Controversies Execution of Bonifacio brothers Bonifacio refused to recognize the revolutionary government that was elected in the Tejeros Convention and reasserted his authority via the Acta de Tejeros and the Naic Military Agreement. He accused the Magdalo faction of treason and issued orders that are contradictory and contravention to the revolutionary government. On April 25, 1897, several complaints were sent to Aguinaldo, notably by Severino de las Alas, a known supporter and loyalist of Bonifacio, along with Jose Coronel, and many others, that Bonifacio and his men ransacked, pillaged and burned the town of Indang, stealing the carabaos and other work animals by force and killed them for food and terrorized the townspeople for being unable to give enough supplies and other provisions due to poor harvest.. Aguinaldo was then forced to order the arrest of Bonifacio. After the trials, Andrés and his brother, Procopio, were ordered by the Consejo dela Guerra (Council of War) to be executed by firing squad under the command of Major Lazaro Macapagal on May 10, 1897, near Mount Nagpatong, Mount Buntis, Mount Pumutok, and Maragondon, Cavite. Aguinaldo had pardoned the Bonifacio brothers and that they should be exiled in Pico de Loro, but Pío del Pilar and Mariano Noriel, both former supporters and loyalist of Bonifacio, along with other high-ranking generals of the revolution, forced Aguinaldo to withdraw the order for the sake of preserving unity. According to Aguinaldo, in his two books "Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan" and "A Second Look at America", he stated that his withdrawal of the commutation order/exile did not mean immediate implementation of the death verdict, that Noriel had misconstrued this and acted hastily. He says he wanted a little more time for a cooling-off period so that eventually the Bonifacio brothers would be forgiven and pardoned.
contROveRSiEs eXeCutiOn OF bonIFACIo broThers boNIfacio refuSed tO rEcogNiZe thE revOluTionaRy govERnment that was elEcted iN the TejEroS conVEntiOn aNd ReasserTed his aUthOrIty vIA tHe aCTa de tejerOs aNd tHe NaIc militArY AGreEment. hE AcCuSed the MagDaLo fActIOn Of trEason aNd isSued orders THaT aRE contradIctory And conTraventiON tO thE revoLutionarY gOVernmenT. oN april 25, 1897, sEVeRAl ComPlaInTs were SeNt to AGuinaLdo, NOtABLy BY sevErINO dE las alas, a Known supporTer aNd LOyaLisT of bOnIFAcIO, along wiTh jose coronel, aND mAny OtherS, thaT BOnIfacio and hiS Men ranSAcked, pillaGED and Burned The town oF inDaNg, SteALing The carABaoS and other Work aNimals by fOrce AnD killED them fOR FoOd and TerroriZEd ThE TOwnSpeopLE For being uNable To giVe EnougH sUPPlies and oTheR proviSioNS DUe TO pOoR hArvesT.. agUInAldo Was Then forCed To oRdER thE arrest oF bONIFACiO. afTer The TriAlS, aNDrÉs aNd his brother, pRoCopiO, werE oRdErEd By thE coNseJo delA gUeRrA (cOunciL of wAr) to be eXeCuted by firinG SQuAD UNDeR The CoMmAnd oF maJor LaZAro macapAGaL oN maY 10, 1897, neAr mounT NAgPaTong, mOunt buntis, mounT puMUtok, AnD maRagonDon, cAviTE. aguiNaldo Had PardOnEd the bonifaciO brothers And thAt theY should Be EXIled in picO de LORo, but Pío DEl piLar and maRiAno norIel, BoTH fOrmer supPOrters and lOyaLiST of BoNifAcio, Along With OthEr HIgH-rankINg geNerALs Of The ReVoluTIoN, forced agUinalDo tO Withdraw The ORDeR foR THe sAke of preservINg uNIty. according to agUINaldo, IN his two bookS "mgA gunitA Ng hIMaGsIkan" and "A Second lOOk AT aMErIcA", he staTEd that his withdraWal oF THe cOmmUtAtIoN oRDer/exiLE did Not MEaN IMmEDiate iMplEMEnTAtiON Of thE death VeRdict, thaT NoRieL haD MiSCOnsTrued ThiS aNd AcTEd haStiLy. he Says He wantED a lIttLe more time fOr A coolINg-off period so that eventualLY ThE BOnifaCio broThErS would be forgiven and pardoNeD.