FACTIONALISM OF MAGDALO AND MAGDIWANG MAGDALO Etymology Head
Result
of their fights
Political views
Disunity
MAGDIWANG
After Aguinaldos patron Filipino word for saint St. Magdalene celebration was officially led was started by Mariano by Baldomero Aguinaldo, Álvarezrelated by but his cousin Emilio marriage to Andrés Aguinaldo (whose Bonifacio, the leader of own Katipunancodename the Katipunan. was Magdalo) was its most famous leader. In contrast, Aguinaldo . Bonifacio and his army and his rebels had had suffered a managed to boot the number of defeats at Spaniards out of most of the hands of the enemy. Cavite. Aguinaldo and the Bonifacio and the Magdalo believed it was Magdiwang men believed time to form a new kind that the Katipunan of government. government was still Aguinaldo had already useful. It could still suggested that the answer the Filipinos Katipunan government need for change. It had be change to a its own constitution and REVOLUTIONARY form of bylaws. government modeled after the American system Aguinaldos BonifaciosMagdiwang Magdalo soldiers did soldiers did not help the not want to help defend Magdalo rebels when the towns held by the enemy attacked their Magdiwang soldiers towns. when they were attacked by the Spaniards.
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Interpretation Interpre tation
The name of the facts have their basis Magdalo and Magdiwangwere the two major Katipunanfactions in Cavite
We can that Aguinaldos troop were successful since they have resources of gun compare to Bonifaciostabak In other words, at this point in our history there were two leaders with two different views on how to run the government.
The rivalry between the two groups weakened the rebels hold on Cavite.The result was that almost all the towns once held by the Katipuneros easily fell one by one to the Spaniards.
The disunity between the rival Magdalo and Magdiwang factions of the Katipunan in Cavite fought independently of each other. This was a major factor for the success of General Polavieja in his victories in Cavite. Realizing this, the Magdiwang faction asked Bonifacio, who had refused because he was needed in Morong (now Rizal Province), to mediate. Later, he finally accepted the invitation. In
the latter part of December 1896, Bonifacio went to Cavite with his wife and brothers Procopio and Ciriaco. They were personally met in Zapote by Aguinaldo and other leaders. Bonifacio was received enthusiastically by the Caviteños. In
December 1896, Bonicaio was invited by the Katipuneros of Cavite to come to the town of Thanks to a string of victories led by Emilio Aguinaldo, the rebels now controlled most of the province. Bonifacio, as the highest officer, or Supremo, of the Katipunan, was asked to settle a dispute. Imus.
Bonifacios decision to come to Cavite proved to be the beginning of his downfall. There was a time when the two men Aguinaldo and Bonifacao respected and valued each other. The Supremo himself had admitted Aguinaldo into the Katipunan in his house in Binondo. Aguinaldo recalled this historic moment in his biography when he wrote, "That was the beginning of my acquaintance and friendship with Andres Bonifacio." And when news of Bonifacios defeat in the battle of Pinaglabanan reached the Katipuneros in Cavite, Aguinaldo, worried for the Supremos safety, sent his men to look for Bonifacio in the forests of Kalookan and Malabon. However, in his memoirs, General ArtemioRicarte recounted that a few days after Bonifacios arrival, black propaganda against Bonifacio in the form of anonymous letters circulated all over Cavite. The letters described him as unworthy of being idolized. The letter writers called him a mason, an atheist, an uneducated man, and a mere employee of a German firm. On December 31, the Imus assembly was convened to determine the leadership in the province. The purpose was to end the rivalry between the two factions. The Magdalo group wanted a revolutionary government to supplant the Katipunan. Such an idea was objected to by the Magdiwang faction that maintained that the Katipunan already had a constitution and by-laws recognized by all. The meeting ended without a resolution of the conflict. The friendship between the two men soured. Bonifacio and his army had suffered a number of defeats at the hands of the enemy. In contrast, Aguinaldo and his rebels had managed to boot the Spaniards out of most of Cavite. The feeling of regionalism between the Tondo native and the young man from Kawit, Cavite was very strong. Also, the two leaders differed in their political ideas. The rivalry between the two groups weakened the rebels hold on Cavite. Aguinaldos Magdalo soldiers did not want to help defend the towns held by Magdiwangsoldiers when they were attacked by the Spaniards. BonifaciosMagdiwang soldiers did not help the Magdalo rebels when the enemy attacked their towns. The result was that almost all the towns once held by the Katipuneros easily fell one by one to the Spaniards.
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY Institute of Nursing
FACTIONALISM OF MAGDALO AND MAGDIWANG Prepared by: de Luna, Alvin Michael M. Dejamco, Kristine Joy Delos Reyes, Jasmine Demate, Jovenette Ednilag, Eucris V. BSN203
Submitted to: Prof. Milagros D. Fontanos
February 03, 2011
