~ On April 29, 1897, the War Council was established to try the Bonifacio brothers in a military court. It was composed of General Mariano Noriel as President; and General Tomas Mascardo, Crisostomo Riel, Placido Martinez, Mariano Riego de Dios, Esteban Ynfante, and Sulficio Antonio as its members. Andres and Procopio were found guilty of sedition and sentenced death by the court. On May 8, Aguinaldo commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment, but his military advisers prevailed upon him to carry out the original verdict in order to preserve the unity of the revolutionary movement under one leader. Thus, on May 10, 1897, General Noriel handed a letter to Major Lazaro Makapagal, along with instruction to bring the Bonifacio brothers to Mt. Buntis near Marogondon, Cavite. Carrying the General's letter, Makapagal and four soldiers brought their two prisoners to Mt. Buntis. After reading the letter, they shot the Bonifacio brothers and buried them in a shallow grave, with nothing but wooden branches planted on the ground to mark the spot.
~ It's too bad that they died. But,at least,they died fighting for the country.
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