KATIPUNAN

Phillip Adam T. Odono

FEU - Cavite

FOUNDING OF THE
KATIPUNAN
Founded on the night of July 7, 1892.
Azcarraga St. (Claro M. Recto St.)
The Katipunan was a secret revolutionary society
of Filipino patriots.
Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng
mga Anak ng Bayan
Founder: Andres Bonifacio, with the aid of his
friends:

Teodoro Plata
Ladislao Diwa
Deodato Arellano
Valentin Diaz

Aim of KKK
To unite the
Filipinos
To fight for
Philippine
Independence

Andres Bonifacio
The Great Plebeian
Born in Tondo on
November 30, 1863,
the first child of poor
parents.
Named after St.
Andrew the patron
saint of Manila.
He had three brothers
and two sisters:

Ciriaco
Procopio
Espiridiona
Troadio
Maxima

 His parents died when he was 14 years old.

He supported his siblings by selling bamboo canes
and paper fans in the city streets.
He also worked as a warehouse keeper in a mosaic
tile factory in Sta. Mesa.
He worked first as a messenger and was promoted
as an agent in Fleming and Company but he
transferred to Fressell and Company for a higher
wage.

 He started his education in the school of

Guillermo Osmea, a private primary school in
Tondo.
He educated himself by extensive reading of good
books and learning Spanish by self-study.
Monica first wife of Bonifacio who died because
of leprosy
Gregoria de Jesus second wife of Bonifacio
whom he had a son named Andres who died
because of smallpox.

Emilio Jacinto
Brains of the
Katipunan
Born in Trozo
(Tondo), Manila on
December 15, 1875.
His father died
shortly after he was
born so he was
adopted by his
uncle Don Jose
Dizon

 Obtained the Bachelor of Arts degree in Colegio

de San Juan de Letran
Studied Law in UST but was not able to finish it.
Remained loyal to Bonifacio even after his death.
He died on April 16, 1899 at the age of 23 years
old because of Malaria.

Katipunan Government
Kataastaasang Sanggunian (Supreme Council)
for the whole country
Consisted of a president, a fiscal, a secretary, a
treasurer, and a comptroller.

Sangguniang Bayan (Provincial Council) for

every province.
Sangguniang Balangay (Municipal Council) for
every town.
The Judicial power of KKK was exercised by the
Sangguniang Hukuman (Judicial Council)
It decided cases involving treachery among the
members and quarrels between them.

Officers of KKK
The first Supreme Council of the Katipunan was
organized in August 1, 1892. It was composed of
the following:
President (Supremo) Deodato Arellano
Comptroller (Intervenor) Andres Bonifacio
Fiscal Ladislao Diwa
Secretary Teodoro Plata
Treasurer Valentin Diaz

 Deodato Arellano was the first President of

Katipunan.
Roman Basa- became the Supremo because
Bonifacio was disgusted over the performance of
Arellano.
Two years after, another election was held with
the following as officers:

Supremo Andres Bonifacio

Secretary of State Emilio Jacinto
Secretary of War Teodoro Plata
Secretary of Justice Briccio Pantas
Secretary of Interior Aguedo del Rosario
Secretary of Finance Enrique Pacheco

KATIPUNAN MEMBERSHIP
Originally the KKK recruited new members by
means of TRIANGLE SYSTEM
An original member would recruit two new members
who did not know each other.
Example: Bonifacio formed the first triangle with
Diwa and Plata

They also agreed that they would pay a

membership fee amounting to one real fuerte
(twenty-five centavos) and a monthly due of
media real (twelve centavos).

 Every member of the Katipunan adopted a

symbolic name:

Andres Bonifacio May Pagasa

Emilio Jacinto Pingkian
Artemio Ricarte Vibora
Emilio Aguinaldo Magdalo

Three Grades of the Katipunan Membership:

Katipun (Associate) first grade, password was
ANAK NG BAYAN
Kawal (Soldier) second grade, password was
GOMBURZA
Bayani (Patriot) third grade, password was RIZAL

Women of the Katipunan

At the beginning, the Katipunan was exclusively
for men.
Women were later admitted to preserve peace in
the family, because the wives of the Katipuneros
were becoming jealous of the nightly absences of
their husbands and the reduction of their monthly
earnings.

Qualifications for Female

Members

Wife of a Katipunero
Daughter of a Katipunero
Sister of a Katipunero
Any close relative of a Katipunero

Prominent Katipuneras
Gregoria de Jesus
wife of
Bonifacio and
was called
Lakambini of the
Katipunan.

 Maria Dizon
cousin of Emilio
Jacinto

 Simeona de
Remigio wife of
Tomas Remigio.

Sisters of Rizal
Josefa Rizal

Trinidad Rizal

Services of the Women in

the Katipunan
They guarded the secret documents and
paraphernalia of the society.
They helped recruiting new members of the
society.
Whenever the Katipuneros were holding their
secret meeting, they held a gay party to cover up
the revolutionary activity.

Literature of the
Katipunan

Emilio Jacinto youngest and greatest writer of

the Katipunan
His pen name was Dimas-Ilaw
He wrote the following:
A la Patria his poetical masterpiece
Liwanag at Dilim a series of essays on human
rights, liberty, equality of men, labor, and love of
country.
Kartilya ng Katipunan contains the teachings of the
KKK.

Kartilya of the Katipunan

A life that is not dedicated to a noble cause
is like a tree without a shade or a poisonous
weed.
A deed lacks nobility if it is motivated by selfinterest and not by a sincere desire to help.
True piety consists of being charitable,
loving ones fellow men, and being judicious
in behavior, speech and deed.
All persons are equal, regardless of the color
of their skin. While one could have more
schooling, wealth, or beauty than another, all
that does not make one more human than
anybody else.

