Gregoria de Jess

Gregoria de Jess
Gregoria de Jess

Portrait of Gregoria de Jess First Lady of the Philippines (Unofficial) Tagalog Republic In office 24 August 1896 22 March 1897 or 10 May 1897 Preceded by Post Created

Succeeded by Hilaria Aguinaldo Personal details Born 9 May 1875 Caloocan, Spanish East Indies 15 March 1943 (aged67) Manila, Philippines Andrs Bonifacio (1893 1897) Julio Nakpil (1898 1943) Andres De Jess Bonifacio (died in infancy) Revolutionary

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Gregoria de Jess (9 May 1875 15 March 1943), also known as Aling Oriang, was the founder and vice-president of the women's chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines. She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan. She married Andrs Bonifacio, the supremo of the Katipunan, and played a major role in the Philippine Revolution. She has one son from Andrs Bonifacio and five children from Julio Nakpil.

Early life
Gregoria de Jess was born in the city of Caloocan to a Catholic middle-class family. Her father, Nicols de Jess, was a carpenter who later served as a gobernadorcillo. As a young girl, she was an exceptional student and a silver medal recipient in an examination organized by the governor general and parish priest. When she became a secondary school student, she was induced by her parents to stay home and look after her younger sister and the family's farm, since both of her older brothers moved to Manila to continue their education.

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Philippine Revolution
When Gregoria de Jess was only 18 years old, Andrs Bonifacio fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. He revealed his intentions to her parents, but her father refused and was against their marriage because Andrs was a Freemason. After almost six months, she had fallen in love with him. She revealed that to her father and asked for his approval on their marriage and the father agreed. Before they got married on March 1893, she joined the katipuneros. They got married at Binondo Church. A week later, they were married again in the presence of the Katipuneros, who did not approve of their marriage in a Catholic church. On the evening of the same day, the womens chapter of the Katipunan was formed, and she was appointed its vice-president and the custodian of the Katipunan documents. She was designated the code name "Lakambini" (Tagalog for goddess or Muse) and swore to remain loyal to the Katipunan's holy purposes. The Spanish police usually came unannounced, and Gregoria used to gather all the documents and drive her car all night and return only when it is safe. A year later, she returned to her family's house, because she was pregnant. She gave birth to their only son, who she christened Andrs, after her husband. Two months later, during the Holy Week of 1896, Gregoria and her husband returned to Manila to find their house destroyed by a fire. The couple were forced to live in friends' and family houses, but had to move quickly from house to house. A few months later, their child, Andrs, died of smallpox. On 19 August 1896, the Katipunan was exposed and its secrets were revealed by Teodoro Patino, a disgruntled member. The Spanish forces reacted quickly to halt the revolution. Many Filipinos were arrested, jailed, and shot, but Andrs and Gregoria were hiding. The Spanish government was able to tighten its surveillance over the Katipunan. The remaining Katipuneros gathered and planned an attack on a Spanish gunpowder storehouse. With an army of almost 800, the Katipuneros were successful in their first attack, and were encouraged to advance to Manila, but Spanish reinforcements arrived, routing the Katipuneros. Hundreds of the Katipuneros were killed and captured. Furthermore, an inner conflict between Andrs and Emilio Aguinaldo, another leader of the Katipunan, had weakened them. On 8 May 1897, Andrs was captured by Aguinaldo's officers, and was sentenced to death. Julio Nakpil, a commander of the Katipunan troops in northern Philippines. The two fell in love, and were married in a Catholic church on 10 December 1898 in Manila. After the end of the Philippine Revolution and after peace was restored in the Philippines, Gregoria lived with her husband and eight children in a house with a well-known Filipino philanthropist, Dr. Ariston Bautista, and his wife, Petrona Nakpil. The doctor took good care of her and her children and helped raise them and educate them. De Jess died in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

Site Link
GREGORIA DE JESUS [1] (English) Gregoria de Jesus:Lakambini of the Katipunan [2] (English) National Heroes of the Philippines [3] Solidarity Philippines [4] Australia Network Retrieved 2006-12-28. (English)

References
[1] [2] [3] [4] http:/ / www. msc. edu. ph/ centennial/ gdjesus. html http:/ / www. oocities. org/ valkyrie47no/ gregoria. htm http:/ / www. myspace. com/ islasfilipinas/ photos/ 38804587 http:/ / cpcabrisbane. org/ Kasama/ 1996/ V10n2/ Herstory. htm

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Precededby Position established First Lady of the Philippines Unofficial 1896-1897 Succeededby Hilaria Aguinaldo

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