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A united Filipino nation that would revolt against the Spaniards for the total independence of the
country form the Spain.
Katipunan
Philippine revolutionary society founded by the Filipino anti-Spanish people in Manila in 1892
The society was initiated by Filipino patriots Andres Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao
Diwa and others on the night of July 7, when Filipino writer Dr.Jose P. Rizal was
sentenced to banish to Dapitan.
was a secret organization until its discovery in 1896 that led the outbreak of Philippine
Revolution.
At first, Katipunan was only open for male Filipinos, not later then, women were accepted in the
society.
has its own publication, “Ang Kalayaan (The Liberty)” that had its first and last print on March
1896.
In planning the revolution, Bonifacio contacted Rizal for its full-pledged support for the
Katipunan in exchange of promising Rizal’s liberty from detainment by rescuing him.
Katipunan’s existence was revealed to the Spanish authorities after a member named Teodoro
confessed Katipunan’s illegal activities to his sister the mother portress of Mandaluyong
Orphanage.
Seven days after the wrong turn of history, on August 26,1896, Bonifacio and his men tore their
cedulas during the infamous Cry of Balintawak that started Philippine Revolution.
Katipunan founders Andres Bonifacio, Ladislao Diwa, Teodoro Plata, Darilyo Valino, Rulfo Guia,
Dano Belica, Tiburcio Liamson, and Gabrino Manzanero were all members of La Liga and were
influenced by the nationalistic ideals of the Propaganda Movement in Spain.
Marcelo H. del Pilar, another leader of the Propaganda Movement in Spain, also influenced the
formation of the Katipunan
On the night of July 7, 1892, when Rizal was banished and exiled to Dapitan in Mindana,
Andres Bonifacio, a member of the La Liga Filipina, founded the Katipunan in a house in
Tondo, Manila. He was assisted by his two friends, Teodoro Plata and Ladislao Diwa, plus
Valentin Diaz and Deodato Arellano.
KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN
(Primer of the Katipunan)
Started in KKK at the age of 18; Died at the age 0f 25 because of Malaria
Emilio Jacinto y Dizon was a Filipino General during the Philippine Revolution. He was one of
the highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Revolution and was one of the highest-ranking
officers of the revolutionary society Kataas-taasan, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga
Anak ng Bayan, or simply and more popularly called Katipunan, being a member of its
Supreme Council.
He was elected Secretary of State for the Haring Bayang Katagalugan, a revolutionary
government established during the outbreak of hostilities.
He is popularly known in Philippine history textbooks as the Brains of the Katipunan while
some contend he should be rightfully recognized as the "Brains of the Revolution". Jacinto
was present in the so-called Cry of Pugad Lawin with Andrés Bonifacio, the Supreme President
of the Katipunan, and others of its members which signaled the start of the Revolution against
the Spanish colonial government in the islands.
JIM RICHARDSON
Jim Richardson is an independent scholar whose research focuses on Philippine nationalism and
radicalism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
His publications include Roots of Dependency: Political and Economic Revolution in 19th
Century Philippines (co-authored with Jonathan Fast); The Philippines (World Bibliographical Series);
Komunista: The Genesis of the Philippine Communist Party, 1902-1935; and The Light of Liberty:
Documents and Studies on the Katipunan, 1892-1897. He lives in London
The Kartilya can be treated as the Katipunan’s code of conduct. It contains fourteen (14) rules that
instruct the way a Katipunero should behave, and which specific values should be uphold. Generally,
the rules stated in the Kartilya can be classified into two. The first group contains the rules that will
make the member an upright individual and the second group contains the rules that will guide the
way he treats his fellow men.
I. The life that is not consecrated to a lofty and reasonable purpose is a tree without a shade, if not a
poisonous weed.
II. To do good for personal gain and not for its own sake is
not virtue.
VII. Do not waste thy time: welth can be recovered but not
time lost.
keeping secrets.
XII. What thou dost not desire done unto thy wife, children,
rays, the lives of those who have gone before, the fatigues
enter has informed himself of all this and believes he will be able to
perform what will be his duties, he may fill out the application for
admission.
praise.
around.
background he is.
5. The fifth shows what honor should mean for a Katipunero
of his word.
10. The tenth principle is all about being able to lead a family. A
land.
Kartilya ng Katipunan was meant to guide us in living our everyday life its fullest. More importantly, it
highlights the importance of having the right attitude towards other people.