Agoncillo's account must be read not just depicting Andres Bonifacio as a villain-hero but a victim of a continuing class struggle between the bourgoise and the proletariat. No matter what will the contributions of a laborer be he will always be looked down by the bourgoise. Must be read vis-a-vis with General Kidlat-Apoy's narrative.

2. Teodoro Agoncillo vs. Santiago Alvarez ‘aka’
“Kidlat Apoy”

5. Teodoro Andal Agoncillo
Born Teodoro Andal Agoncillo
November 9, 1912
Died January 14, 1985 (aged 72)
Nationality Filipino
Alma mater University of the Philippines Manila
Occupation Historian
Awards National Scientist of the Philippines

6.  Born in Lemery, Batangas to Pedro Agoncillo and Feliza Andal, both from
landed families in Batangas,
 Agoncillo obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of
the Philippines in Manila, in 1934, and a master's degree in the arts from the
same university the following year.
 He earned his living as a linguistic assistant at the Institute of National
Language and as an instructor at the Far Eastern University and
the Manuel L. Quezon University.
 In 1956, he published his seminal work, Revolt of the Masses: The Story of
Bonifacio and the Katipunan, a history of the 1896 Katipunan-led revolt
against Spanish rule and its leader, Andres Bonifacio. He garnered acclaim
for this book, as well as criticisms from more conservative historians
discomfited by the work's nationalist bent.

7.  In 1958, Agoncillo was invited to join the faculty of the Department of History
of his alma mater, the University of the Philippines. He remained with the
university until his retirement in 1977, chairing the Department of History
from 1963 to 1969. After retiring from UP, Agoncillo taught Filipino history as a
visiting professor at the International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo,
Japan, for one year from 1977 to 1978.
 Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal named Agoncillo as a member of
the National Historical Institute in 1963. He served in this capacity until his
death in 1985. Agoncillo was chair of the History Department in the University
of the Philippines at the same time period that his cousin, General Abelardo
Andal, served as Commander (Chair) of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of
the same university.