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52-647: Samson Road is named after Apolonio Samson, a Katipunan barrio lieutenant from Sitio Kangkong, Balintawak, Caloocan (now part of Quezon City ), who fought alongside Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution . Samson Road, the main road in South Caloocan, officially begins at the Bonifacio Monument Roundabout (Monumento), the junction with EDSA , MacArthur Highway and Rizal Avenue Extension, and ends at

104-543: A secret society , the Katipunan had its members undergo through initiation rites similar to freemasonry . Membership to the organization was initially open only for men; however, women were eventually accepted. The Katipunan had a short-lived publication, Kalayaan ( lit.   ' Freedom ' ), which only saw printing in March 1896. During its existence, revolutionary ideals and works flourished, and Filipino literature

156-418: A depiction of a crossed sword and flag. The password was Gom-Bur-Za , taken from the names of the three martyrs Mariano Gomez , Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora . Bayani (Hero) wore a red mask and a sash with green borders, symbolizing courage and hope. The front of the mask had white borders that formed a triangle with three K s arranged as if occupying the angles of a triangle within a triangle, and with

208-743: A few schools. Notable sites along the road are the University of the East Caloocan (formerly UE Tech), SM Center Sangandaan , and the Caloocan railway station . It is also the home of the University of Caloocan City and the Philippine National Railways Hospital (Col. Salvador T. Villa Memorial Hospital). At its western terminus, it continues west as Gen. San Miguel Street. Samson Road, formerly called Calle Samson, used to reach as far as nearby Malabon to

260-531: A meeting of the society and deposed Basa in an election that installed Bonifacio as president, Jacinto as fiscal, Santiago as secretary, Molina as secretary, Pío Valenzuela and Pantaleon Torres as physicians and Aguedo del Rosario and Doreteo Trinidad as councilors. On December 31, 1895, another election named Bonifacio as president, Jacinto as fiscal, Santiago as secretary, Molina as secretary, Pío Valenzuela and Pantaleon Torres as physicians and Aguedo del Rosario and Doreteo Trinidad as councilors. The members of

312-808: A supposedly a revolver at a person, or forcing him to jump over a supposedly hot flame. After the ordeals came to final rite—the pacto de sangre or blood compact —in which the neophyte signed the following oath with the blood taken from his arm: Ako'y si ______________, Nanunumpa sa ngalan ng Dios at ng bayan na ipagtatanggol nang buong katapangan ang mga kadahilanan ng K.K.K. ng mga A. ng B., ingatan ang kaniyang lihim na mamasdan at mapakinggan, sundin siya ng pikit -mata, saklolohan ang lahat na mga kasama sa lahat na panganib at pagkakailangan nila, Nanunumpa at nangangako rin naman ako na mag-pitagan sa kanilang mga Pinuno, huag na magtaksil sa kanilang mga kautusan at bilin at tatalaan kong aking dugo na kusang ibububo dito sa kasulatang hinaharap. I,_______________, swear in

364-585: A visiting Japanese warship in May 1896 failed to gain anything. In August that year, Spanish authorities in Manila discovered the organization. Days after, the Katipunan, led by Bonifacio, openly declared war to the Spanish government, starting a three-year long revolution . The name " Katipunan " is a short name for " Kataastaasang, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan " (Supreme and Venerabel Society of

416-622: Is only curiosity—go away! If you cannot control your vices, retire. Never shall the doors of the Supreme and Venerable Society of the Sons of the People be opened to you. Inside the candle-lit room, they would be brought to a table adorned with a skull and a bolo. There, they would condemn the abuses of the Spanish government and vow to fight colonial oppression: 1. Anó ang kalagayan nitóng Katagalugan noóng unang panahón? (In what condition did

468-791: The Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan ( lit.   ' Supreme and Venerable Association of the Children of the Nation ' ; Spanish : Suprema y Venerable Asociación de los Hijos del Pueblo ) and abbreviated as the KKK , was a revolutionary organization founded in 1892 by a group of Filipino nationalists Deodato Arellano , Andrés Bonifacio , Valentin Diaz , Ladislao Diwa , José Dizon , and Teodoro Plata . Its primary objective

