Andres Bonifacio

• Born on November 30, 1863

•  Filipino revolutionary leader and the president of the Tagalog
Republic. 
• One of the founders and later Supremo (Supreme Leader) of
the Kataas-taasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng
Bayan  or more commonly known as Katipunan
• Considered a de facto national hero of the Philippines.
• A member of La Liga Filipina that lost hope in gaining reforms though
peaceful means.
Founding of Katipunan
• On July 7, 1892, the newspapers published the news about the arrest
of Rizal the previous night and the governor-general’s order to banish
him to Dapitan in Mindanao.
• Bonifacio along with the other Filipino patriots Plata, Diwa, Diaz,
Arellano, and Dizon, met at a house on Azcarraga Street, Manila (now
Claro M. Recto).
• Established a secret brotherhood organization, went under the
name Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng̃ mg̃á Anak ng̃
Bayan (Supreme and Venerable Society of the Children of the Nation).
• They names Rizal as their honorary president without his knowledge.