Gregoria de Jesús

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Gregoria de Jesús
Portrait of Gregoria de Jesús
Vice President of the Tagalog Republic
In office
August 24, 1896 – March 22, 1897
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byNone
Personal details
Born
Gregoria de Jesús y Álvarez

(1875-05-09)May 9, 1875
Caloocan, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedMarch 15, 1943(1943-03-15) (aged 67)
Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Resting placeManila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Political partyKatipunan
Spouses
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(m. 1893; died 1897)​
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(m. 1898)​
Children7 (including Juan Nakpil)
OccupationHousewife, politician

Gregoria de Jesús y Álvarez (May 9, 1875 – March 15, 1943), also known by her nickname Oriang,

Katagalugan Revolutionary Government. She played a major role in the Philippine Revolution.[1] After the death of Bonifacio, she married Julio Nakpil
, one of the generals of the revolution. She had one son from Andrés Bonifacio and five children from Julio Nakpil.

Early life

Gregoria de Jesús was born in the town of

parish priest. When she became a secondary school student, she was induced by her parents to stay home and look after her younger sister and the family farm, since both of her older brothers had moved to Manila to continue their educations.[1][3]

First marriage and the Philippine Revolution

Main article: Philippine Revolution

When De Jesús was only 18 years old, Andrés Bonifacio fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.

Freemason. Bonifacio nevertheless continued to pursue De Jesús, and after almost six months of courtship, she had fallen in love with him. She revealed that to her father and asked for his approval on their marriage, to which he eventually agreed.[3]

Before they got married in March 1893, she joined the Katipunan adopting the name Lakambini (

calesa
, returning home only when assured of safety.

A year later, she returned to her family's house because she was

pregnant. She gave birth to their only son, whom she christened Andrés after her husband.[3][5] Two months later, during Holy Week of 1896, Gregoria and her husband returned to Manila to find their house destroyed by a fire. The couple with their child were then forced to live in friends' and relatives' houses, but had to move quickly from house to house. A few months later, their infant son died of smallpox.[4][6][7]

On August 19, 1896, the Katipunan was exposed by Teodoro Patino, a disgruntled member.

Magdalo faction in the province of Cavite
—had weakened the society.

On April 28, 1897, De Jesús, Bonifacio, along with his brother

Indang, Cavite.[8]
Andrés was shot in the arm by Bonzón and Paua, who stabbed him in the neck, was prevented from striking further by one of Bonifacio's men, who offered to die in the Supermo's stead. Another Bonifacio brother, Ciriaco was shot dead, while Procopio was beaten; Bonzón may have even raped De Jesús during the attack.[9]

The brothers were found guilty and sentenced to death on charges that included

Maragondon, Cavite.[3][4]

Later life and death

Julio Nakpil, a commander of the Katipunan forces in northern Philippines loyal to Bonifacio, took care of the widowed De Jesús. The two fell in love, and were married at

philanthropist Dr. Ariston Bautista. The childless Bautistas cared for De Jesús and her children, helped raise and educate them. The house is known today as the Bahay Nakpil-Bautista, dedicated to the history of its former residents.[10]

De Jesús later died in 1943 during the

Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.[11]

In popular culture

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Excerpt". Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Santiago, Lilia Quindoza (1997). Tales of Courage & Compassion: Stories of Women in the Philippine Revolution. HASIK inc.
  2. ^ Jesus, Gregoria de. "Filipino Women". Solidarity Philippines Australia Network. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Jesus, Gregoria de. "The Katipunera (autobiography)". Filipinas Heritage Library. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-971-630-005-5
    .
  5. ISBN 9789715422154. Archived
    from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Ocampo, Ambeth R. "Walking tour of Bonifacio's Manila". opinion.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Lizares, Luci (December 1, 2016). "Andres Bonifacio: beyond the textbooks". Sunstar. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  8. ISBN 978-971-23-5045-0
    .
  9. ISBN 971-27-0920-5
    .
  10. ^ "Ariston Bautista Y Lin – Bahay Nakpil-Bautista". Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "The Katipunera (autobiography)". MSC. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
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