520-780: The 1896 Revolution , the council was further reorganized into a 'cabinet' which the Katipunan regarded as a genuine revolutionary government , de facto and de jure . In each province where there were Katipunan members, a provincial council called Sangguniang Bayan was established and in each town was an organized popular council called Sangguniang Balangay . Each bayan and balangay had its own set of elected officials: pangulo (president); kalihim (secretary); tagausig (fiscal); tagaingat-yaman (treasurer); pangalawang pangulo (vice president); pangalawang kalihim (vice secretary); mga kasangguni (councilors); mabalasig (terrible brother); taliba (guard); maniningil (collector/auditor); tagapamahala ng basahan ng bayan (custodian of

572-624: The Katipunan also had sizeable chapters in Batangas , Laguna , Cavite , Rizal , Bulacan , Pampanga , Tarlac and Nueva Ecija . There were also smaller chapters in Ilocos Sur , Ilocos Norte , Pangasinan and the Bicol region . The Katipunan founders spent their free time recruiting members. For example, Diwa, who was a clerk at a judicial court, was assigned to the office of a justice of

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624-578: The Spanish Parliament , Katipunan's goals was for the archipelago to achieve independence through an armed revolution. Its founders saw that any move for Filipino autonomy from within Spain would be suppressed by colonial Spanish authorities. The other group, Cuerpo de Compromisarios, argued for a peaceful reformation instead. While fundamentally different in their views, the Katipunan decided to name Rizal as their honorary president. Rizal's status

676-521: The University of Santo Tomas , joined the Katipunan. He intellectualized the society's aims and formulated the principles of the society as embodied in its primer, called Kartilla . It was written in Tagalog and all recruits were required to commit it to heart before they were initiated. Jacinto would later be called the Brains of the Katipunan. At the same time, Jacinto also edited Kalayaan (Freedom),

728-486: The "Grand Old Woman of Balintawak"; Marta Saldaña and Macaria Pañgilinan. La Liga Filipina La Liga Filipina ( lit.   ' The Philippine League ' ) was a secret society . It was founded by José Rizal in the house of Doroteo Ongjunco at Ilaya Street, Tondo, Manila on July 3, 1892. The organization derived from La Solidaridad and the Propaganda movement . The purpose of La Liga Filipina

780-452: The Children of the Nation). The Tagalog word " katipunan " (literally, "association", "gathering", "assemblage", or "group") comes from the root word " tipon ", a Tagalog word meaning "gathering" or "to gather". The Katipunan was formed in 1892 by Filipino nationalists Deodato Arrellano , Teodoro Plata , Valentin Diaz , Ladislao Diwa , Andres Bonifacio , and Jose Dizon . It was one of

832-599: The Interior and Enrico Pacheco as Secretary of Finance. Over the next four years, the Katipunan founders would recruit new members. By the time the society was uncovered, the American writer James Le Roy estimated the strength of the Katipunan at 100,000 to 400,000 members. Historian Teodoro Agoncillo estimated that the membership had increased to around 30,000 by 1896. The Ilocano writer Isabelo de los Reyes estimated membership at 15,000 to 50,000. Aside from Manila,

884-400: The Katipunan cause were given symbolic names, such as Magdiwang (to celebrate) for Noveleta ; Magdalo (to come) for Kawit ; Magwagi (to win) for Naic ; Magtagumpay (to succeed) for Maragondon ; Walangtinag (never-diminished) for Indang and Haligue (wall) for Imus –all are in the province of Cavite . Within the society functioned a secret chamber, called Camara Reina, which

936-558: The Katipunan: Gregoria de Jesús, Marina Dizon , president of the women's section; Josefa and Trinidad Rizal , sisters of Dr. José Rizal ; Angelica Lopez and Delfina Herbosa Natividad , close relatives of Dr. Rizal; Carmén de Rodriguez; Marina Hizon; Benita Rodriguez; Semiona de Rémigio; Gregoria Montoya; Agueda Kahabagan , Teresa Magbanua , Trinidad Tecson , rendered as "Mother of Biak-na-Bato "; Nazaria Lagos ; Patrocinio Gamboa ; Marcela Agoncillo ; Melchora Aquino ,

988-618: The Manila Circumferential Road (present-day EDSA; Highway 54 or Route 54) until the 1950s. It was later made part of Circumferential Road 4 when the proposal for the Metro Manila Arterial Road System was made in the late 1960s. 14°39′26″N 120°58′38″E  /  14.65722°N 120.97722°E  / 14.65722; 120.97722 Katipunan The Katipunan ( lit.   ' Association ' ), officially known as

