The Bonifacio Monument, which was sculpted by Guillermo Tolentino in 1933, an obelisk, rises to a height of 45 feet

(14 m); the obelisk is made up of five parts representing five aspects of the society, "Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalang
na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Highest and Most Venerable Association of the Sons of the Nation)". It is
crowned by a figure with wings representing triumph. Below the vertical pylon 23 figures cast in bronze have been
molded over an octagonal shaped plinth. The octagon represents the eight provinces who fought against Spain and
also represents eight rays of the Katipunan flag. The plinth is raised in three steps, each step representing the three
centuries of Spanish rule. These figures are a representation of the people of Philippines, who faced inequality,
agony and suppression under the colonial rule which eventually ended in an armed revolution in 1896. The main
central image of the monument holds a bolo, a machete, in the right hand and a gun in the other hand. At the back
of the central figure a flag of Katipunan in an unfurled state is depicted. A remarkable feature of the molded images
of the human figures is the classic style with detailing marked by realistic expressions reflecting the revolutionary
spirit with an "upright head and body" and with arms spread on the sides. The central obelisk is surrounded by pools
of water.

The idea for the Oblation was first conceived during the presidency of Rafael Palma, who was the one to commission
Tolentino to make the sculpture. Palma requested that the statue would be based on the second verse of Rizal's Mi
Ultimo Adios;

“ In fields of battle, deliriously fighting,

Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;
Where there’s cypress, laurel or lily,
On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,
If the home or country asks, it's all the same--it matters not. ”

The concrete sculpture painted to look like bronze, measures 3.5 meters in height, symbolizing the 333 years of
Spanish rule in the Philippines. The sculpture is replete with references of selfless dedication and service to the
nation, and as Tolentino himself describes it.