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Born to a half1Spanish mother, !ndres Bonifacio actually came from a 'iddle-class fa'ily . 3im 4ichardson, a British historian, discovered that out of 5&& Katipuneros , only one workedas a laborer. The rest-including !ndres Bonifacio-were mostly white1collar employees. !sa bode uero, Bonifacio wor ed for a ,er'an-owned co'"any not to carry heavy stuff,

but to manage its warehouse inventory.

4. Bonifacio was home-schooled.

!lthough historians, including Teodoro !goncillo, claimed that Bonifacio only finishedtoday s e6uivalent of rade 7, the !upremo was anything but illiterate.

Thanks to his father who was a highly1paid tailor at that time, Bonifacio was able to learnhow to read and write with the help of a tutor.

In the book Rizals Teeth, Bonifacios Bones /+ooking Back 80, "rof. !mbeth #camporevealed that !ndres Bonifacio turned out a voracious reader. Included in his reading listare "istory of the French #e$olution , %he Bible, and 9ictor :ugo s &es 'iserables amongothers.

3. His favorite food is .

(ilitson mano) sa *aha, +ndres Bonifacio s fa$orite dish. /Image source; !dora s Bo* 0

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(. Bonifacio once dressed as a woman.

That s what historian !mbeth #campo revealed in his book, Dirty Dancing /+ooking Back 50.

!rmed with his legendary bolo, !ndres Bonifacio was about to pass through a uardia 2ivilcheckpoint in Balintawak. To conceal his identity, he decided to wear woman s clothes. #urcross1dressing hero then handed his weapon to an unidentified friend.

#f course, Bonifacio eventually outsmarted the Spanish soldiers but his weapon-allegedlydestroyed during the +iberation of $anila-has never been found.

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