Katipunan KKK Today in History – July 7, 1892
On July 7, 1892, a group of Filipino patriots led by Andres Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislao Diwa, Valentin Diaz and Deodato Arellano, among others, formally founded in Tondo, Manila the Katipunan, an anti-Spanish society with the goal of gaining Philippine independence.
It had three principal aims: political, moral and civic. The political aim was to fight for the independence of the Philippines from Spain. The moral aim was to teach Filipinos right conduct, cleanliness, and to fight against blind obedience to religion and to overcome weakness of character. The civic aim was to help one’s self and to defend the poor and the oppressed.
Initially, the Katipunan or Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mgá Anak ng Bayan (KKK) was a secret organization.
During the next four years, the organization recruited members from various parts of Manila and nearby provinces. Its discovery in August 1896 eventually led to the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution.
Also on this same day in 1892, Spanish Governor-General Eulogio Despujol ordered the deportation of Dr. Jose Rizal to Dapitan, a remote town in Zamboanga.
From 1892 to 1896, Rizal lived in exile in far-away Dapitan. Under the missionary jurisdiction of the Jesuits, he practiced medicine, pursued scientific studies, continued his artistic and literary works, widened his knowledge of languages, established a school for boys, promoted community development projects, invented a wooden machine for making bricks, and engaged in farming and commerce.
