By Gladys Pino/PNA
MARAGONDON, Cavite – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), in partnership with the municipal government here, will pay homage to the national hero Gat. Andres Bonifacio in fitting wreath-laying rites at the Museo ng Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio (Bonifacio Trial House) here on Friday, Nov. 30.
November 30 is observed as a regular national holiday to commemorate the Katipunan Supremo’s 155th birth anniversary this year.
The simple yet solemn 9 a.m. activity will be graced by NHCP and local officials, led by Maragondon Mayor Reynaldo Rillo, NHCP’s Research, Publications, and Heraldry Division Chief Alvin Alcid, and officials and staff of NHCP’s Cavite Cluster Museums, headed by Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo curator Haidee Paulette M. Bedruz.
The historic trial house, now converted to an interactive museum, was where Bonifacio, the acknowledged “Supremo” (leader) and one of the founders of the “Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan” (or the KKK revolutionary movement), was jailed, tried and eventually executed.
Museum staff Jonel Briñas Rabusa said the museum will be open for visitors during the holiday.
Born on Nov 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila, Bonifacio rose to become the tough leader who incited “The Cry of Pugadlawin” against Spain, when Katipunan followers and revolutionaries tore their resident certificates or cedulas en masse to symbolize their defiance against the Spanish colonizers.
Andres was the eldest in a brood of five. His siblings were Ciriaco, Procopio, Troadio, Esperidiona and Maxima.
He was married to Gregoria de Jesus, his second wife as his first wife – Monica- died of leprosy a year after their marriage.
The two were married in 1892, both in Catholic and Katipunan rites. Gregoria chose “Lakambini” as her nom de guerre.
