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Aguinaldo 'confession' letters on Bonifacio execution fetch P5 million at auction

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Confession of Emilio Aguinaldo on his involvement in death of Andres Bonifacio sells for PhP 5M <a href="https://twitter.com/leongallerymkti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@leongallerymkti</a> <a href="https://t.co/RJwsAe7ki8">pic.twitter.com/RJwsAe7ki8</a></p>— Ces Oreña-Drilon (@cesdrilon) <a href="https://twitter.com/cesdrilon/status/1099215957371703297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA - Emilio Aguinaldo&#x27;s &quot;confession&quot; letters about ordering the execution of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio were sold for P5 million at an auction in Makati City, Sunday. </p><p>Aguinaldo&#x27;s letters were reportedly written by the first Philippine President after his retirement from politics. In these hand-written accounts, he admitted that he was the one who ordered the killings of Bonifacio and his brother Procopio. </p><p>The letters were &quot;Lot 69&quot; on Saturday&#x27;s auction at the León Gallery and described as &quot;extremely important and exceedingly rare confessions of General Emilio Aguinaldo regarding his involvement in the death of Andres Bonifacio.&quot;</p><p>Before the Aguinaldo letters were auctioned off, they were in the collection of Jose P. Santos, son of historian and scholar Epifanio de los Santos, after whom EDSA was named.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/02/22/letter.jpg"/><figcaption>This typewritten account has been amended in Aguinaldo’s handwriting. <em>Image courtesy of Lisa G. Nakpil</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Lisa Guerrero Nakpil, great grandniece of Gregoria &quot;Oryang&quot; de Jesus, Bonifacio&#x27;s widow, said in a Facebook post that in his confession, Aguinaldo said: &quot;I had to yield.&quot;</p><p>&quot;What Aguinaldo meant by &#x27;I had to yield&#x27; is that he saw the wisdom in his men’s advice and so freely chose to order Bonifacio killed. It did not mean &#x27;I had no choice in the matter.&#x27; Of course he did,&quot; Nakpil wrote in a post hours before the auction. </p><p>&quot;He was the commander and decision-maker. By his own account, his guys did not act unilaterally, not without his knowledge, not without consulting him and never without getting a by-your-leave on any decision, big or small. He was after all ‘Dictator’ and master of the universe,&quot; she added. </p><p>Bonifacio and his brother were executed in Maragondon, Cavite on May 10, 1897. This followed a military trial on charges of treason, as he was accused of plotting to overthrow the revolutionary government. </p><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><strong>-- With reports from Ces Drilon, ABS-CBN News; Totel V. de Jesus </strong></div><div><br/> </div>

<p>MANILA - Emilio Aguinaldo's "confession" letters about ordering the execution of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio were sold for P5 million at an auction in Makati City, Sunday. </p>

MANILA - Emilio Aguinaldo's "confession" letters about ordering the execution of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio were sold for P5 million at an auction in Makati City, Sunday.