1040-660: The Spaniards find the Tagalog land when they came?) 2. Anó ang kalagayan sa ngayón? (In what condition do they find themselves now?) 3. Anó ang magiging kalagayan sa daratíng na panahón? (What hopes do they have for the future?) During Bonifacio's time, all of the Filipino people are referred collectively by the Katipunan as Tagalogs , while the Philippines is referred to as the Katagalugan . The next step in

1092-642: The Supreme Council in 1895 were Bonifacio as president, Valenzuela as fiscal and physician, Jacinto as secretary and Molina as treasurer. Enrico Pacheco, Pantaleon Torres, Balbino Florentino, Francisco Carreón and Hermenegildo Reyes were named councilors. Eight months later, in August 1896, the fifth and last supreme council was elected to rename offices. Bonifacio was named President, Jacinto as Secretary of State, Plata as Secretary of War, Bricco Pantas as Secretary of Justice, Aguedo del Rosario as Secretary of

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1144-518: The efforts of Domingo Franco and Andrés Bonifacio, it was reorganized. The organization decided to declare its support for La Solidaridad and the reforms it advocated, raise funds for the paper, and defray the expenses of deputies advocating reforms for the country before the Spanish Cortes. Eventually after some disarray in the leadership of the group, the Supreme Council of the League dissolved

1196-479: The group. Del Pilar is also said to have approved the Katipunan's statutes. Filipino historian Epifanio de los Santos , in the 1920s, noted, "It is very correctly stated that Andrés Bonifacio ordered Teodoro Plata to draw up the statutes of the Katipunan, and that he did this with the aid of Ladislao Diwa and Valentín Diaz. After the statutes had been discussed, Bonifacio, with the concurrence of Deodato Arellano, submitted them to Marcelo H. del Pilar for approval. Upon

1248-399: The initiation ceremony was the lecture given by the master of ceremonies, 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 blindfolding him and making him shoot

1300-418: The junction with A. Mabini and Marcelo H. Del Pilar Streets. At its eastern terminus, it runs between Araneta Square Mall and Puregold Monumento (on the northwest corner of Rizal Avenue and Samson Road) and SM Hypermarket Monumento (on the southwest corner of MacArthur Highway and Samson) at Monumento. The road is generally commercial for most of its length, with a mix of high-density residential zones and

1352-433: The latter’s letter approving the statutes, Bonifacio used the same for the purpose of gaining adepts." The Katipunan was governed by the Supreme Council (Tagalog: Kataas-taasang Sanggunian ). The first Supreme Council of the Katipunan was formed around August 1892, a month after the founding of the society. The Supreme Council was headed by an elected president ( pangulo ), followed by the secretary/secretaries ( kalihim ),

1404-425: The letters " Z. Ll. B. " below. Another password was Rizal . Countersigns enabled members to recognize one another on the street. A member meeting another member placed the palm of his right hand on his breast and, as he passed the other member, he closed the hands to bring the right index finger and thumb together. Color designations: Katipon could graduate to Kawal class by bringing several new members into

1456-412: The name of God and to the country to defend the cause of the K.K.K. of the A. of B., with all my courage, to keep secret whatever I witness and hear, to follow orders blindly, and to support all my brethren against every danger and exigency. I also swear and pledge to respect the leaders, not to betray them, their orders of instructions, and so I attest with my blood, which is shed here in this document. He

1508-534: The peace in Pampanga. He initiated members in that province as well as Bulacan, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija. Most of the Katipuneros were plebeian although several wealthy patriots joined the society and submitted themselves to the leadership of Bonifacio. Katipunero (plural, mga Katipunero ) is the demonym of a male member of the Katipunan. Katipunera (plural, mga Katipunera ) refers to female members. It

1560-569: The people's library); tagapangasiwa (administrator); manunulat (clerk); tagatulong sa pagsulat (assistant clerk); tagalaan (warden) and tagalibot (patroller). Each balangay was given a chance to expand their own spheres of influence through the triangle system in order to elevate their status to Sangguniang Bayan . Every balangay that did not gain Sangguniang Bayan status were dissolved and annexed by greater provincial or popular councils. The towns/cities which supported

