And it’s about to be sold at a floor price of P500,000 in the year-end auction of Leon Gallery. Find out more here. The photo allegedly shows Antonio Luna after being hacked to death by Katipuneros from Cavite. After Luna's death, Aguinaldo ordered all chiefs of brigades under Luna arrested. Some were killed like Major Manuel Bernal who was tortured first and his brother Captain Jose Bernal (LEFT) who was released but was later assassinated at Candaba, Pampanga Province, on June 16, 1899. If rumors are to be believed, the general allegedly refused to die, and took many blows to the head and body before he finally succumbed (This was actually what was depicted in the phenomenal biopic with the eponymous title, Heneral Luna). “Aguinaldo could not have been responsible for Luna’s death,” wrote Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo in “Malolos: The Crisis of the Republic” (1960). A piece like this should not be kept within the walls of private owners or exclusive galleries. The photo tells a thousand words: white-clad Filipino katipuneros from Kawit, Cavite, proudly showing off their kill, who lays bloody and battered on the ground. 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Posted at Nov 22 2018 10:47 AM. Telegram that summoned Heneral Luna to his death up for auction. Globe Platinum Teams Up With Electric Studio To Boost Your Home Workouts, This New Residential Development is for Filipino Futurists, Manila Metropolitan Theater to Reopen in 2020. It’s the telegram historians have been looking for for more than a century. Aguinaldo also ordered the disarming of two companies suspected of being pro-Luna. “Luna would have continued his attack on Buencamino had not Aguinaldo intervened.”. The two photos were digitally edited (by double exposure) to create what seems like a single photo depicting Luna and the Katipuneros in a single shot. It is really an emergency.”. Anyone with a mobile phone and a decent photo editing app like Snapseed can replicate the fake image three minutes. Get more stories like this by subscribing to our weekly newsletter here. This is in response to your previous telegram about urgent matters to discuss. All rights reserved. But we may lose this again on Dec. 1, the day Leon Gallery will put this up for auction, to another private collection and forget it for another century. Like what we have said before, the cultural agencies of the government must be given the power to stop the sale of historical objects and enough funds to pay the individuals who want to sell the relic. Lesson learned: Not all photos circulating on history pages are real. (Read: Bonifacio’s flag was auctioned off for P9.3 million—should we have allowed it?). By continued use, you agree to our privacy policy and accept our use of such cookies. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, 1226 Makati City Philippines. The 119-year-old telegram could piece together what role President Emilio Aguinaldo played in General Antonio Luna's death. It was not the only telegram sent by Aguinaldo that summons Luna to go to Cabanatuan, however. It should not face the same fate of the also historically important “personal flag” of Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio, which was still sold by Leon Gallery during their September auction despite the appeals of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. We can’t let the words and mementos of our heroes be lost again. This small, handwritten telegram unexpectedly unearthed in the Luna family hoard plays an important role in our country’s history. This piece was the first of several write-ups that immediately concluded that the said telegram was the “smoking gun” Ocampo was referring to. , The Luna Telegram: Not so ‘Deadly’ After All. ABS-CBN News. When I was watching the film “Heneral Luna,” I waited for the assassination scene and got more than I bargained for. Not only did it become the highest grossing historical film in the country, but it also broke barriers in an industry that has long favored profit-driven, run-of-the-mill films over potential movie classics. According to Lisa Guerrero Nakpil, auction curator, the telegram was addressed to Dagupan, received at the San Fernando, Pampanga Station at 8:35 a.m., and was delivered in Tarlac by horseback. It has a clipped portion on the upper right corner, which signifies that the recipient, Luna, has received the message. Historian Ambeth Ocampo even recalled in his previous opinion article that Luna “slapped Buencamino across the face, knocking him down.” This was based on the historical account written by Agoncillo. Heneral Luna, the sleeper hit of 2015, is the quintessential movie under this category. 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We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Esquiremag.ph. A black-and-white photo has resurfaced on social media, with claims that it was taken moments after Emilio Aguinaldo’s men hacked General Antonio Luna to death. All rights reserved.Powered by LEENTech Network Solutions. A black-and-white photo has resurfaced on social media, with claims that it was taken moments after Emilio Aguinaldo’s men hacked General Antonio Luna to death. This is why it is high time for the Congress to create a Department of Culture. It should be displayed on museums accessible by all members of the community. Subscribe to my Channel and Click the notification bell for the daily updated. We finally have a proof of the claims we have been questioning for decades. Luna was committed to protecting the people during the war with the “urgent matters” he wanted to discuss with the president. He said the reason behind Heneral Antonio Luna’s death relies on a telegram he allegedly received, which summons him to meet President Emilio Aguinaldo in Cabanatuan. The document was dated June 4, 1899–the day before Luna faced his death in the hands of the Kawit Brigade. Aguinaldo, on the other hand, was committed to silencing Luna. Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; MANILA - An important part of Philippine history will go under the hammer at Leon Gallery in December. Upon further research and much digging, we learned that the photo is actually a fake, purposely manipulated to make it seem like a man was killed by Katipuneros. © 2020 manilastandard.net. Nakpil, citing Teodoro Cada’s account (the telegram operator at that time), said four telegrams were sent “in quick succession and to various telegraph points [around Tarlac] to ensure the messages’ certain delivery.” In other words, Aguinaldo wanted to make sure that Luna would appear in Cabanatuan to face his death. Don't worry we also hate spam just like you. Congress has little time left to create a Department of Culture, Historical proof of Aguinaldo’s betrayal now at Leon Gallery, “Heneral Luna” is coming to Netflix—here are other films we want to see, too, Legacy of Nat’l Artist Ramon Valera continues with his family’s new bolero designs, Filipino Sign Language Act is now a law. © 2019 EsquireMag.ph, All Rights Reserved. Antonio Luna’s papers could have given us more information on the context in which his tragedy played out. It is actually an edited image that is the result of splicing two photographs, shown below: The first photo shows a group of Katipuneros from Cavite. © 2020 manilastandard.net. He said the reason behind Heneral Antonio Luna’s death relies on a telegram he allegedly received, which summons him to meet President Emilio Aguinaldo in Cabanatuan. Share. The violence in the last part of the movie would definitely merit an … Nakpil stated that according to artillery captain Eduardo Rusca, one of Luna’s officers, the general received the telegram “between 6 and 7 p.m. while having supper at a government building in Tarlac.”, Luna even wrote a response to the telegram, saying “Felipe Buencamino not yet detained based on my accusation.”, If you have watched Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna (2015) or have read historical records during the Philippine-American War, you would know that Luna had previous disagreements with Buencamino. “The telegram is missing, and no one has found a copy [of it].”, But recently unearthed from the Estate of Grace Luna de San Pedro, the daughter-in-law of Juan Luna, is a 7 x 12-inch telegram that reads: “PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR, DAGUPAN : Paging for an important meeting, therefore you are ordered to come here immediately. The second photo is that of an American confederate soldier killed in action during the American Civil War in the 1860s. Bonifacio’s flag was auctioned off for P9.3 million—should we have allowed it. My piece on Gen. Luna’s death was clearly in reaction to the article “Aguinaldo’s deadly telegram to Heneral Luna emerges in auction” by Amierielle Anne Bulan.