 Election of Officers

TEJEROS ASSEMBLY  President: Emilio Aguinaldo

Historical Context  Vice President: Severino de las Alas
 Captain General: Artemio Ricarte
 Magdiwang (Bonifacio)  Director of War: Emiliano Riego de Dios
 Magdalo- (Aguinaldo )  Minister of the Interior: Andres Bonifacio
 Aguinaldo invited Bonifacio to Cavite to mediate.  Daniel Tirona- demanded that Mr. Jose del Rosario should be the
 The two groups finally agreed to form a revolutionary government. minister of interior because he’s a lawyer.
 The assembly was set to be held in the friar’s estate house in Barrio  Bonifacio declared the meeting null and void.
Tejeros.
 March 22, 1897- cavite katipuneros converged at the estate house.

Artemio Ricarte Andres Bonifacio

 Was one of the officials of the Magdiwang faction.  Letter to Emilio Jacinto (April 24, 1897), Montalban from Indang
 During the Tejeros assembly, he served as the secretary of the Cavite.
convention. Account
 Ricarte was elected in the Tejeros Assembly as Captain-General of
the Revolutionary Government.  Same
 “ Apuntes Historicos de la Insurreccion por los Asociados al
‘Kamahalmahala’t Kataastaasang Katipunan naang manga Anak ng
Bayan’ contra el Gobierno Espanol en las Islas Filipinas” Santiago Alvares
 Written during his imprisonment for subversion by the American
 March 25, 1897
Authorities in 1904.
 Translated into English by a british journalist, William Brecknock Account
Watson.
 His memoirs were translated in Tagalog in 1927 (Yokohama Japan)-  Same
Himagsikan ng Mga Pilipino Laban sa Kastila.  Mr. Baldomero Aguinaldo- wanted the elections to be finished
before it get too dark.
Account

 March 22- Tejeros Estate House

 Jacinto Lumbreras- explained the purpose of the meeting
 Severino de las Alas- rose to address those present.
 Bonifacio explained the significance of the letter “K” which stands
for liberty.
 Antonio Montenegro- rose and spoke in support of the De Las Alas
suggestion.