= © studocu Qa Kataastaasan, Kagalang... © Q ae KKK and KARTILYA ng KATIPUNAN Founded on the night of July 7, 1882. Azcarraga St. (Claro M. Recto St) ‘The Katipunan was a secret revolutionary ‘sacity of Filipino pacts. Kataastaaseng Kagalanggalangang Katipunan > Ihwas the original plan of Bonifacio to increase, the membership of the Katipunan by means of sistemang patatsulok or triangle system. > He formed his frst tangle with his two comrades, Teodoro Plata and Ladislao Diva, Each of them re-nstituted Katipunan thoughts. Into another two new converts. > Anew eystem of inition, modeled after the ng mga Anak ng Bayan Masonic rites was then adopted. ‘© Founder: Andres Bonifacio, wit the aid of his friends: ‘Inthe meeting ofthe society, Katipon wore a ~ Teodoro Plata ‘lack hood with a tangle of white ribbon having = Ladisteo Diwa the letters "Z. LI. B.*, corresponding to the = Deodato Arellano roman "A.N.B.", meaning Anak ng Bayan (Son = Valentin Diaz ‘of the People). + Kawal wore a groen hood witha tangle naving ‘AIM OF KKK: white ines and the letters "2. LL.B." To, unite the Fuipinos, To fight for Philippine Independence +4 Atthe three angles ofthe tangle, and also wore ‘a green ribbon with a medal withthe letor (ka) In Baybayin sonpt above @ depiction of a > The Katipunan was governed by the Supreme eased cee sd ag, CCounell(Tegelog:Kataastoasang Songgurar) 4 Tho password was Gom-BurZa, taken fom the > The first Supreme Couneil ofthe Katipunan iaioe ofa tea inaryie. Daven Oro) was formed around August 1892, a month ater the founding ofthe society. ‘The Supreme Council was headed by an ‘wore a od mask and a sash with green borders, symbolizing courage and hope, Another password was Rizal elected president (Pangulo), followed by the aioe doetgnet ones ease) Kaki ge dncisa secretary/secretaries (Kalihim): the treasurer ee ora accuntiol Gere ator (Tagaingat-yaman) and the fiscal (Tagausig) = siaaee > Tho Supreme Council also had its councilors (arse) Kaiba, Sonne cameos reebers: Cte, {Kasenguat he puri, yaned Proud ‘symbole: green ribboned-medalion with Malayan K residencies. To distinguish trom presidents of lower sanggunian or councis (below) the $roen) hid degree members. Other resident of the Supreme Council was called m1 Oreen Desert I ‘symbols: Red hood and sash, with green borders. ‘the Supreme President (Tagalog: yrson who 1 " Katanstasang Pangul: Spanish: Presidente bli serptladpelahe rhein reel supremo). ge, pats, and loyal, Now rests urage, tots and yay, Now > Inaach province whoo there were Kepuren nomen! itn rf tee ata ie 8 Imambers a rove! count caed Feit merbarinewesee tonhucosy ‘Sangguniang Bayan was estabised and in ee ea ch town was an organized popular council ‘pamnbnn cf fhe societies caurenmcmunge: «me : uate we tet nto an > Sibomea tes pee’ ches boner Te ech wos rst need their own spheres of influence, through a {langle system in order to elevate thelr status to Sangguniang Bayan, curtains whore his folded cloth was removed from nis eyes.Kataastaasan, Kagalang... 6 Q @ Inside the candie-lit room, they would be brought {oa lable adored with a skull and a bolo. ‘© There, they would condemn the abuses ofthe Spanish government and vow to fight colonial oppression ‘© Thernext stop in the Initiation ceremony was the lacture given by tho master of ceremanias, called Mabalasig/Mabalasik (terrible brother), ‘who informed the neophyte to withdraw if he lacked courage since he would be out of place in the patriotic society, If the neophyte persisted, he was presented to the assembly of the brethren, who subjected him to various ordeals such as biindolding him and making him shoot a supposodly a rovolvor at porson, of forcing him to jump a supposedly hot ame. % After the ordeals came to final rite-the pacto de ssanate or blood compact-in which the neophyte ‘signed the oath with blood takon trom his arm. © He was then accepted as a fullpledged member, with a symbolic name by which he was being ‘known within Katiounan circles. ‘© The Great Plebelan ‘© 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: © Cirlaco 2 Procopio © Espiridiona © Troadio © Maxima '* His parents died when ho was 14 vears old, He supported his siblings by seling bamboo canes and paper fans in the city streets. + He also worked as a warehouse Keeper in a mosaic tle factory in Sta, Mesa, «He worked fst 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 Osmefia, a private primary schoo! in Tondo, «He educated himself by extensive reading of ‘00d books and learning Spanish by self-study, ‘* Monica — first wife of Bonifacio who died because of leprosy ‘* Gragoria de Jesus — second wife of Bonifacio ‘whom he had a son named Andres who died because of smallpox, © Onthe night of July 7, 1892, Andrés Bonifacio, a member of the La Liga Filipina, founded the Katipunan in @ house in Tondo, Manila. ® Bonifacio did establish the Katipunan when it ‘was becoming apparent to anti Spanish Filipinos that colonial authorities would suppress societies like the La Liga Filipina ® The Katipunan was founded along Azcarraga St. (now Claro M. Recto Avenue) near Eleano St. In Tondo, Manila, ‘The Katipunan had four aims, namely: > To develop a strong alliance with each and ‘every Katipunero > Tounite Filipinos into one soli nation; > Towin Philippine indepondence by moans of an armed conflict (or revolution) > Toestablish a republic after independence. © The rise of the Katipunan signalled the end of the crusade to secure reforms from Spain by means of a peaceful campaign. ‘The KKK members agreed on the following objectives: > The political goa! was to completely separate the Philppines from Spain after dectaring the ‘country’s independance. > The moral goal was to teach the Filipinos good. manners, cleanliness, hygiene, fine morals, and how to quard themselves against religious fanaticism, > The civic goal was to encourage Filipinos to help themselves and to defend the poor oppressed + Andros Bonifacio — a self trained writer. * His pen name was Agapito Bagumbayan + His writings were: 19-Ibig sa Tinubuang Bayan ~ a patriotic poem Katungkulang Gagawin ng mga Anak ng Bayan —a Katipunan Decalogue ~ Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog - a poiltico historical essay. ° Br unanKataastaasan, Kagalang * Bom in Trozo (Tondo), Manila on December 15, 1875. © His father died shortly after he was bom 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. ¢ He was one of tha highest-ranking officer in the Philippine Revolution © He was elected Secretary of State for tha Haring Bayang Katagalugan, a revolutionary government established during the outbreak of hostiities. '¢ Jacinto was present in the so-called Cry of Pugad Lawin (or Cry of Balintawak) with Andrés Bonifacio, the Supramo (Supreme President) of the Katipunan CENTS NEN Kataastaasang Sanggunian (Supreme Council) for the whole country Consisted of a president, fiscal. a secretary. a treasurer, and a comptroler, Sangguniang Bayan (Provincial Council) - for ‘every province. © Sangguniang Balangay (Municipal Council) - for every town, % Tho Judicial power of KKK was exercised by the Sangguniang Hukuman (Judicial Counc) 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 © Ladistao Diwa Secretary © Teodoro Plata ‘Treasurer © Valentin Diaz © q Deodate Arellane — was the first President of Katipunan, ‘oman Basa- became the Supremo because Bonitacio Was disqusted over the performance of Arallang, ‘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 Interlor — Aguedo dal Rosario + Secretary of Finance — Enrique Pacheco [ON TONE) 1. The life is not consecrated to a lofty and reasonable Purpose is a tree withut a shade, if not a poisonous weed, 2. To do good for personal gain and not for its own sake is not virtue. 3. tis rational to be charitable and love one’s fellow creature, and to adjust one's conduct, acts and words to what is in itself reasonable, 4. Whether our skin is black or white, we are all born ‘equals: superiority in knowladge, wealth and beauty are to be understood, but not superiority by nature, 5. The honourable man prefers honor to personel gain; the scoundrel, gain to honor. 6. To the honourable man, his word is sacred 7. Do not waste thy time: wealth can be recovered but not time lost 8. Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor before the law or in the field. 9. The prudent man is sparing in words and faithful in keeping secrets. 10. On the thorny path of lfe, man Is guide of woman land the children, and if the guide leads to the precipice, those whom be guides will also go there, 11.Thou must not look upon woman as a mere plaything, but as a faithful companion who will share with thee the penalties of life; her (physical) weakness will increase thy interest in her and she will remind thee of the mother who bore thee and reared thee. ‘12.What thou dost not desire done unto thy wife, children, brother, and sister that do not unto the wife children, brother and sister neighbour. 