Even before the death and martyrdom of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio had already founded the Katipunan, a secret society to overthrow the Spanish regime in the Philippines. Following the government's discovery of the Katipunan and the subsequent arrests and imprisonment of many members, Bonifacio and his followers openly declared their revolution by tearing their cedulas or identification papers in the famous Cry…
Milagros C. Guerrero and John N. Schumacher, S.J., wrote: "One tradition has spoken of the 'Cry of Balintawak'; another of the 'Cry of Pugad Lawin.' There are differences of opinion as to whether the date was Aug. 26 or Aug. 23.
Reference: "Kasaysayan: The Story of the Filipino People"
2006-08-20
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