es . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁event ual ▁Sup rem o ▁of ▁the ▁Kat ip un an , ▁a ▁secret ▁society ▁that ▁triggered ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Observ ance ▁Bon ifa cio ▁Day ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November . ▁Un like ▁R iz al ▁Day ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁anni versary ▁of ▁José ▁R iz al , ▁Bon ifa cio ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁his ▁birth ▁date . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁events ▁on ▁which ▁Bon ifa cio ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁his ▁fellow ▁revolution aries ▁during ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁History ▁Bon ifa cio ▁Day ▁became ▁a ▁hol iday ▁when ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Legisl ature ▁passed ▁Act ▁No . ▁ 2 9 4 6 , ▁declaring ▁November ▁ 3 0 ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁hol iday ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁G at ▁And rés ▁Bon ifa cio , ▁a ▁key ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁over throw ▁the ▁Spanish ▁colonial ▁government . ▁The ▁hol iday ▁was ▁first ▁instit uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁with ▁a ▁dec ree ▁signed ▁by ▁American ▁Governor - General ▁Francis ▁Bur ton ▁Harrison . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Nov ember ▁events ▁Category : Public ▁hol id ays ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁university ▁in ▁Sa ek i - ku , ▁H iro sh ima , ▁Japan . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁T sur u ▁G