Emilio Aguinaldo Mga Gunita NG Himagsikan
Emilio Aguinaldo Mga Gunita NG Himagsikan
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was born on March 22, 1869 in Kawit, Cavite.
He is the son of Carlos Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy, a Chinese mestizo couple
with eight (8) children which Emilio was the seventh. The Aguinaldo family was
quite well-to-do as his father Carlos was the community’s appointed
gobernadorcillo (municipal governor)
He later attended high school at Colegio de San Juan de Letran but he had to
stop because of his father’s death.
Eventually, He then took up the responsibility of helping his mother run their
farm.
At 17, he became the Cabeza Barangay of Binakayan.
At 25, he became Cavite Viejo’s first gobernadorcillo captain municipal He
became the President of the First Philippine Republic and the Biak-na-Bato
Republic.Youngest president at the age of 29.
Emilio Aguinaldo died in Quezon City on February 6, 1964 from heart attack He
was 94 years, 10 months and 15 days old when he die
After the U.S. declared war on Spain, Aguinaldo saw a possibility that the
Philippines might achieve its independence; the U.S. hoped instead that
Aguinaldo would lend his troops to its effort against Spain. He returned to Manila
on May 19, 1898 and declared Philippine independence on June 12.
When it became clear that the United States had no interest in the liberation of
the islands, Aguinaldo's forces remained apart from U.S. troops. On January 1,
1899 following the meetings of a constitutional convention, Aguinaldo was
proclaimed president of the Philippine Republic. Not surprisingly, the United
States refused to recognize Aguinaldo's authority and on February 4, 1899 he
declared war on the U.S. forces in the islands. After his capture on March 23,
1901, Aguinaldo agreed to swear allegiance to the United States, and then left
public life. His dream of Philippine independence came true on July 4, 1946. He
died in Manila in 1964.
Historical Background
Aguinaldo scribbed a lot in his old age between 1928 and 1946,he produces in long
hand the first volume of his memoirs,"Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan 1964",translated from
the orignal Tagalog as"Memoirs od the Revolution"(1967). In his preface Aguinaldo
says the memoirs were based on a diary he kept, documents he preserved, and family
lore gathered from this elders. We do not know whether this diary is extant or whether a
promised second volume of the memoirs were fully written out. All we have is an
account from his birth and early years,ending with the 1897 Treaty of Biak-na-Bato. The
second volume would cover the resumption of the philippine. Revolution against Spain
and the Philippine-American War. Aguinaldo wanted to correct history by making
reference to the historian's confused accounts on the beginning of the Revolution:
Except for those that were written other details had been forgotten. Many showed
inconsistencies because not all sources were documented for lack of reliablr references.
For instance, the right day of the First Cry of Balintawak could not be ascertained. Some
say this took place on August 23, 1896 at the old Bonifacio Monument in Balitawak,
others claim it happened on August 24, 1896.
Aguinaldo stated that this event took place in Balintawak but the late historian Teodoro
A. Agoncillo took the word of Pio Valenzuela and argued for Pagadlawin. Aside from
these two places, the other contenders are: Kangkong, bahay toro, pasong tamo,
pacpac lawin and id we are to believe in komiks, pugad baboy.
Paghirang sa Supremo bilang Hari ( Dakilang Parangal sa pagdating ng Supremo)
Ang Tejeros ay isang pag pupulong ng Magdiwang at Magdalo ito ay nabuo noong Abril
1898 sa magkahiwalay na seremonyang pinamunuan ni Andre Bonifacio. Naituring na
Sangunian Bayan ang dalawang partido sap ag sasarili sa ma pook, hanngang sa
nagkaroon ng kaniya kaniyang pamunuan.
Sa kapulungan ng Imus noong Disyembre 1896, dito sinimulan ang pag uusap kung
mapapanatili ang Sistema ng Katipunan. Nagkaroon ng debate dahil hati ang dalawang
panig.
Marso 23, binuo at pinirmahan ni Bonifacio at ilang mga namumuno sa Magdiwang ang
Acta De Tejeros na nag sasabing hindi lehitemo ang nangyayaring eliksyion dahil sa
posibilidad ng dayaan. Kasabay nitong nagyari ang panunumpa sa posisiyon nina
Aguinaldo, Trias, at Riego de Dios sa isang kumbento sa Tanza. Si Artemio Ricarte
naman ay sumunod sa kumbento matapos pumirma sa Acta.
Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan, 1964 (Memoirs of the Revolution, 1967) By: Emilio
Aguinaldo
Ang gunita ng himagsikan na sinulat ng may akda na si Emilio Aguinaldo nang sya ay
nasa kanyang wastong gulang at pinasimulan ito sa taong 1928. Inilathala na ang
naging inspirasyon sa kanyang aklat ay ang personal na aklat nang kanilang pamilya na
kanyang tinago at iningatan.
Dalawa lamang kandidato ang napaharap, at ito'y ang Supremo Andres Bonifacio at si
Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo. Pagkatapos ng halalan ay lumabas noon din at ipinasiya ng
Kapulungan sa pamamagitan ng Supremo Andres Bonifacio, na si Heneral Emilio
Aguinaldo, ang siyang pinagkaisahan at pinagbotohang maging Kataas-taasang Puno o
taga-Pangulo ng Manghihimagsik.
Nagtaka sila diumano kung paano nangyari, na ang Supremo Andres Bonifacio na
siyang nagpahanda ng nasabing pag-iisa at siya pang pangulo sa nasabing pulong, ay
kung bakit ako ang inihalal ng karamihan laban sa Supremo Andres Bonifacio.
Isinunod ang tungkuling Kapitan Heneral, ay nagtunggali naman ang dating Kapitan
Santiago Alvarez, anak ni Virey Mariano Alvarez, at si Heneral Artemio Ricarte, isang
Ilocano. Bagama't tumutol si Heneral A. Ricarte sa pagkakahalal sa kanya, dahil
diumano sa kawalan niya ng kaya sa gayong tungkulin, ay iniurong din niya pagkatapos
nang hindi tanggapin ng mesa. Isinunod dito ang proklamasyon sa kanya.
Dito nagmula ang gulo ng Kapulungan, subalit wala namang sinumang pumangalawa
kay Heneral Tirona, kaya't wala ring kabuluhan ang nasabing pagtutol. Gayon man, sa
sama yata ng loob ng Supremo kay Heneral Daniel Tirona, ay agad-agad siyang
tumindig at sinabi ang ganito: "Hindi baga bago tayo nagpulong ay pinagkaisahan natin
na sinuman ang lumabas o mahalal sa Kapulungang ito, ay ating susundin at igagalang
ng lahat?", "Opo" - ang hiyawan ng madla.
"Kung gayon" - patuloy niya, "Bakit nang ako ang napahalal ay may tumututol?
Palibhasa'y hindi yata mapigilan ng Supremo ang sama ng loob, bakit maikatlo pang
natalo sa halalan, bagama't napayapa ang gusot at tahimik na ang lahat, pagdaka'y
tumindig siya at sinabi sa kapulungan ang ganito:
"Ako sa aking pagka-Pangulo nitong Kapulungang Pambansa ng mga Manghihimagsik,
ay pinawawalan ko ng kabuluhan ang halalang dito'y naganap." Saka pagdaka'y umalis
at nilisan ang kapulungan at umuwi sa Malabon.
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