16 Facts About Baldomero Aguinaldo

Baldomero Aguinaldo y Baloy was a leader of the Philippine Revolution.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was the first cousin of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines, as well as the grandfather of Cesar Virata, a former prime minister in the 1980s.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was born in Cavite el Viejo, Cavite.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was the son of Cipriano Aguinaldo y Jamir and Silveria Baloy.

Baldomero Aguinaldo's father was the son of Eugenio Aguinaldo y Kajigas and Maria Jamir.

Baldomero Aguinaldo studied law at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and was still a law student during the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution.

Baldomero Aguinaldo obtained a law degree, but failed to take the bar examination.

Baldomero Aguinaldo led the Magdalo faction to the Katipunan which had its headquarters in Kawit, Cavite.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was appointed to several cabinet positions, and was a signer of two important documents: The Biak-na-bato Constitution, and the Pact of Biak-na-Bato.

Baldomero Aguinaldo held many various positions in the Aguinaldo Cabinet as Director of Finance, Secretary of Treasury, and Minister of National Defense.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was married to Dona Petrona Reyes with 2 children: Leonor and Aureliano.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was a member of the Philippine Independent Church as he saw independence from the Roman Catholic Church as a source of national pride.

Baldomero Aguinaldo was elected President of the Comite de Caballeros of the Philippine Independent Church in Kawit.

Baldomero Aguinaldo initially organized a local lay organization within the IFI in Binakayan, Kawit in 1904 which later became the splinter group Iglesia de la Libertad in 1938 led by its priest and bishop, Hermogenes Ramirez and Jose Gamad, respectively.

Baldomero Aguinaldo suffered from heart failure and rheumatism at the age of 45 in Malate, Manila.

Baldomero Aguinaldo's remains were later interred at his family's home in Kawit, which has since been converted into a museum commemorating his life and operated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.