KALAYAAN TO DISCOVERY

• Kalayaan


  Organ of the K.K.K.
• Establishing the printing press and organ for the Katipunan society

  1. Printing press purchased from Isabelo de los Reyes

  2. Money donated by Bisayan katipuneros Francisco del Castillo and Candido Iban

  3. Types stolen from Diario de Manila printing shop by Filipino katipunero employees
• Kalayaan


  Katipunan organ, edited by Jacinto with help of Dr. Valenzuela, printed secretly by Faustino Duque and Ulpiano Fernandez
• Dr. Valenzuela, secret emissary of the Katipunan, sailed to Dapitan


  To solicit Rizal's support for the coming revolution
• Rizal expressed good wishes to Bonifacio and the katipuneros


  But refused their offer to help him escape, favoured the revolution as a last recourse, said people must be prepared with ships, arms, and funds before beginning violent and bloody fight
• Bonifacio, being less prudent and more violent in character


  Disagreed with Rizal
• Katipunan sought Japan's aid in the coming revolution

  1. Delegation headed by Bonifacio and Jacinto contacted visiting Japanese naval officer

  2. Moritaro Tagawa, Japanese married to Filipino, acted as interpreter
• Some Filipinos who fled from Spanish tyranny found sanctuary in Japan
• Katipunan prepares for war


  1. Intensive drive for new members

  2. Arms secretly manufactured and stored

  3. Katipunan flag made

  4. War plan drawn up
• Katipunan flag


  Large rectangular piece of red cloth with three white letters K.K.K. arranged in a row at the center
• The existence of the Katipunan was discovered by the Spanish authorities on Aug. 19, 1896
• Discovery of the Katipunan

  1. Teodoro Patiño, a Bisayan katipunero, betrayed the society

  2. Teodoro told his sister Honoria and Sor Teresa de Jesus, who then told Fr. Mariano Gil

  3. Fr. Gil notified the Spanish authorities