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The Tejeros Convention*
Location:
Barrio Tejeros, San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) Cavite (Region IV-A)
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level I- National Historical Landmark
Legal Basis:
Resolution No. 2, s. 1995
Marker Date:
1941
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
THE TEJEROS CONVENTION
A REVOLUTIONARY ASSEMBLY WAS HELD MARCH 22, 1897, IN THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE CASA-HACIENDA OF TEJEROS, THAT ONCE STOOD ON THIS SITE. PRESIDED OVER BY ANDRES BONIFACIO TOWARD THE END OF THE SESSION, THE ASSEMBLY DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A CENTRAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT, AND ELECTED EMILIO AGUINALDO, PRESIDENT; MARIANO TRIAS, VICE-PRESIDENT; ARTEMIO RICARTE, CAPTAIN GENERAL; EMILIANO RIEGO DE DIOS, DIRECTOR OF WAR; AND ANDRES BONIFACIO, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERIOR. CERTAIN EVENTS ARISING IN THE CONVENTION CAUSED BONIFACIO TO BOLT ITS ACTION.
