Andres Bonifacio initially joined La Liga Filipina which aimed for peaceful revolution, but founded the more radical Katipunan after Rizal's arrest and exile. Bonifacio believed that a violent revolution was needed to free the Filipino people from Spanish colonial rule. His philosophy emphasized that it was the colonized Filipinos versus the colonizing Spanish, not between the government and governed. He advocated focusing the revolutionary movement on addressing the suffering of the Filipino people to rapidly expand membership.

1. Reflections on Bonifacio’s
Philosophy of Revolution

2. Who is Andres
Bonifacio?

3. Andres Bonifacio
• Joined Rizal’s “La Liga Filipina”
A group that aims to liberate the
Filipino
people
in
a
peaceful
revolutionary way.

4. Andres Bonifacio
• Founded the “Katipunan” (KKK) on July 7,
1892
A revolutionary faction that aims to
liberate the Filipinos in a bloody way.

5. Andres Bonifcio
• When
Rizal
was
arrested,
imprissoned and exiled Bonifacio
turned his back on La Liga’s aims and
was convinced that the only way to
free the Filipinos is through a violent
revolution.

6. Andres Bonifacio
• Bonifacio’s real belief was that in order to be
free there need to be a war, a revolution
against the Spaniards.
• But when he joined La Liga Filipina his view
changed and nurtured faith in the peaceful
revolutionary progress that La Liga aims.

7. Andres Bonifacio
“Ang dapat mabatid
ng mga Tagalog”
(written on Kalayaan)

8. Reflection on Bonifacio’s Philosophy of
Revoution
• It is not between the government and the
governed, it is about the colonized and the
colonizers.
• Change the “Ang dapat mabatid ng mga
tagalog” to “Ang dapat mabatid ng mga
Pilipino”

10. •A given example was Andres Bonifacio, who was in fact
a plebeian ( blue collar) but was considered an ilustrado
based on his wisdom and ability to lead the Katipunan
members effectively.
•If the initial membership of the Katipunan is ilustrado, it
is difficult to perceive how it can be viewed as an
illustration of a “history from below”.
•The initial Katipunan membership was middle class or
even lower middle class, it illustrates a “history from the
middle”.

12. • The philosophy of Bonifacio revolution is the
tagalog was afflicted by their own entire nation
• During the spanish colonial government the
tutelage and friar are under it’s nation
• The tagalog are all alone after the blood compact
in bohol
• Tagalogs are the most affected on national
revolution
• Bonifacio advocated on people’s suffering
• To ensure a rapid recruitment for the
membership in revolutionary movement is how
to intensify agitational work

13. • During the time of Bonifacio only one can
safely
assume
who
can
lived
misery,exploitation and suffering
• Being a revolutionist you should provide
revolutionary framework, better and
pursuasive alternative to people’s misery