13. Man is not worth more because he is a king, because his nose is aquline, and his color white, not because he Is a priest, a servant of God, norr because ofKataastaasan, Kagalang... © Q the prerogative that he enjoys upon earth, but he is worth most who is a man of proven and real value, who does good, keeps his words, is worthy and honest; he who loves and cherishes his fatherland, though he be born in the wilderness and know no tongue but his own. +14,When these rules of conduct shall be known to all, the longed for sun of Liberty shall rise briliant over this ‘most unhappy portion of the globe and rays shall difuse ‘everlasting Joy among the confederated brethren of the ‘same rays, the lives of those who have gone before, the fatigues and the well paid suffering will remain. If he who desires to enter has informed himself of allthis and believes he will be able to perform what will be his duties, fhe may fil out the application for admission. SYMBOLIC NAMES: Every member of the Katipunap 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 OVS VW rT WT UT) feMann) ‘© The most important organization formed in Philippine history. ‘©The organization envisioned: A united Filipino nation that would revolt against the Spaniards, ‘© The total independence of the country from Spain. ‘¢ Previous armed revolts had already occurred before the foundation of the Katipunan, but none of them envisioned a unified Filipino nation revolting against colonizers. For example: @ Diego Sitang was known as an flocano who took up his arms and led one of tho strongest running revolts in the country His mainly concemed about his local and referred to himself as El Rey de Ilocos (The king of locos). © The imagination was /argely absent in the aspirations as the local revolt before the Katipunan. ‘© The Propaganda movements led by the istrado like Marcelo H, Dal Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jasna and Jose Rizal id not envision @ total separation of the Philippines from Spain, but only wanted equal rights, representation, and protection from the abuses of the friars. The Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary soclety founded by ent-Spanish Filipinas in Manila in 1892, whose primary aim was to gain independence from Spain through revolution & The name Katipunan is actually @ shorter version ofthe official name, which isin Tagalog: Kataastaasang, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (translated as, Supreme and Venerable Society of the Sons ofthe People, Highest and Most Honorable ‘Sociaty ofthe Children of the Nation). + The Katipunan is also known by its acronym, KKK. The word "katipunan'’,iteraly meaning ‘association’, comes ftom the root word "tipon’”, a Tagalog word, meaning "society" or "gather together”. Katipunan was a secret organization until ts discovery in 1896 that lad to the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, ‘© Atthe 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 plahtly absences of their husbands and the reduction of their monthly eamings. QUALIFICATIONS FOR FEMALE MEMBERS Wie of a Katipunero Daughter of a Katipunero Sister of a Katipunero Any close relative of a KatipuneroKataastaasan, Kagalang PN % Gregoria de Jesus wife of Bonifacio and was called Lakambini of the nan, + Maria Dizon ~ cousin of Emilio Jacinto Simeona de Remigio ~ wife of Tomas Remigio * Sisters of Rizal ~~ Josefa Rizal & Trinidad Rizal %* =MELCHORA RAMOS Y AQUINO + Tandang Sora (January 6, 1812 - March 2, 1919) ‘+ Mother of the Katipunan + She fed the Katipuneros and nursed the wounded patriots + Later she was arrested by the Spanish authorities and ‘was exiled in Marianas. SSS Oe ‘* They guarded the secret documents and paraphernalia of the society. ‘© They helped recruit new members of the socioly. ‘* Whenever the Katipuneros were holding their secret meeting, they held a gay party to cover up the revolutionary activity eC = Emilio Jacinto — youngest and greatest writer of the Katipunan + His pen name was Dimas-tlaw + He wrote the following: — Ala Patria ~ his poetical masterpiece ~ Liwanag at Dilim - a series of essays on human, rights, liberty, equality of mon, labor, and love of country. ~ Kartllya ng Katipunan — contains the feachings of the KKK, ae + Alife that isnot dedicated to @ noble cause is like a tree without a shade or a poisonous wood + A dood lacks nobilly iit is motivated by selfnterest and nol by a sincere desire to helo, @ : + True piety consists of being che loving one's {fellow men, and being judicious in behavior, speech and deed. * All persons are equal, reaardless of the color of their ‘skin. While one could have more schooling, wealth, or beauty than another, more human than anybody else, +A person with a noble character values honor above Soll-interest, while a person with a base character values self-interest above honor, + To a person of honor, his/her word is a pledge. * Don't 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 {s discreet about things that need to be kept secret An inteligent man is he who is cautious in speech and knows how to keep the secrets that must be guarded. + In the thomy path of life, the man leads the way and his wife and children follow, Ifthe leader goes the way to pperdition, $0 do the followers. (Note: This begins with an ‘observation of the vertical relationship of husband and \wifo during the time of the Katipunan; now, we can say thal the parents lead the way and the children follow.) “+ Never regard a woman as an object for you to trifle with; ‘ather you should consider her as a partner and helpmate. Give proper consideration to @ woman's frailty ‘and never forget that your own mother, who brought you forth and nurtured you from infancy, is herself such a person. = Don't do to the wile, children, brothers, and sistors of ‘others what you do not want done to your wife, c brothers, and sisters. + Aman’s worth is not measured by his station in fifo, neither by the height of his nose nor the fairness of skin, ‘and certainly not by whether he is priest claiming to be God's deputy. Even if he is 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 oor Islands to enlighten a united race and people, then all the lives lost, all the struggle and the sacriices will not have been in vain.Kataastaasan, Kagalang 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 lave of one’s {fellow men. © Engrave in your heart that the true measure of hhonor 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, ‘© Its 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 responsibilty to ourselves and the performance of our duties will be the example ‘set for our fellowmen to follow. ‘© Insofar as itis within your power, share your ‘means with the poor and the unfortunate. ‘© Diligence in the work that gives sustenance to Yyou Is the true basis of love ~ love yourself, for ‘your wife and children, and for your brothers and ‘countryman, + Punish any scoundrel and traitor and praise all good works. Believe, likewise, that the aims of the KKK are ‘God-given for the wil of the people is also the will of God DR. PIO VALENZUELA + The physician of the Katipunan. + Ho helped Jacinto in putting up the Kalayaan, the Katipunan’s newspaper. + Madlang-away (fight of the people) — his pen name. * Collaborated with his bestfriend Bonifacio in writing the manifesto entitled 8a 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 {or the society. ISABELO DE LOS REYES. + The printing press was purchased from him. 6: + The money used to buy the printing press was donated by two Visavan katiouneros: - Francisco del Castillo ~ Candido ban — whose ticket won the lottery. + From the time that Rizal was banished in Dapitan in July of 1892, he has devoted himsetf to helping the people in Davitan + Bonifacio tied hard to convince Rizal to support the ‘armed revolt, because he believed that if Rizal would give his approval, that would enable the reluctant justrados to suppor the cause of the Katipunan. «Plo 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, + Even so, he suggested as to wity not attract the influential and wealthy Filipinos to the cause to ensure the success of the revolution. He also suggostod ANTONIO LUNA to be appointed as their MILITARY LEADER + Valenzuela came back to Manila and reported the results of his mission, Bonifacio admitted that it would be fatal for thom to start a revolution without enough weapons with which to fight the enemy. + Paciano Rizal — Jose Rizal's older brother supported Bonifacio, + Bonifacio — hang Riza''s portrait in their headquarters. @ History: Knowing the sacrifices of the heroes ‘and their contribution on how we become independent and we get our freedom for our country, Knowing there is one way to give respect to them. ‘@ The movement of Katipunan is @ huge success {for the Filipinos because itis the symbol of tho tunity of the people of the Philippines. If they don't write these documents or statements, foday's generation won't know how