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Katipunan
“Katipunan”
Introduction:
Over the ruins of La Liga Filipina, which civic association conceived by Dr. Jose Rizal, emerge the Katipunan, a revolutionary society inspired by Bonifacio. Both Liga and Katipunan believed in common goal, the happiness and welfare of the Filipino people. They differ in method of achieving the goal; the formers association would realize it by peaceful reforms, while it accomplishes it by means of bloody revolution (The Pageant of Philippine History vol. 2, 1979).
Body:
At the night of July 7 1892, Andres Bonifacio build the Katipunan in the house occupied by Deodato Arellano at no. 72 Azcarraga Street Tondo Manila (Artigas M.1926). Bonifacio was assisted by his friends and Deodato Arellano. The full name of this revolutionary society is “Kataastaasan Kagalanggalangang na Katipunan Ng Mga Anak Ng Bayan”.
There are many people involved in this revolutionary society. Andres Bonifacio, who build the Katipunan and head all activities of the organization, led the revolutionary society.
Emillo Jacinto who helped Bonifacio in building their revolutionary society was also known as the brain of Katipunan, some of their companions were Ladislao Diwa , Valentin Diaz and Teodoro Plata (The Pageant of Philippine History vol. 2, 1979). Not only men participated in this association: There were also women who had helped the injured Katipuneros Benita Rodriquez and Gregoria de Jesus who made our First National Flag on China were members of this society (Bro. Gonzalez, A, Hukom A, 2006). Not only did they men military uniforms like the brave Filipino soldiers the women members also showed extraordinary courage,strength,and nationalism; In fact Gabriela Silang, Marina Dizon, Gregoria De Jesus, Trinidad Tekson, and Teresa Magbanua they helped our ‘Katipunero’s in fighting against the Spaniards(Amario, V, et Al , 1997).
Many private news papers existed during the days of the Malolos Republic. One of these was the “La Independencia”, founded and edited by Gen. Antonio Luna .It is the first issue appeared in Manila on Sept 3, 1898. After Luna’s death on June 5 1899, Rafael Palma succeeded him as an editor (Lacasmana L, 1990). Other revolutionary newspaper published and appeared in the provinces. The most famous newspaper in province was El Nuevo Dia (The New Day), founded and edited by Sergio Osmeña (Infante-Tan, E, 1990).
After four years the secret society which as composed mostly of members of the working class, had build up considerable strength. It had reached a stage when it was impossible for it to remain secret long. Friars reported these secret meeting to the governor general. But he merely rebuffed the reports (Lacasmana L, 1990). It was not until august 19, 1986 that the Spanish authorities became convinced of the katipunan (Infante-Tan, E, 1990). Teodoro Patiño, a worker in the Spanish-owned Diaro de Manila, betrayed the Katipunan to Tondo curate Mariano Gil. On the evening of August 19 Bonifacio was informed of the betralyal. Together with his brother Procopio, Emilio Jacinto, Teodoro Plata and Aguedo Del Rosario, he feld to Balintawak (Baclagon, g. 1993). Bonifacio summoned all the katipunan leaders to a general assembly to be held in Balintawak on August 24. After much discussion, he declared the breaking of ties with the Spanish colonial government. Tearing their cedulas, their citizenship, they cried,” Long Live the Philippines!” as they took arms against the Spanish colonizers (Cuyugan, C, 1995).
In the course of the revolution against Spain, a split developed between the Magdiwang faction (led by Gen. Mariano Alvarez and the Magdalo faction (led by Gen. Baldomero Aguinaldo, cousin of General Emilio Aguinaldo), both situated in Cavite.
At a convention in Tejeros, Cavite, the revolutionaries assembled to form a revolutionary government. There, Bonifacio lost his bid for the presidency of the revolutionary government to Emilio Aguinaldo and instead was elected Secretary of the Interior (Martin. 1993). When members of the Magdalo faction tried to discredit him as uneducated and unfit for the position, Bonifacio declared the results of the convention as null and void, speaking as the Supremo of the Katipunan. Bonifacio was later arrested upon orders of Gen. Aguinaldo and executed on May 10, 1897. Thus ended the existence of the Katipunan, replaced by Aguinaldo’s revolutionary government (http://en.wikipedia.org, 2004).
Conclusion:
The Katipunan performed a crucial part in our Filipinos shoud remember the heroes and heroines of their society. Katipunan had what the true Filipino are. It had contributed to our values and to our traditions. I have thought what if that event had not happened? Maybe we had been conquered by the Spaniards, and our culture, traditions, and values would be changed and maybe our Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and our country were controlled by Spaniards. We owe our independence from the remarkable and courageous acts of the “Katipuneros”
Bibliography:
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Baclagon,G. Balintawak: The Cry for a Nationwide Revolution. Sulyap Kultura. 1996
Cuyugan, C. The Cry Of Pugad Lawin. Marikina City: Vival Publisher, 1995
Katipunan. Manila City: The Pageant of Philippine History vol. 2, 1979
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