Katipunan: Documents and studies

This site is devoted to the study of the Katipunan, the patriotic secret society that in 1896 launched the revolution against Spanish rule in the Philippines. 

 Although the late 19th century is the most celebrated and studied period in Philippine history, much of what has been published on the Katipunan is unreliable and the surviving primary sources are as yet largely unexplored.  The principal aim here is to bring to light a number of important Katipunan documents that have not been published before, or are not readily accessible.   Links will be provided to materials on theKatipunan that may be found elsewhere on the web - most notably on the excellent "Bonifacio Papers" site, which this site will seek to complement, and not in any way to contest.  

The documents are arranged under eight sub-headings – Foundational documents; Supreme Council (Kataastaasang Sangunian); Supreme Assembly (Kataastaasang Kapisanan); Councils and branches (Sangunian at Balangay); Membership documents; Andres Bonifacio; Emilio Jacinto; and Miscellaneous – and under each sub-heading they are ordered chronologically.   The site also includes a number of studies and research notes on the Katipunan, some of which have been posted previously on “BonifacioPapers”.

Comments, corrections, and pointers to other documents that might be posted on the site will be most welcome at kasaysayan@googlemail.com

Jim Richardson

SITE CONTENTS

DOCUMENTS

Foundational documents

Casaysayan; Pinagcasundoan; Manga daquilang cautosan (January 1892)

Kasaysayan, Pinag-kasundoan, Manga dakuilang kautusan (August 1892)

Supreme Council (Kataastaasang Sangunian)

Meeting held on December 24-25, 1894

Notice to section presidents, November 26, 1895

Meeting held on January 5, 1896, in Mandaluyong

Meeting held on January 6, 1896, in Malabon

Notice to all KKK members, January 25, 1896

Meeting held on February 1, 1896, in Polo

Meeting held on February 11, 1896

Meeting held on February 21, 1896

Meeting held on March 8, 1896

Meeting held on March 15, 1896

Notice to members of the Kataastaasang Kapisanan, March 15, 1896

Meeting held on March 29, 1896, in Pasig

Meeting held on April 2, 1896, in Noveleta

Meeting held on April 3, 1896, in Kawit

Meeting held on April 5, 1896

Notice to all KKK members, circa April 6, 1896

Meeting held on April 19, 1896

Notice to members of the Kataastaasang Kapisanan, May 27, 1896

Meeting held on June 21, 1896, in Sta. Ana

Meeting held on June 24, 1896, in Pandacan

Supreme Assembly (Kataastaasang Kapisanan)

Meeting held on November 30 and December 1, 1895, in Caloocan

Meeting held on December 24 - 25, 1895

Meeting held on January 1, 1896

Meeting held on March 22, 1896, in Mandaluyong

Councils and branches (Sangunian at Balangay)

Sb. Katagalugan, March 30, 1895

Sb. Katagalugan, November 17, 1895

By. Silanganan, March 15, 1896

Sb. Mahiganti, May 30, 1896

Mataas na Pamunuan, December 3, 1896

Mataas na Sangunian, c. December 1896

Mataas na Sangunian, 15 and 17 December, 1896

Mataas na Sangunian, December 18, 1896

Mataas na Sangunian, February 1897 (Marriage certificate)

Mataas na Sangunian, February 15, 1897

Mataas na Sangunian, February 23, 1897 (Christening certificate)

Mataas na Sangunian, September 28, 1897

Membership documents

Application form

Initiation rites

Initiation rites (different version)

Questions to applicants

Oath (c.1894)

Oath (1896)

Katipunan ng mga A. N. B: sa may nasang makisanib sa katipunangito [The "Kartilya"]

Andres Bonifacio

Ritual for the initiation of a Bayani, c.1894

Fragment of a speech, c.February 1895

Katungkulang gagawin ng mga Z.Ll.B [Decalogue], c.1896

"Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog", circa March 1896

"Pagibig sa Tinubuang Bayan", circa March 1896

Draft notice of appointment, August 26, 1896

Letter to the High Military Council in the Northern District, December 12, 1896

Letter to Julio Nakpil, February 13, 1897

"Mararahas na manga Anak ng Bayan", undated proclamation, circa March 1897

Letter to Emilio Jacinto, March 8, 1897

Notice of appointment, April 15, 1897

Letter to Emilio Jacinto, April 16, 1897

Letter to Emilio Jacinto, April 24, 1897

Letter to Julio Nakpil, April 24, 1897

Emilio Jacinto

"¡¡ Gising na, mga tagalog!!", October 23, 1895

Sa Bayang tinubuan

"Sa mga Kababayan", circa March 1896

"Pahayag", circa March 1896

"Gomez, Burgos and Zamora!", April 30, 1896 

Letter to Isidoro Francisco, December 8, 1896

Letter to the Mataas na Pamunuan ng Hilagaan, December 23, 1896

Letter to Julio Nakpil, April 11, 1897

Miscellaneous

The "Acta de Tejeros", March 23, 1897

Artemio Ricarte, declaration dated March 24, 1897

The Naik Military Agreement, c.April 19, 1897

STUDIES

Notes on the Katipunan in Manila, 1892-96

      Table 1 - Katipunan activists in Manila, 1892-96   [View as PDF]

      Table 2 - Katipunan councils and branches in Manila, 1892-96  [View as PDF]

Notes on Kalayaan, the Katipunan paper

Bonifacio's letters to Emilio Jacinto

A note on the authenticity of "Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog"

Roster of Katipuneros at Balintawak, August 1896

Kabulaanan: the bogus "Minutes of the Katipunan"

IMAGES

Katipuneros

KKK seals

Historians of the Katipunan

Copyright © Jim Richardson, 2005-2010.  Jim Richardson asserts his moral right to be known as the author of the studies and notes posted on this website.  Permission is hereby granted to copy and to distribute the pages on the site in their original, unmodified form

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