1612-411: The presidency to Bonifacio in 1894 because of a dispute over the usefulness of the initiation rites and Bonifacio's handling of the society's funds. Basa contested Bonifacio's practice of lending their funds to needy members, complete with promissory notes. Moreover, Basa refused to induct his son into the organization. It was also in 1894 when Emilio Jacinto , a nephew of Dizon who was studying law at

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1664-478: The realms of the KKK. A section for women was established in the society: to become admitted, one must be a wife, a daughter, or a sister of a male katipunero . It was estimated that from 20 to 50 women had become members of the society. The first woman to become a member of the Katipunan was Gregoria de Jesús , wife of Bonifacio. Her codename was Lakambini (Princess). Initially, there were 29 women were admitted to

1716-437: The same year based on recent documents discovered in the 21st century. The organization was originally formed as a secret society following freemasonic practices such as its initiation rites and its organizational structure. This may come from the fact that many of its early members were freemasons themselves. While not directly involved in the organization, prominent Filipino freemason Marcelo H. del Pilar may have influenced

1768-429: The society's official organ, but only one edition of the paper was issued; a second was prepared but never printed due to the discovery of the society. Kalayaan was published through the printing press of the Spanish newspaper Diario de Manila . This printing press and its workers would later play an important role in the outbreak of the revolution. In 1895, José Turiano Santiago , a close personal friend of Bonifacio,

1820-498: The society, Katipon wore a black hood with a triangle of white ribbon having the letters " Z. Ll. B. ", corresponding to the roman " A. N. B. ", meaning Anak ng̃ Bayan (Son of the People, see below ). Kawal wore a green hood with a triangle having white lines and the letters " Z. LL. B. " at the three angles of the triangle, and also wore a green ribbon with a medal with the letter [REDACTED] ( ka ) in Baybayin script above

1872-404: The society. A Kawal could become a Bayani upon being elected an officer of the society. Any person who wished to join the Katipunan was subjected to certain initiation rites, resembling those of Masonic rites , to test his courage, patriotism and loyalty. New recruits underwent the initiation rite three at a time so that no member knew more than two other members of the society. The neophyte

1924-622: The system was abolished after proving it to be clumsy and complicated. A new system of initiation, modelled after the Masonic rites was then adopted. When the Katipuneros had expanded to more than a hundred members, Bonifacio divided the members into three grades: the Katipon (literally: Associate) which is the lowest rank, the Kawal (soldier), and the Bayani (Hero or Patriot). In the meeting of

1976-468: The treasurer ( tagaingat-yaman ) and the fiscal ( tagausig ). The Supreme Council also had its councilors ( kasangguni ); the number varied through presidencies. To distinguish from presidents of lower sanggunian or councils (below), the president of the Supreme Council was called the Supreme President (Tagalog: Kataas-taasang Pangulo ; Spanish: Presidente Supremo ). At the outbreak of

2028-596: The two groups that was formed after the dissolution of the nascent La Liga Filipina , a nationalist organization formed by Filipino writer Jose Rizal and members of the Propaganda Movement in Spain, following Rizal's arrest and deportation to Dapitan in Mindanao . Most of the Katipunan's early members were also members of the La Liga. However, while the La Liga advocated for a Filipino representation in

2080-555: The west and San Francisco del Monte in present-day Quezon City to the east. It comprised the segments currently known as Gen. San Miguel Street, EDSA (from Monumento to Balintawak), and apparently the Old Samson Road that reached Sitio Kangkong, where its namesake, Katipunero Apolonio Samson, hailed from. Its section west of Mabini and Del Pilar, now Gen. San Miguel Street, used to be the right-of-way alignment of tranvia ' s Manila–Malabon line until 1945. It became part of

2132-557: Was achieving independence from the Spanish Empire through an armed revolution . It was formed as a secret society before its eventual discovery by Spanish authorities in August 1896. This discovery led to the start of the Philippine Revolution . Historians generally placed the date of its founding in July 1892 shortly after the arrest and deportation of Filipino author and nationalist José Rizal to Dapitan in Mindanao . Rizal

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2184-418: Was during Basa's term that the society organized a women's auxiliary section. Two of its initial members were Gregoria de Jesús , whom Bonifacio had just married, and Marina Dizon , daughter of José Dizon. It was also in 1893 when Basa and Diwa organized the provincial council of Cavite, which would later be the most successful council of the society. The Filipino scholar Maximo Kalaw reports that Basa yielded

2236-457: Was expanded by some of its prominent members. Existing documents suggest that the Katipunan planned for an armed revolution since its founding, and initially sought for support from Filipino intellectuals. In one such incident, Bonifacio planned a rescue for the deported José Rizal in Dapitan in exchange for his support to the revolution, to which Rizal refused. An attempt to secure firearms from

2288-612: Was expelled because a coded message of the Katipunan fell into the hands of a Spanish priest teaching at the University of Santo Tomas . Since the priest was a friend of Santiago's sister, he and his half-brother Restituto Javier were suspected of betrayal, but the two would remain loyal to the Katipunan and Santiago would even join the Philippine revolutionary forces in the Philippine–American War . Jacinto replaced Santiago as secretary. In early 1895, Bonifacio called for

2340-643: Was first blindfolded and then led into a dimly lighted room with black curtains where his folded cloth was removed from his eyes. An admonition, in Tagalog, was posted at the entrance to the room: Kung 'di ka marunong pumigil ng̃ iyong masasamang hilig, umurong ka; kailan man ang pintuan ng̃ May-kapangyarihan at Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng̃ mg̃á Anak ng̃ Baya'y hindi bubuksan nang dahil sa iyó. Kung 'di ka marunong pumigil ng iyong masasamang hilig, umurong ka; kailan man, ang pintuan ng Makapangyarihan at Kagalanggalang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan ay hindi bubuksan nang dahil sa iyo. If what has brought you here

2392-608: Was handed down in the figure of a cup with a serpent coiled around it. Events/Artifacts (north to south) Events/Artifacts Artifacts In 1892, after the Katipunan was founded, the members of the Supreme Council consisted of Arellano as president, Bonifacio as comptroller, Diwa as fiscal, Plata as secretary and Díaz as treasurer. In 1893, the Supreme Council comprised Ramón Basa as president, Bonifacio as fiscal, José Turiano Santiago as secretary, Vicente Molina as treasurer and Restituto Javier, Briccio Pantas, Teodoro Gonzales. Gonzales, Plata and Diwa were councilors. It

2444-404: Was one of the founders of the nascent La Liga Filipina , which aimed for a Filipino representation to the Spanish Parliament . Many members of the Katipunan, including Bonifacio himself, were members of that organization. However, recent discovery of documents of the organization suggest that the Katipunan may have been around by January 1892 but became active by July. Being originally formed as

2496-428: Was presided over by Bonifacio, Jacinto and Pío Valenzuela . This mysterious chamber passed judgment upon those who had betrayed their oath and those accused of certain offenses penalized by Katipunan laws. Every katipunero stood in fearful awe of this chamber. According to José P. Santos, throughout the existence of the secret chamber, about five katipuneros were convicted and sentenced to die by it. The death sentence

2548-739: Was so prominent within the organization that "Rizal" was one of the passwords of the group alongside " Gomburza ", a trio of Filipino priests executed in Bagumbayan in 1872 the wake of the Cavite mutiny . Modern historical consensus generally place Katipunan's formation on the night of July 7, 1892, following Rizal's arrest. It was formed in secrecy on a house in Azcarraga Street (now Recto Avenue ) in San Nicolas, Manila . However, it may have been formed on paper as early as January of

2600-412: Was the original plan of Bonifacio to increase the membership of the Katipunan by means of sistemang patatsulok or triangle system. He formed his first triangle with his two comrades, Teodoro Plata and Ladislao Diwa . Each of them re-instituted Katipunan thoughts into another two new converts. The founder of the triangle knew the other two members, but the latter did not know each other. In December 1892

2652-469: Was then accepted as a full-fledged member, with a symbolic name by which he was known within Katipunan circles. Bonifacio's symbolic name was Maypagasa ; Jacinto was Pingkian and Artemio Ricarte was Vibora . At first, Katipunan was purely a patriotic society for men. Owing to the growing suspicion of the women regarding nocturnal absences of their husbands, the reduction of their monthly earnings and "long hours of work", Bonifacio had to bring them into

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2704-448: Was to build a new group that sought to involve the people directly in the reform movement. The league was to be a sort of mutual aid and self-help society dispensing scholarship funds and legal aid, loaning capital and setting up cooperatives, the league became a threat to Spanish authorities that they arrested Rizal on July 6, 1892, then he was sent to Dapitan. During the exile of Rizal, the organization became inactive, though through

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