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Katipunan

Katipunan

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A secret Filipino group that fought for independence from Spain
  • proper noun
: Katipunan
  • The Katipunan played a crucial role in the Philippine Revolution against Spain in the late 19th century.

Examples

  • Charged by his commanders with organizing guerrilla resistance, Madden wants to use Bonifacio, along with his famous name, as a recruiting tool to rally the masses to the cause of resistance, to "remember the Katipunan, and kill the Japs" (Back to Bataan).

    Academic text (2013)

  • In 1892, the Katipunan was founded as a revolutionary society seeking independence from Spanish colonial rule.

  • Andrés Bonifacio, a key figure in the Katipunan, urged Filipinos to rise against Spanish oppression.

Surface Forms

Katipunan main

Etymology

Katipunan comes from a Tagalog word that means a 'gathering' or 'group', from the root tipon which means 'to gather'. That's why the secret society used the name: it was a group of people gathered to fight for independence.