Magdalo (faction)
Type | Political faction |
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Headquarters | Kawit, Cavite |
Faction leader | Baldomero Aguinaldo |
Key people | Emilio Aguinaldo Licerio Topacio Cayetano Topacio Candido Tirona Edilberto Evangelista |
Parent organization | Katipunan |
The Magdalo was a faction of the Katipunan (a Philippine revolutionary organization with the aim to gain independence from Spain during the Philippine Revolution) chapter in Cavite.
It was named after Mary Magdalene, patroness of Kawit, Cavite. It was officially led by Baldomero Aguinaldo, but his cousin Emilio Aguinaldo (whose own Katipunan codename was "Magdalo") was its most famous leader.[1]: 22
The Magdalo had a rivalry with the other Katipunan chapter in Cavite, the
Magdalo Leaders
- Baldomero Aguinaldo - President
- Edilberto Evangelista - Vice President
- Candido Tirona - Secretary of War
- Felix Cuenca - Secretary of Interior
- Glicerio Topacio - Secretary of Public Works
- Cayetano Topacio - Secretary of Finance
- Emilio Aguinaldo - Flag Officer
Magdalo Municipalities
- Cavite El Viejo
- Imus
- Silang
- Bakoor
- Carmona
- Mendez-Nuñez
- Dasmariñas
- Amadeo
References
- ^ ISBN 1-881261-05-0
Further reading
- M.c. Halili (2004). Philippine History. Rex Bookstore, Inc. p. 147–. ISBN 978-971-23-3934-9.