Procopio Bonifacio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bonifacio and the second or maternal family name is de Castro.
Procopio Castro Bonifacio
Bornc. 1873
Tondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedMay 10, 1897 (aged 23–24)
Maragondon, Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Other namesPío, Pisaw
Known forPhilippine Revolution
Political partyKatipunan

Procopio Castro Bonifacio (c. 1873 – May 10, 1897) was a Filipino independence activist and revolutionary during the Philippine Revolution of 1896 against Spain. He was a member of the secret revolutionary society turned revolutionary government Katipunan with his other siblings Ciriaco and Espiridiona. His eldest brother Andres C. Bonifacio was one of the founders and, eventually, president of the Katipunan.

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