Tolentino was a spirit medium who claimed to speak to Bonifacio in his dreams and the bust of the KKK founder may bear him out with its fiercely lifelike expression and knitted brow. The work was ...

Born on Nov. 30, 1863 in Tondo, Manila, Bonifacio was one of the founders of the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or KKK, which fought for independence from Spanish rule.