Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary who founded the secret society Katipunan which sought independence from Spanish colonial rule. He helped spark the Philippine Revolution by calling thousands of Katipunan members to start the revolt in August 1896. As President and commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army, Bonifacio issued a proclamation calling for coordinated attacks on Manila. However, he later had a falling out with Emilio Aguinaldo and was arrested and executed in 1897, cementing his place as one of the foremost heroes in the struggle for Philippine independence.