House Where Andres Bonifacio Lived
Location:
General Trias, Cavite
Category:
House
Type: Buildings/Structures
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1961
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
HOUSE WHERE ANDRES BONIFACIO LIVED
IN THIS HOUSE, NOW REMODELLED, THEN OWNED BY ESTEFANIA POTENTE, LIVED ANDRES BONIFACIO, FOUNDER OF THE KATIPUNAN. WITH BROTHERS CIRIACO AND PROCOPIO, DECEMBER 1896 – APRIL 1897. WHEN THE SUPREMO WENT TO CAVITE AT THE INVITATION OF THE MAGDIWANG PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF THE KATIPUNAN. AFTER THE DEATH OF ESTEFANIA POTENTE THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY REPRESENTATIVE EMILIO P. VIRATA FROM HIS CO-HEIRS. PRESIDENTS AGUINALDO, QUEZON, OSMEÑA, ROXAS AND QUIRINO WERE GUESTS IN THIS HOUSE.
