TEAMMANILA HITLIST:FAST FACTS ABOUT THE FATHER OF PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION

Honoring Andres Bonifacio, November 30 is another time to shout out ‘holla!’ on a holiday. So, Teammanila brings you a shortlist of some points of reality about our hero.

1. The Supremo has been stereotyped

Gat Andres has been pictured to have worn a camisa de Chino but he was said to be actually fashionable with the looks of a gentleman in coat and tie. Try checking out his surviving actual pictures for you to see.He was also cool as cucumber which is away from the visual representations of him in attack mode.  And yes, Bonifacio was prolly not much of an Indio but a Spanish Mestizo.

2. Bonifacio raketero, he is

Like any fully-functioning young adult, our hero had series of works too, such as being a warehouse keeper in a mosaic tile factory, a moro-moro performer and a theater actor playing the role of Bernardo Carpio, and yeah, with a neat handwriting, he also created posters for cloth dealers and other companies.

3. He tried out crossdressing

He had to do it to cover up his identity. In the accounts of Ambeth Ocampo, Bonifacio had to pass through a Balintawak checkpoint with Guardia Civil on duty. He then, thought of wearing a lady’s garment just to move over which eventually turned out to be a successful attempt.

4. Bonifacio has the thing for anting-anting

Believing in superstitions, Bonifacio and his squad wore anting-anting and amulets. He even immersed himself in soul cleansing at the mountains in Montalban, Rizal now known as Pamintian Cave or the cave of the mythical Bernardo Carpio.

Well then, with your free time on a happy Monday, better check out Teammanila Lifestyle stores nearest to you and choose the Bonifacio’s Bones Special Edition items of your choice.

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