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The Magdiwang was a chapter of the Katipunan, a
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revolutionary organization founded by Filipino rebels in
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in 1892, with the aim to gain independence from
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. The Magdiwang Council was acknowledged "as the supreme organ responsible for the successful campaigns against the enemy" within
Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southw ...
. The Magdiwang chapter was started by Mariano Álvarez, related by marriage to
Andrés Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (, ; November 30, 1863May 10, 1897) was a Filipino Freemason and revolutionary leader. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", and considered one of the national heroes of the Philippines ...
, the leader of the Katipunan. Both the Magdiwang and the Magdalo (led by Baldomero Aguinaldo, the cousin of Emilio Aguinaldo) were the two major Katipunan factions in
Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southw ...
, with the Magdiwang having control over a larger number of towns and municipalities. When rivalry grew between the two factions, Bonifacio was invited to mediate, but he was quickly embroiled in discussions with the Magdalo, who wished to replace the Katipunan with an insurgent government. The Magdiwang initially backed Bonifacio's stance that the Katipunan already served as their government, but at the Tejeros Convention, both factions were combined into one government body under Aguinaldo.


Magdiwang leaders

* Lorenzo Fenoy - Vice President for Batangas * Pascual Álvarez - Minister of the Interior * Ariston Villanueva - Minister of War *
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- Vice Minister of War of Batangas * Mariano Trías - Minister of Welfare and Justice * Emiliano Riego de Dios - Minister of Economic Development * Diego Mojica - Minister of Finance * Santiago V. Álvarez - Captain General * Artemio Ricarte - Assistant Captain General *
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- Assistant Captain General for Batangas * Mariano Riego de Dios - General, Cavite Division *
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- General, Batangas Division


Magdiwang municipalities

*
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(capital) * San Roque * La Caridad * Noveleta * San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) *
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(locally referred to as Salinas) * Sta. Cruz de Malabon (now
Tanza Tanza, officially the Municipality of Tanza ( tgl, Bayan ng Tanza), formerly known as Santa Cruz de Malabón, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 312,116 peop ...
) * Naik * Maragondon * Ternate * Magallanes * Bailen (now
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) * Indang * Alfonso * Mendez * Amadeo * Nasugbu, Batangas * Tuy, Batangas * Looc, Batangas


See also

* Philippine Revolution * First Philippine Republic


References

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Further reading

* {{Philippine Revolution Rebel groups in the Philippines Katipunan History of Cavite