KARTILYA NG KATIPUNAN
BY: JEFFERSON D. SILLARIO
FOUNDING OF THE
KATIPUNAN
Founded on the night of July 7, 1892.
Azcarraga St. (Claro M. Recto St.)
The Katipunan was a secret revolutionary
society of Filipino patriots.
Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan
ng mga Anak ng Bayan
Founder: Andres Bonifacio, with the aid of his
friends:
Teodoro Plata
Ladislao Diwa
Deodato Arellano
Valentin Diaz
Aim of KKK
To unite the Filipinos
To fight for Philippine Independence
Andres
Bonifacio
The Great Plebeian
Born in Tondo on November 30, 1863,
the first child of poor parents.
Named after St. Andrew the patron
saint of Manila.
He had three brothers and two
sisters:
Ciriaco
Procopio
Espiridiona
Troadio
Maxima
His parents died when he was 14
years old.
He supported his siblings by
selling bamboo canes and
paper fans in the city streets.
He also worked as a
warehouse keeper in a
mosaic tile factory in Sta.
Mesa.
He worked first as a messenger
and was promoted as an agent in
Fleming and Company but he
transferred to Fressell and
Company for a higher wage.
He started his education in the
school of Guillermo Osmeña, a
private primary school in Tondo.
He educated himself by extensive
reading of good books and learning
Spanish by self-study.
Monica – first wife of Bonifacio who
died because of leprosy
Gregoria de Jesus – second wife
of Bonifacio whom he had a
son named Andres who died
because of smallpox.
Emilio Jacinto
Brains of the Katipunan
Born in Trozo (Tondo), Manila on
December 15, 1875.
His father died shortly after he was born
so he was adopted by his uncle Don Jose
Dizon
KATIPUNAN MEMBERSHIP
Originally the KKK recruited new
members by means of TRIANGLE
SYSTEM
An original member would recruit two
new members who did not know each
other.
Example: Bonifacio formed the first
triangle with Diwa and Plata
They also agreed that they would pay
a membership fee amounting to one
real fuerte (twenty-five centavos) and
a monthly due of media real (twelve
centavos).
Every member of the Katipunan adopted a
symbolic name:
Andres Bonifacio – May Pagasa
Emilio Jacinto – Pingkian
Artemio Ricarte – Vibora
Emilio Aguinaldo – Magdalo
Three Grades of the Katipunan Membership:
Katipun (Associate) – first grade, password
was ANAK NG BAYAN
Kawal(Soldier) – second grade, password
was GOMBURZA
Bayani (Patriot) – third grade, password was
RIZAL
Women of the Katipunan
At
the beginning, the Katipunan was
exclusively for men.
Women were later admitted to preserve peace
in the family, because the wives of the
Katipuneros were becoming jealous of the
nightly absences of their husbands and the
reduction of their monthly earnings.
Qualifications for Female
Members
Wife of a Katipunero
Daughter of a Katipunero
Sister of a Katipunero
Any close relative of a Katipunero
Prominent Katipuneras
GREGORIA DE JESUS –
WIFE OF BONIFACIO
AND WAS CALLED
LAKAMBINI OF THE
KATIPUNAN.
Sisters of Rizal
Josefa Rizal Trinidad Rizal
Melchora Ramos
y Aquino
Tandang Sora (January 6, 1812
– March 2, 1919)
Mother of the Katipunan
She fed the Katipuneros and
nursed the wounded patriots
Later she was arrested by the
Spanish authorities and was
exiled in Marianas.
Services of the Women in the
Katipunan
They guarded the secret documents and
paraphernalia of the society.
They helped recruiting new members of the society.
Whenever the Katipuneros were holding their secret
meeting, they held a gay party to cover up the
revolutionary activity.
Kartilya of the Katipunan
1. A life that is not dedicated to a noble cause is like a
tree without a shade or a poisonous weed.
2. A deed lacks nobility if it is motivated by self-interest
and not by a sincere desire to help.
3. True piety consists of being charitable, loving
one’s fellow men, and being judicious in behavior,
speech and deed.
4. All persons are equal, regardless of the color of
their skin. While one could have more schooling,
wealth, or beauty than another, all that does not
make one more human than anybody else.
5. A person with a noble character values honor
above self-interest, while a person with a base
character values self-interest above honor.
6. To a person of honor, his/her word is a pledge.
7. Don’t waste time; lost wealth can be
retrieved, but time lost is lost forever.
8. Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor.
9. The wise person is careful in all he/she has to say and
is discreet about things that need to be kept secret./
An intelligent man is he who is cautious in speech
and knows how to keep the secrets that must be
guarded.
10. In the thorny path of life, the man leads the way
and his wife and children follow. If the leader goes
the way to perdition, so do the followers. (Note: This
begins with an observation of the vertical
relationship of husband and wife during the time of
the Katipunan; now, we can say that the parents
lead the way and the children follow.)
11. Never regard a woman as an object for you to trifle
with; rather you should consider her as a partner and
helpmate. Give proper consideration to a woman’s
frailty and never forget that your own mother, who
brought you forth and nurtured you from infancy, is
herself such a person.
12. Don’tdo to the wife, children, brothers, and sisters
of others what you do not want done to your wife,
children, brothers, and sisters.
13. A man’s worth is not measured by his station in life,
neither by the height of his nose nor the fairness of
skin, and certainly not by whether he is a priest
claiming to be God’s deputy. Even if he a tribesman
from the hills and speaks only his tongue, a man has
fine perceptions and is loyal to his native land.
14. When these teachings shall have been propagated
and the glorious sun of freedom begins to shine on
these poor Islands to enlighten a united race and
people, then all the lives lost, all the struggle and the
sacrifices will not have been in vain.
THANK
YOU
