.
7. A conflict between Andres Bonifacio and
Daniel Tirona was formed after Bonifacio won
the position for Secretary of the Interior.
Tirona went against the initial agreement
regarding the majority votes which humiliated
Bonifacio.
Memoirs of a General was written by an author who
was able to witness the actual convention, and
rewrite the significant events about the Tejeros
Convention. The account was able to state the
accurate spoken words by the attendees who
attended the assembly. It only focused on the
happenings during and after the convention was
convened.
Fernandez. Realizing that he has no influence
over the people of Magdalo, Bonifacio sent a
letter to Mariano Alvarez, explaining to him
what happened at this encounter.
4. The Magdiwang invited Bonifacio to come to
Noveleta. He was heartily welcomed by the
people with a parade as he entered the cities.
5. The Katipunan lost to Polavieja because of
the existing rivalry between the two factions
which called for a convention in Imus. This
assembly, however, yielded no results as
there were no agreements made as to what
kind of government they must be organized
in the country and if there really is a need for
a new election.
Revolt of the Masses was written by a Filipino
historian and was not able to witness the
convention itself. However, the author got to have
his sources from his relatives and personalities
who were able to attend the convention. The
account itself was able to grasp the entire
happenings before, during, and after the
convention was convened. Personally, it has a
wider perspective compared to the Memoirs of a
General.