Tejeros

• Founded by


  • Andres Bonifacio
  • Teodoro Plata
  • Ladislao Diwa
  • Deodato Arellano
• Early Flag of the Katipunan


  • Flag of the Katipunan in 1897
• July 7, 1892


  Formation
• May 10, 1897


  Extinction
• Type


  Secret militant society
• Official languages


  Tagalog AND regional languages
• President


  • Deodato Arellano (1892-1893)
  • Ramon Basa (1893-1895)
  • Andres Bonifacio (1895-1897)
• Main organ


  • Kalayaan (dated January 1896, published March 1896)
  • Kartilya
• Kartilya ng Katipunan


  Primer of the Katipunan, guidebook for new members laying out rules and principles, first edition written by Emilio Jacinto
• Teachings of the Katipunan


  • A life that is not dedicated to a noble cause is like a tree without a shade or a poisonous weed
  • A deed lacks nobility if it is motivated by self-interest and not by a sincere desire to help
  • True piety consists of being charitable, loving one's fellow men, and being judicious in behavior, speech and deed
  • All persons are equal, regardless of the color of their skin. While one could have more schooling, wealth, or beauty than another, all that does not make one more human than anybody else
  • A person with a noble character values honor above self-interest, while a person with a base character values self-interest above honor
  • To a person of honor, his/her word is a pledge
  • Don't waste time; lost wealth can be retrieved, but time lost is lost forever
  • Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor
  • The wise person is careful in all he/she has to say and is discreet about things that need to be kept secret
  • In the thorny path of life, the man leads the way and his wife and children follow. If the leader goes the way to perdition, so do the followers
  • Never regard a woman as an object for you to trifle with; rather you should consider her as a partner and helpmate. Give proper consideration to a woman's frailty and never forget that your own mother, who brought you forth and nurtured you from infancy, is herself such a person
  • Don't do to the wife, children, brothers, and sisters of others what you do not want done to your wife, children, brothers, and sisters
  • A man's worth is not measured by his station in life, neither by the height of his nose nor the fairness of skin, and certainly not by whether he is a priest claiming to be God's deputy. Even if he a tribesman from the hills and speaks only his tongue, a man has fine perceptions and is loyal to his native land
  • When these teachings shall have been propagated and the glorious sun of freedom begins to shine on these poor Islands to enlighten a united race and people, then all the lives lost, all the struggle and the sacrifices will not have been in vain
• Cry of Pugad Lawin


  Also known as Cry of Balintawak, historical event during the struggle for Philippine independence where on August 23, 1896, Andres Bonifacio and his comrades from the Katipunan society tore their cedulas in the hills of Balintawak, regarded as the starting signal of the Philippine Revolution

  
• Andres Bonifacio was born on November 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila, Philippines and died on May 10, 1897 in Maragondon, Cavite, Philippines due to execution
• Andres Bonifacio was known for

  Philippine Revolution, De Facto President of the Philippines
• Political Party


  La Liga Filipina, Katipunan
• Spouse


  Gregoria de Jesus
• Battle of San Juan del Monte


  First major battle of the Revolution wherein the Filipino patriots attacked but to capture the Spanish powder magazine chamber

  
• PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE: 'The trouble with us in government is that we talk too much, act too slow, and do too little, don't we? What the country needs is not more laws but more good men in public service.'
• The Tejeros Convention is a manifestation of how the vested interests of the members ruined their idealism and their dreams for the Katipunan. The convention witnessed the factionalism within the Katipunan.
• Katipunan Factions


  Magdalo (Aguinaldo) vs Magdiwang (Bonifacio)
• As early as December of 1896, the Katipuneros gathered in Imus, Cavite to solve the problem of revolutionary leadership in the province. But, the gathering ended without a definite resolution since both factions had their arguments.
• Because of the unresolved issues among the members of the Katipunan, another convention was held in Barrio Tejeros, San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite on March 22, 1897. Majority of the attendees were from the Magdalo group of the Katipunan.
• Officers elected at the Tejeros Convention

  • Emilio Aguinaldo as President (elected in absentia)
  • Mariano Trias as Vice President
  • Artemio Ricarte as Captain-general
  • Emiliano Riego de Dios as Director of War
  • Andres Bonifacio as Director of Interior

  
• Pact of Biak na Bato


  Agreement between Aguinaldo and Gov. Gen. Fernando Primo de Rivera to end the revolution in exchange of Php 800, 000. Aguinaldo's group went into voluntary exile in Hongkong.
• This was considered as a betrayal of the genuine aspirations of the people and many leaders defied the order to surrender and continued the struggle in the provinces.
• Battle of Manila Bay


  May 1, 1898

  
• Declaration of Philippine Independence

  June 12, 1898
• Mock Battle and Surrender of Manila

  Aug. 13, 1898