 A person with a noble character values honor

above self-interest, while a person with a base
character values self-interest above honor.
To a person of honor, his/her word is a pledge.
Dont waste time; lost wealth can be retrieved,
but time lost is lost forever.
Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor.

 The wise person is careful in all he/she has

to say and is discreet about things that need
to be kept secret./ An intelligent man is he
who is cautious in speech and knows how to
keep the secrets that must be guarded.
In the thorny path of life, the man leads the
way and his wife and children follow. If the
leader goes the way to perdition, so do the
followers. (Note: This begins with an
observation of the vertical relationship of
husband and wife during the time of the
Katipunan; now, we can say that the parents
lead the way and the children follow.)

 Never regard a woman as an object for you to

trifle with; rather you should consider her as a
partner and helpmate. Give proper consideration
to a womans frailty and never forget that your
own mother, who brought you forth and nurtured
you from infancy, is herself such a person.
Dont do to the wife, children, brothers, and
sisters of others what you do not want done to
your wife, children, brothers, and sisters.

 A mans worth is not measured by his station in

life, neither by the height of his nose nor the
fairness of skin, and certainly not by whether he is
a priest claiming to be Gods deputy. Even if he a
tribesman from the hills and speaks only his
tongue, a man has fine perceptions and is loyal to
his native land.
When these teachings shall have been
propagated and the glorious sun of freedom
begins to shine on these poor Islands to enlighten
a united race and people, then all the lives lost, all
the struggle and the sacrifices will not have been
in vain.

 Andres Bonifacio a self trained writer.

His pen name was Agapito Bagumbayan
His writings were:
Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Bayan a patriotic poem
Katungkulang Gagawin ng mga Anak ng Bayan a
Katipunan Decalogue
Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog a politicohistorical essay.

Decalogue of the
Katipunan

Love God with all your heart.

Bear always in mind that the love of God is also
the love of Country, and this too, is love of ones
fellowmen.
Engrave in your heart that the true measure of
honor and happiness is to die for the freedom of
your country.

 All your good wishes will be crowned with success

if you have serenity, constancy, reason, and faith
in your acts and endeavor.
Guard the mandates and aims of the KKK as you
guard your honor,
It is the duty of all to deliver, at the risk of their
own lives and wealth, anyone who runs great risks
in the performance of his duty.

 Our responsibility to ourselves and the

performance of our duties will be the example set
for our fellowmen to follow.
In so far as it is within your power, share your
means with the poor and the unfortunate.
Diligence in the work that gives sustenance to you
is the true basis of love love yourself, for your
wife and children, and for your brothers and
countrymen.

 Punish any scoundrel and traitor and praise all

good works. Believe, likewise, that the aims of the
KKK are God-given for the will of the people is also
the will of God.

Dr. Pio Valenzuela

The physician of the
Katipunan.
He helped Jacinto in
putting up the
Kalayaan, the
Katipunans
newspaper.
Madlang-away (fight
of the people) his
pen name.
Collaborated with his
best friend Bonifacio
in writing the
manifesto entitled
Sa Mga Kababayan.

Kalayaan
Organ of the KKK
Realizing the
value of the
printed word,
Bonifacio and his
friends
established a
printing press
and an organ of
for the society.

Isabelo delos Reyes

The printing pres
was purchased from
him.
The money used to
by the printing
press was donated
by two Visayan
katipuneros:
Francisco del Castillo
Candido Iban whose
ticket won the lottery.

Jose Rizal and the

Katipunan

From the time that Rizal was banished in Dapitan

in July of 1892, he has devoted himself to helping
the people in Dapitan.
Bonifacio tried hard to convince Rizal to support
the armed revolt, because he believed that if Rizal
would give his approval, that would enable the
reluctant ilustrados to support the cause of the
Katipunan.

 Pio Valenzuela was sent by Bonifacio in Dapitan

to convince Rizal to give his approval.
Rizal believed that it was foolishness to fight the
Spaniards without sufficient arms and funds.
He suggested that the Katipuneros wait for
sometime before the launching of an armed
struggle.

 Paciano Rizal Jose Rizals older brother

supported Bonifacio.
Bonifacio hang Rizals portrait in their
headquarters.

The Katipunan and Japan

The Katipunan sought Japans aid in the coming
revolution.
In May 1896, a Katipunan delegation, headed by
Bonifacio and Jacinto, secretly contacted a visiting
Japanese naval officer of the cruiser Kongo, and
the Japanese consul at a Japanese bazaar and
requested Japanese aid against Spain.
Moritaro Tagawa a Japanese married to Filipina
from Bocaue, Bulacan acted as interpreter.

The Discovery of the

Katipunan

The existence of the Katipunan was discovered by

the Spanish authorities on August 19, 1896.
Teodoro Patio betrayed the society.
He was a Visayan Katipunero and an employee of
the Diario de Manila.
Apolinario de la Cruz a press foreman and a
Katipunero who blamed Patino of the loss of printing
supplies for the newspaper Kalayaan, thus started
their feud.
In one of his visits to the Mandaluyong Orphanage
for Girls, he told his sister Honoria, one of its
inmates, of the Katipunan plot to rise in arms.

 Honoria and Teodoro revealed the plot to Sor

Teresa de Jesus, the head of the orphanage.
Upon the advice of Sor Teresa, Teodoro went to the
convent of Tondo Church and told Fr. Mariano Gil.
Immediately, Padre Gil notified the Spanish
authorities of the shocking news of the Katipunan
plot.