Re: Comparing bonifacio and rizal


"lee s ***" <socculturefilipino@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> LET ME EXPRESS THESE NON-HISTORIAN'S thoughts about a patriot of our
> land whose birth anniversary we shall celebrate this coming Wednesday.
> It is an official holiday declared by law in his honor as Bonifacio
> Day.
>
> Andres Bonifacio was the unknown indio who organized and led the
> Katipunan that was to ignite the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and
> ultimately free this country from Spanish rule after more than three
> centuries of oppression. That enslavement might have continued
> indefinitely (probably up to now, considering the tribulation we
> patiently endured during the ordeal of martial law), if he had not
> chosen to defy the alien tyrant in his impregnable citadel.
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well said. Thanks for that.

Some might argue that the Americans would have come and taken over anyway -
but then we would not have the examples of courage and conviction that
Bonifacio and his Katipuneros gave us.

It is important to remember and honor our heroes.


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