Bonifacio National MonumentBonifacio National Monument is a National Cultural Treasure, National Museum; National Monument, NHCP; Work of National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo E. Tolentino located at Caloocan City, Metro Manila, National Capital Region.
Bonifacio Monument – The Bonifacio Monument is highly artistic as it is symbolic, a monument to the Filipino spirit of patriotism which depicts the raw seeds and mature grains of Philippine nationalism.
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Marker Text:
Bantayog ni Andres Bonifacio
Ipinatayo sa bisa ng Act No. 2760, 23 Pebrero 1918 bilang alaala kay Andres Bonifacio, nagtatag ng Katipunan (7 Hulyo 1892) at pinuno ng Himgsikang Filipino ng 1896. Inilapat ang cornerstone sa pangunguna ni Aurora A. Quezon, 30 Nobyembre 1929. Dinisenyo ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining, Guillermo E. Tolentino, 1930. Pinasinayaan, 30 Nobyembre 1933. Ipinahayag na Pambansang Bantayog ng Pambansang Suriang Pangkasaysayan, 14 Agosto 2002, at Pambansang Yamang Pangkalinangan ng Pambansang Museo, 30 Nobyembre 2009. Sumasagisag sa diwang makabayan ng mga Filipino.
Year Unveiled: 2009