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1892, Jul 7. The Spanish authorities arrest Rizal for organizing La

Liga Filipina.

1892, Jul 17. Rizal is exiled to Dapitan, Mindanao.

1894, Jul 8. Andres Bonifacio forms the Katipunan. Its members

come from the lower and the middle class. The organization wants to

awaken nationalism and free the Filipino people from Spanish

oppression and friar despotism. The organization believes that reforms

can only be obtained by means of a revolution.

1896, Jul 1. Rizal receives a telegram from Governor Ramon Blanco

requiring his services as a physician for the Spanish army in Cuba.

1896, Aug 6. Rizal returns to Manila.

1896, Aug 19. Spanish authorities discover the Katipunan when one of

its members, Teodoro Paterno, betrays the organization to an

Agustinian priest, Fr. Mariano Gil. All those implicated are ordered

arrested but many Katipuneros evade arrest and flee to the hills of

Balintawak.

1896, Aug 23. A revolution is proclaimed by Bonifacio. The event is

marked in history as the Cry of Balintawak. In this instance, Filipinos

tear up their cedulas (I.D. cards) issued by the Spanish government

and thereby mark the beginning of the uprising against the Spaniards.

1896, Aug 26. Rizal goes to Cavite where he boards a ship for

Barcelona. In the following night, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto and

other Katipuneros are able to surreptitiously board Rizal's ship. They

offer to rescue him from the Spaniards, but Rizal refuses.

1896, Aug 30. After the spread of the Katipunan revolt throughout The

Country the first real battle for Philippine independence takes place

at San Juan del Monte. The Spanish Governor Ramon Blanco

proclaims a state of war in the 8 provinces that took up arms. The

provinces are Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Pampanga, Bulacan,

Tarlac and Nueva Ecija.

1896, Sep 2. Aboard the ship Isla de Panay, Rizal leaves Cavite for

Barcelona.

1896, Oct 3. Rizal arrives in Barcelona.

1896, Oct 4. By order of Capt. Gen. Despujol, Rizal is incarcerated in

Montjuich.

1896, Oct 6. On orders from Madrid, Rizal is sent back to Manila as

aprisoner.

1896, Oct 31. A new group of the Katipunan is formed in Cavite; it

discards the leadership of Andres Bonifacio and is headed by Emilio

Aguinaldo (Mar 22, 1869 - Feb 6, 1964).

1896, Nov 13. Rizal arrives in Manila and

immediately imprisoned at Fort Santiago.

1896, Nov 20. Rizal is interrogated the first time on charges

partaking in an uprising against the Spanish government.

1896, Dec 20. Rizal is sentenced to death by a Spanish court martia

and Governor Camilo Polavieja orders his execution.

1896, Dec 30. The Spaniards execute Jose Rizal in

Bagumbayan (today's Rizal Park).

1897, Mar 22. The Katipunan holds its election. Aguinaldo is electe

as president while Bonifacio is elected only as director of wa

Bonifacio is insulted by the election results and refuses to recogniz

the new leadership.

1897, Apr 29. Katipuneros arrest Andres Bonifacio and his brothe

Procopio and Ciriaco on orders of Aguinaldo, who considers the form

a threat. The Bonifacios are charged with sedition and treason befoa military court of the Katipunan.

1897, May 8. The Katipunan court finds the Bonifacios guilty. The

aresentenced to death.

1897, May 10. Andres Bonifacio and his brothers are executed at M

Buntis, Maragondon, Cavite.

1897, May 31. Aguinaldo establishes a Philippine republica

government in Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel, Bulacan.

1897, Aug 10. Aguinaldo begins negotiating with the Spaniard

represented by Pedro Paterno.

1897, Aug 15. An earthquake at estimated intensity of 7.9 centere

on Luzon's northwest coast shakes Batanes and northern Luzon.

1897, Nov 1. The Constitution of Biak-na-Bato is signed. It wa

prepared and written by Isabelo Artache and Felix Ferrer. Th

government of the Biak-na-Bato Republic has the followin

officers: Emilio Aguinaldo, President; Mariano Trias, Vice Presiden

Isabelo Artache, Secretary of Interior; Antonio Montenegro, Secreta

of Foreign Affairs; Baldomero Aguinaldo, Secretary of Treasury an

Emiliano Riego de Jesus, Secretary of War. The Biak-na-Ba

Republic fails as its leader, Aguinaldo, resigns to the fact that th

Filipinos are not yet ready to confront the Spanish forces. This belie

also drives him to negotiate with the Spaniards for the Pact of Biak-n

Bato.

1897, Dec 14. The Pact of Biak-na-Bato between the Spanish an

Aguinaldo is signed. In this pact, Aguinaldo agrees to surrender a

arms and to go with his companions into exile in Hong Kong upo

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payment of 800,000 pesos and an additional 900,000 pesos for the

non-combatants who suffered losses because of the war.

1897, Dec 27. Aguinaldo and his companions leave for Hong Kong

where they live on the interest from their money.

Other source:

July 7, 1892. Jose Rizal was captured and exiled to Dapitan inMindanao. There he served as a doctor, a scientist and a teacher to

the locals.

July 7, 1892. At the same day of Rizals capture, Andres Bonifacio,Teodoro Plata and Valentin Diaz established the "Katipunan", arevolutionary movement aimed to fight for freedom against Spain.

August 19, 1896. The Spaniards learned the Katipunan movementthat resulted to a massive capture of many Filipinos.

August 23, 1896. Bonifacio and his fellow Katipuneros tore theircedulas or residence certificates while shouting "Long live thePhilippines", during their preparation for battle. This was marked as thehistoric Cry of Balintawak.

August 25, 1896. The Katipuneros headed by Bonifacio had their firstencounter with the Spanish civil guards and infantrymen. Due to strongforces and large presence of the Filipino troops, both camps of theSpaniards retreated. But in the end, Filipinos lost the battle when thelatter came back with large number of fighters and strongerammunition.

Setember 12, 1896. A group of revolutionaries from Cavite wereexecuted. They are now known as teh "Trece Martires de Cavite" orthe thirteen martyrs of Cavite.

December 30, 1896. Jose Rizal was executed by firing squad inBagumbayan (now called Rizal Park) after being held captive at fortSantiago in Intramuros, Manila.

March 22, 1897. The Katipuneros elected a new set of officers toreplace the Katipunan. This was held in Tejeros, San Francisco deMalabon and was called the Tejeros Convention. Bonifacio diisolvedthe convention after Daniel Tirona, an associate of Emilio Aguinaldo,questioned his professional credibility as the director of the interiorwithout a Lawyers diploma. Aguinaldos group won and consideredBonifacio and his men enemies of the revolution.

May 10, 1897. Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio wereexcuted in Mt. Tala, Cavite after an unjust trial headed by General.Mariano Noriel, an associate of Emilio Aguinaldo.

April 23, 1897. A new Spanish Governor named Fernando Primo deRivera arrived in Manila for the purpose of minimizing the thrivingrebellion of the Filipinos. He issued a decree to grant pardon to thosewho would surrender to the Spanish government.

December 15, 1897. Primo de Rivera and Pedro Paterno signed theTruce of Biak-na-Bato allowing a temporary ceasefire between theSpanish and the Filipinos.

December 27, 1897. Aguinaldo and his associates voluntarily movedto Hongkong for the amount of P800,000.

January 20, 1898. Periodic battles between the Filipinos and theSpaniards erupted due to mutual suspicion. General FranciscoMakabulos of Tarlac established a provisional goverment. Thearrest and imprisonment of suspected rebels continued anddespite the Truce, the revolution persisted.

Katipunan Before the Revolution -Presentation Transcript

1. Katipunan Before the Revolution Prepared by: Ernest Nathan L.

Nogales I-OPAL

2. Establishment of the Katipunan

o On July 7, 1892 , the same date Rizal was exiled to Dapitan,

Andres Bonifacio, Valentin Diaz, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao

Diwa, Deodato Arellano , and a few others, met secretly at a

house on Azcarraga (now Claro M. Recto avenue).

3. Establishment of the Katipunano They founded an association called Kataastaasan Kagalang-

galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan ( KKK ),

or Katipunan for short

4. Aims of Katipunan

o To unite the Filipinos into a solid nation

o To win Philippine independence by means of revolution

5. Recruitment

o They first used the triangle method on recruiting members

o Later on, since the triangle method was slow, Bonifacio

allowed them to recruit as many members as possible

o The First Edition of Kalayaan (the Katipunan newspaper) also

helped a lot in recruiting more members.

A B C

6. Membership

o There were 3 grades of members:

o Katiponlowest class

o Recruitment of more members will turn him into a Kawal

o Kawalmiddle class

o If elected as an officer, he becomes a Bayani

o Bayanihighest class

o Officer

7. Membership

o The 2 factions of the Katipunan are Magdalo and Magdiwang .

o When the war broke out they made flags different from each

other.

o They also had an argument that led to the Tejeros Convention .

8. Membership

o Womens Chapterof the Katipunan

o They were limited to only the wives, daughters, or

relatives of the members of the Katipunan. They served

as the watch during meetings of the Katipunan.

o Prominent women were Josefa Rizal: President, Gregoria de

Jesus: Vice President, Marina Dizon: Secretary, Angelica

Rizal Lopez: Fiscal.

Josefa Rizal Gregoria de Jesus

9. Secrecy

o In order to remain secret, they made different codes and

countersigns

o Codes

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o Countersigns : When two members meet on the road, one

member will put his right palm on his chest and the other

member will close his hand such that the index finger and

thumb touch each other.

10. First Code of the Katipunan J L K K L J LL N M V N I O C P P Q E

R R S S T S U X V M W W X U Y Y

11. Last code used during the Tejeros convention Spanish

Alphabet Katipunan Alphabet A D B C C B D A E H F G G F H E I

L J K K J L I LL M N N M LL O R P Q Q P R O S V T U U T

W Z X Y Y X Z W12. Flags of the Katipunan Official Katipunan Flags

o Official Flags

o Personal Flags

13. Flags of the Katipunan Official Flags

o Official Flags

o Personal Flags

Magdiwang Factions flag Magdalo Factions Flag Naik_Mil

Agreement Flag

14. Flags of the Katipunan Personal Flags

o Official Flagso Personal Flags

Bonifacios Flag Gregorio Del Pilars Flag

15. Flags of the Katipunan Personal Flags

o Official Flags

o Personal Flags

Pio Del Pilars Flag Llaneras Skull

16. Rizal and the Katipunan Rizal and the Revolution

o The Katipunan was founded on the day Dr. Rizal was exiled

o Bonifacio sent Dr. Pio Valenzuela to Dapitan to ask for Dr.

Rizals opinion about the RevolutionDr. Pio Valenzuela

17. Rizals answer Rizal and the Revolution

o Rizal said that a revolution without sufficient arms should not

be started against an armed nation. He suggested that they

should find a way so that the elite of those times will

join the Katipunan.

o But Dr. Pio Valenzuela reasoned out that it would be difficult

to make the elites join the poor. This was one problem Rizal

was not able to find a solution.

18. Katipunan led the Revolution

19.

o Sources and References:

o Agoncillo, Teodoro A. and Guerrero, Milagros C.,

History of the Filipino People

o Zaide, Gregorio F, Philippine History and Government