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Gregoria lvarez de Jess , also known as Aling Oriang, was the founder and vicepresident of the womens chapter of the Katipunan of the Philippines. She was also the custodian of the documents and seal of the Katipunan. She married Gat Andrs Bonifacio, the Supremo of the Katipunan and President of the Katagalugan Revolutionary Government. She played a major and one of the important roles in the Philippine Revolution. After the death of Bonifacio, she married Julio Nakpil, one of the generals of the revolution. She had one son from Andrs Bonifacio and five children from Julio Nakpil.

Gregoria de Jess was born in the town of Kalookan to a middleclass, pious Roman Catholic family. Her father, Nicols de Jess, was a carpenter who later served as a gobernadorcillo. As a young girl, she was an exceptional student and a silver medal recipient in an examination organized by the GovernorGeneral and the local parish priest. When she became a secondary school student, she was induced by her parents to stay home and look after her younger sister and the family farm, since both of her older brothers had moved to Manila to continue their education.

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