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 Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...

, patroness of Kawit, Cavite. It was officially led by Baldomero Aguinaldo, but his cousin

Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is the youngest president of the Philippines (1899–1901) and is recognized as the first president of the Philippine ...

(whose own Katipunan codename was "Magdalo") was its most famous leader.Alvarez, S.V., 1992, Recalling the Revolution, Madison: Center for Southeast Asia Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Magdalo had a rivalry with the other Katipunan chapter in Cavite, the '' Magdiwang'' (both factions are terminologies for feasts: "dalo" in Tagalog means to attend, diwang means to celebrate). When the Manila-based Katipunan leader Andres Bonifacio went to Cavite to mediate between them, the Magdalo argued for the replacement of the Katipunan by a revolutionary government. The Magdiwang initially backed 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

who was elected as the president. Some of the civil and military officials of the First Philippine Republic came from this group.

Magdalo Leaders

* Baldomero Aguinaldo - President * Edilberto Evangelista - Vice President * Candido Tirona - Secretary of War * Felix Cuenca - Secretary of Interior * Glicerio Topacio - Secretary of Public Works * Cayetano Topacio - Secretary of Finance *

- Flag Officer

Magdalo Municipalities

* Cavite El Viejo * Imus * Silang * Bakood * Carmona * Mendez-Nuñez * Dasmariñas * Amadeo

Magdalo Leaders

Magdalo Municipalities

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