Tolentino, Guillermo The Andres Bonifacio Monument, also known as the Bonifacio Monument or Monumento, is a memorial monument in Caloocan, Philippines, created by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino to honor Philippine rebel Andres Bonifacio, founder and supremo of the Katipunan. The monument was designed by Pablo Antonio and completed in 1952. Bonifacio was imprisoned by the Spanish government for trying to establish an independent nation called "Philippines". He died of tuberculosis in 1852 at the age of 36. His death sparked off the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish rule which ended with the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato by his former enemies the Spaniards and American forces under General Mazzini. The monument was erected by the people of Caloocan in commemoration of Bonifacio's role in the revolution that led to the creation of the Philippines as an independent country. It stands 24 meters high and is made of dark green volcanic rock with white marble statues on top representing the four seasons. The monument faces the town plaza where annual festivals are held in his honor every April 12 (his birthday) and October 15 (the anniversary of his death). Guillermo Tolentino was born on August 4, 1906 in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan. He finished his elementary education in his hometown and then went to Manila where he enrolled in the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts.