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5 unusual facts about Katipunan


Community Tax Certificate

The cédula would play an important role in the Philippine Revolution, when Andrés Bonifacio and fellow members of the Katipunan tore up their residence certificates in defiance of Spanish rule during a meeting in Balintawak (present-day Quezon City).

Department of the Interior and Local Government

The leader of Katipunan's Magdiwang faction, Andres Bonifacio, was originally elected Director of the Interior in the convention, but a controversial objection to his election led to the Magdiwang's walk-out and his refusal to accept the position.

Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan

Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonifacio ordered a hymn to be composed to celebrate the founding of the Katipunan.

National Archives of the Philippines

Notably, the Archives does not keep a large portion of the Katipunan records, including the Philippine Declaration of Independence, which are currently kept by the National Library of the Philippines in its Philippine Insurgency Records collection.

Samson Road

Samson Road is named for Apolonio Samson, a Katipunan barrio lieutenant from Sitio Kangkong, Balintawak, Caloocan (now Quezon City) who fought alongside Andres Bonifacio during the Philippine Revolution.


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Alicia Bamboo Ensemble

The Alicia Bamboo Ensemble or the Alicia's Musika Kawayan is a school-based orchestra composed of thirty schoolchildren of the Katipunan Elementary School, in Katipunan, Alicia, Bohol, Philippines.

Arcadio Maxilom

He worked as a teacher in the local school before joining the Katipunan, whose activities in Cebu were led by a young Negrense, León Kilat.

Battle of San Francisco De Malabon

The uprising was fought by Magdiwang faction of the Katipunan led by Diego Mojica which signaled the start of the revolution in Cavite.

Emilio Jacinto

Like general Mariano Álvarez, he refused to join the forces of general Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader of the Katipunan's Magdalo faction.He lived in Laguna and also joined the forces against the Spaniards.

History of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines

On 1971, PCC's Laboratory High School was transferred to the new campus in Santa Mesa, Manila and the school's Katipunan Foundation, Inc. was established.

Katipunan Avenue

In 2002, the Katipunan Greening Project volunteers planted Bougainvillea, Lantana camara, petunias, red creepers, and other flowering shrubs along the avenue, after two years of lobbying the MMDA to ensure that the city would water and otherwise look after the plants.

Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan

While the hymn was originally intended only for the Katipunan, it eventually became the anthem for the Tagalog Republic.

Negros Revolution

By that time, Aniceto Lacson, a rich landlord of Talisay City had joined the Katipunan, and Juan Araneta, Rafael Ramos, Carlos Gemora, Venura, and other leaders of what would become the revolution of 1898 were negotiating with their comrades in Iloilo and were arming themselves.

Tiburcio de León

"Heneral Tibo", as he was often referred to, is credited for having established units of the Katipunan in the towns of Polo, Obando, Marilao, Meycauayan, Bocaue, Santa Maria, and San Juan del Monte in Bulacan, and of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas in Bataan.

Valentín Díaz

Being a resident of Tondo in Manila, he joined the La Liga council that was headed by Andrés Bonifacio, who founded the Katipunan.


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