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Emilio Aguinaldo, born on March 22, 1869, became the first president of the First Philippine Republic and played a significant role in the Philippine Revolution. His memoirs, 'Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan,' were written between 1928 and 1946 and published in 1967, detailing his life and experiences during the revolution. There is speculation about a potential second volume covering later events, which may be hidden in the Aguinaldo Shrine.

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Emilio Aguinaldo, born on March 22, 1869, became the first president of the First Philippine Republic and played a significant role in the Philippine Revolution. His memoirs, 'Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan,' were written between 1928 and 1946 and published in 1967, detailing his life and experiences during the revolution. There is speculation about a potential second volume covering later events, which may be hidden in the Aguinaldo Shrine.

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2nd Semester, A.Y. 2024-2025


MODULE 7
Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan, Emilio Aguinaldo

Background of the Author


Emilio Famy Aguinaldo Sr, was born on March 22, 1869 in Kawit, Cavite. He was
the seventh among the eight children of Carlos Jamir Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy
Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo’s family was well off since his father was the community’s
appointed gobernadorcillo of their pueblo.
Emilio attended high school at the Collegio de San Juan de Letran but had to stop
on his fourth year because of his father’s death. He then took the responsibility of
helping his mother run their farm. In 1895, at the age of 25, he became Kawit’s first
“gobernadorcillo captain municipal.” Aguinaldo became a Freemason during this year, joining Pilar
Lodge No. 203 Imus, Cavite with the codename “Colon.” He also joined the Katipunan and used the
nom de guerre “Magdalo” in honor of Mary Magdalene.
Aguinaldo would later become the first and youngest president of the country by being the President of
the First Philippine Republic. His presidency was cut short when he was captured by the American soldiers
in Palanan, Isabela where he pleged his loyalty to the American Government thus dissolving the First
Republic. He tried to rejoin politics by challenging Manuel L. Quezon in the 1935 presidential elections but
he lost, leading him to retire from public life. Nevertheless Aguinaldo continued to serve the government
politically under the succeeding administrations. President Elpidio Quirino appointed him as member of the
Philippine Council of State in 1950.
Emilio Aguinaldo died of coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1964. He was 94 years old. In his
lifetime, he was able to witness the administrations of succeeding presidents of the Philippines until the
term of President Diosdado Macapagal.
Historical Background of Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan
Aguinaldo produced the first volume of his memoirs between 1928and 1946. The memoirs include
accounts from Aguinaldo’s birth and early years until the signing of Biak na Bato Treaty in 1897. These
were based on various documents such as a diary Aguinaldo kept, documents he preserved, and family
lore he personally gathered from his relatives. It was at the end of 1963 that Aguinaldo, after much
deliberation, decided to publish his memoirs. It was translated by Luz Colendrino Bucu, the Secretary at the
graduate school of Education and Faculty member of the University of the East. Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan
was officially released to the public in 1967.
Nevertheless, it was presumed by Ambeth Ocampo (2017) that a second volume was also drafted by
Aguinaldo, which could have covered the resumption of the Philippine revolution against Spain and the
Philippine – American war. Until now, no one knows whether it was actually written but Ocampo hints that it
might be hidden in a secret compartment, drawer, or passageway in the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite.

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