Editing Katipunan (section)

==Formation==
{{Further|La Liga Filipina|Propaganda Movement}}
[[File:Filipino Ilustrados Jose Rizal Marcelo del Pilar Mariano Ponce.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Prominent leaders of the [[Propaganda Movement]] in Spain: (from left to right) [[José Rizal]], [[Marcelo H. del Pilar]] and [[Mariano Ponce]].]]

The Katipunan was formed in 1892 by Filipino nationalists [[Deodato Arellano|Deodato Arrellano]], [[Teodoro Plata]], [[Valentin Diaz]], [[Ladislao Diwa]], [[Andrés Bonifacio|Andres Bonifacio]], and [[José Dizon|Jose Dizon]]. It was one of the two groups that was formed after the dissolution of the nascent [[La Liga Filipina]], a nationalist organization formed by Filipino writer [[Jose Rizal]] and members of the [[Propaganda Movement]] in Spain, following Rizal's arrest and deportation to [[Dapitan]] in [[Mindanao]]. Most of the Katipunan's early members were also members of the La Liga.<ref>{{Harvnb|St. Clair|1902|pp=37–39}}</ref> However, while the La Liga advocated for a Filipino representation in the [[Spanish Parliament]], Katipunan's goals was for the archipelago to achieve independence through an armed revolution. Its founders saw that any move for Filipino autonomy from within Spain would be suppressed by colonial Spanish authorities.<ref name="NCCA2003"/> The other group, Cuerpo de Compromisarios, argued for a peaceful reformation instead. While fundamentally different in their views, the Katipunan decided to name Rizal as their honorary president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malacanang.gov.ph/4304-the-founding-of-the-katipunan/|title=The Founding of the Katipunan|access-date=July 7, 2013|archive-date=July 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712225248/http://malacanang.gov.ph/4304-the-founding-of-the-katipunan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rizal's status was so prominent within the organization that "Rizal" was one of the passwords of the group alongside "[[Gomburza]]", a trio of Filipino priests executed in [[Rizal Park|Bagumbayan]] in 1872 the wake of the [[1872 Cavite mutiny|Cavite mutiny]].

Modern historical consensus generally place Katipunan's formation on the night of July 7, 1892, following Rizal's arrest. It was formed in secrecy on a house in Azcarraga Street (now [[Recto Avenue]]) in [[San Nicolas, Manila]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Diwa|December 24, 1926|p=3}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Epifanio|1918|p=38}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Epifanio|1918|p=41}}</ref> However, it may have been formed on paper as early as January of the same year based on recent documents discovered in the 21st century.

The organization was originally formed as a secret society following [[freemasonic]] practices such as its initiation rites and its organizational structure. This may come from the fact that many of its early members were freemasons themselves. While not directly involved in the organization, prominent Filipino freemason [[Marcelo H. del Pilar]] may have influenced the group.<ref name="Van Meter 1900 Chapter XV">{{cite book | last=Van Meter | first=H.H. | title=The Truth about the Philippines: From Official Records and Authentic Sources ... a Reference Review | publisher=Liberty league | series=Liberty League | year=1900 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JiIYAAAAYAAJ | access-date=April 10, 2022 | chapter=Freemasons and Katipunans|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JiIYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA105}}</ref>  Del Pilar is also said to have approved the Katipunan's statutes. Filipino historian [[Epifanio de los Santos]], in the 1920s, noted, "It is very correctly stated that Andrés Bonifacio ordered Teodoro Plata to draw up the statutes of the Katipunan, and that he did this with the aid of Ladislao Diwa and Valentín Diaz. After the statutes had been discussed, Bonifacio, with the concurrence of Deodato Arellano, submitted them to Marcelo H. del Pilar for approval. Upon the latter's letter approving the statutes, Bonifacio used the same for the purpose of gaining adepts."<ref name=delossantosv8p528>{{cite book|last1=Santos|first1=Epifanio de los|date=1920|title=Marcelo H. del Pilar|publisher=The Philippine Review (Revista Filipina)|volume=8|page=528}}</ref>