 Flag of the Magdalo faction | |
| Type | Political faction |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kawit, Cavite |
Faction leader | Baldomero Aguinaldo |
Key people | Emilio Aguinaldo Licerio Topacio Cayetano Topacio Candido Tirona Edilberto Evangelista |
Parent organization | Katipunan |
The Magdalo was a faction of the Katipunan (a Philippine revolutionary organization with the aim to gain independence from Spain during the Philippine Revolution) chapter in Cavite.
It was named after Mary Magdalene, patroness of Kawit, Cavite. It was officially led by Baldomero Aguinaldo, but his cousin Emilio Aguinaldo (whose own Katipunan codename was "Magdalo") was its most famous leader.[1]: 22
The Magdalo had a rivalry with the other Katipunan chapter in Cavite, the Magdiwang (both terms refer to feasts: "dalo" in Tagalog means to attend and "diwang" means to celebrate). When the Manila-based Katipunan leader Andres Bonifacio went to Cavite to mediate between the two factions, the Magdalo argued in favor of replacing the Katipunan with a revolutionary government.[1]: 90 The Magdiwang initially supported Bonifacio's stance that the Katipunan already served as their government, but at the Tejeros Convention, both factions were combined into one government body under Emilio Aguinaldo who was elected president. Some of the civil and military officials of the First Philippine Republic came from this group.