Macario Sakay was arguably the greatest pirate during the American occupation. More than 100 years ago, most of the so-called bandits of that time were considered heroes of today.
Macario Sakay's birth date is unknown but he was born between 1869 and 1878 in Tondo, Manila. He first worked as a gig manufacturer. He also became a seamstress and stage actor. He has performed in shows such as Principe Baldovino, Amante de la Corona, and Doce Pares de Francia.
As one of the original members of the Katipunan, whom he joined in 1894, he joined Andres Bonifacio who fought the Spaniards throughout the Philippine Revolution. When Spain ceded the Philippines to the Americas (1899), he continued the fight for independence. He was taken into custody on a sedition charge but was also released on bail.
Sakay was one of the founders of the Nacionalist Party who promoted Philippine independence through legal means. The party appealed to the Philippine Commission, but the commission passed the Sedition Law, which aims to ban any kind of propaganda that proposes national independence. As a result, Sakay's group reconvened.
Contrary to popular belief, the Philippines' war against America did not end with Aguinaldo's capture. A small number of troops continued the fight. Macario Sakay's army was one of them.
No one can tell what Sakay's role and status was in the Katipunan but when Aguinaldo surrendered to the Americans, Sakay took over the leadership and declared himself the new Supreme Supervisor of the Republic of Aging, which he said encompassed all the islands of country from Central to Mindanao. Sakay outlined a constitution aimed at punishing the traitors or superiors of the enemy by deportation, imprisonment or death. In May 1902, Sakay's army declared their opposition to American rule openly.
In 1905, Governor-General Henry Clay Ide allowed the Filipino Labor leader Dominador Gomez to settle with Sakay's group. Gomez insisted that Sakay and his army would have to give up because their way was preventing the formation of a national assembly - which the Supreme Court realized was also a legal way to achieve autonomy - and its formation would serve as a gateway to the true freedom. Sakay accepted Gomez's offer and agreed to surrender to their condition: give him and his companions amnesty, let them carry arms, and allow them to leave the country. Gomez made sure there would be no problems on the other side. Sakay's camp even obtained a copy of the agreement from the Governor-General himself.
As a result, he and his colleagues surrendered on July 20, 1906. They had come down from the mountains on the promise of amnesty and a Philippine Assembly would act as a 'gate to freedom'. To Manila, they were invited to several parties. One of these invitations came from Constabulary Chief Col. Harry H. Bandholtz. But it's just a trap. Along with his lieutenants, they were disarmed and arrested as the celebration continued.
He was charged with "terrorism" under the Brigandage Act of 1902. His death sentence was a September 21, 1907. Killing. Here are his last words:
“Very soon, everyone will die but I will face the Lord calmly. But I want to tell you all that we are not thieves. We are not thugs like the Americans accuse us of. We are a true Katipunan who defends our Motherland. Goodbye and may Freedom be reborn in our future. ”
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