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The Magdiwang was a faction of the Katipunan, a Philippine revolutionary organization founded by Filipino rebels in Manila in 1892 with the aim to gain independence from Spain. The Magdiwang Council was acknowledged as "the supreme organ responsible for the successful campaigns against the enemy" within Cavite .
General of Magdiwang Faction Army; First Philippine Republic; Katipunan-Magdiwang; Manila: 46. Pedro De La Cruz: Colorum General-Religious and Agrarian insurrection Commander of guerrilla forces in Samar and Leyte islands; One of the leaders of "Pulahan" religious-auxiliary brigade and "Babaylan" revolutionaries; Considered as a Colorum leader
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 seal of Emilio Aguinaldo as War Chief of the Magdalo faction. The Magdalo was often militarily separated and conflicted with the Magdiwang faction's chapter in
Rivalry and tension existed between the Magdiwang and Magdalo factions over jurisdiction and authority, and Álvarez, as Magdiwang head, invited Bonifacio, as Presidente Supremo ("Supreme President") [5] of the Katipunan, to mediate over them. Bonifacio was seen as partial to the Magdiwang probably due to his kinship ties with Álvarez.
There were two Katipunan provincial chapters in Cavite that became rival factions: the Magdalo, headed by Emilio Aguinaldo's cousin Baldomero Aguinaldo, and the Magdiwang, headed by Mariano Álvarez, uncle of Bonifacio's wife. Leaders of both factions came from the upper class, in contrast to Bonifacio, who came from the lower middle class.
Upon capturing Noveleta, the Magdiwang were reinforced and under the orders of Gen. Alvarez, the Magdiwang built a number of entrenchments outside of the city better known as Bateria numbers 1, 2 and 3, and used some captured emplacements (a small redoubt, trenches and a fortification) to prepare for the Spanish counterattack.
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Magdiwang may refer to the following: Magdiwang (Katipunan faction), a faction of the 19th century Philippine revolutionary group Katipunan.