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Gunita NG Himagsikan by Aguinaldo

The document provides biographical details about Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines. It describes that he was born in 1869 to a wealthy family in Cavite and joined the secret anti-colonial organization Katipunan in 1894. As president, he was officially inaugurated in January 1899 and married Hilaria del Rosario, who founded the Philippine National Red Cross. The document also includes three facts about Aguinaldo: that his home had secret passageways, his confession letters about Bonifacio's execution were auctioned for $5 million, and that he never waved the Philippine flag during the independence proclamation.

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Gunita NG Himagsikan by Aguinaldo

The document provides biographical details about Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines. It describes that he was born in 1869 to a wealthy family in Cavite and joined the secret anti-colonial organization Katipunan in 1894. As president, he was officially inaugurated in January 1899 and married Hilaria del Rosario, who founded the Philippine National Red Cross. The document also includes three facts about Aguinaldo: that his home had secret passageways, his confession letters about Bonifacio's execution were auctioned for $5 million, and that he never waved the Philippine flag during the independence proclamation.

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Gunita ng Himagsikan by Aguinaldo

About the Author:

Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869 in Cavite El Viejo also known as
Kawit, Cavite. Kapitan Miong (nickname) was the seventh of eight children born
to a wealthy mestizo family. His father, Carlos was the town’s Gobernadorcillo
(Mayor) Sadly, he died when Aguinaldo was just 9 years old. His widowed
mother, Trinidad sent him to a public school in Manila. He attended secondary
school at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Unfortunately, he had to cut his study
short due to a cholera (bacteria that can cause an infection of the small intestine)
outbreak. Year 1894, a secret anti-colonial organization was born we all know it as
“Katipunan” Andres Bonifacio inducted Aguinaldo to this organization. Later on,
in January 1899, Aguinaldo was officially inaugurated as the first president of the
Philippines. He was married to Hilario Del Rosario, she was the first ever First
lady of the Philippines though when the title “first lady” was still not widely
recognized. Hilaria founded the Hijas de la Revolution, it’s an organization which
helped distribute food and give medicines to wounded Filipino soldiers. Later on,
the group added 13 chapters and was later renamed as Association National de la
Cruz Roja (National Association of the Red Cross) In conclusion of Hilaria as the
founder of the Philippine National Red cross. Years later, Aguinaldo was remarried
to Maria Reyes Agoncillo. Emilio Aguinaldo has 5 children. Almost blind and
unable to walk, he spent the last four years of his life in Veterans Memorial
Hospital. Aguinaldo died of coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1964 after
suffering from a series of strokes.

Facts about Aguinaldo

1.) His home has a great number of secret passageways

These passageways helped him to go in and out of his house without getting
noticed by visitors. One of which was a tunnel covered by a big stone in his
kitchen that led to a church or to the town’s cemetery.

2.) Aguinaldo’s confession letters fetch P5 million at an auction in Makati


On February 23, 2019 his letters about the execution of Andres Bonifacio were
sold, written in these letters are his confession that he and his brother, Procopio
ordered to kill Bonifacio.

3.) During the proclamation of independence, he never waved the Philippine


flag.

Aguinaldo only unfurled the flag, but it was Ambrosio Bautista who waved the
flag in front the crowd.

Historical background of the article

In his preface Aguinaldo says the memoirs were based on a diary he kept, documents
he preserved, and family lore gathered from his elders.

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