Katipunan

Filipino nationalist organization
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Also known as: Kataastaasan Kagalang-Galang Na Katipunan Nang Manga Anak Nang Bayan
Quick Facts
In full:
Kataastaasang Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan
Date:
1892
Areas Of Involvement:
revolution
national liberation movement
Related People:
Andres Bonifacio

Katipunan, (“Supreme Worshipful Association of the Sons of the People”), Filipino nationalist organization founded in 1892 to oppose Spanish rule. The organization numbered anywhere from 100,000 to 400,000 members. The Filipino nationalist Emilio Aguinaldo was the leader of this group, which successfully fought the Spanish. Most of the members were Tagalogs.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.