Project Gutenberg 2011-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 747 St. Clair, Francis Watson, J. Brecknock 03016030 The Katipunan; or, The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Katipunan; or, The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune" by Francis St. Clair is an illustrated historical and biographical study written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the Katipunan Society, exploring its origins, development, and the impact it had on the Filipino insurrection of 1896-98 and 1899, drawing extensively from Spanish state documents. The book likely addresses themes of revolution, nationalism, and the complexities of Filipino identity within the context of colonial rule. At the start of the text, the author introduces the Katipunan Society, describing it as a secret organization that emerged from Filipino freemasonry as a response to Spanish oppression. St. Clair outlines the socio-political backdrop of the late 19th century, emphasizing the role of key figures such as Andrés Bonifacio, Marcelo H. del Pilar, and Apolinario Mabini, who were instrumental in fostering revolutionary sentiment among Filipinos. The narrative elaborates on the internal dynamics of the society, detailing clandestine meetings, propaganda efforts, and the recruitment of members, as well as the friction that developed between the society's ideals and its execution. Overall, the opening sets the stage for a detailed examination of the Katipunan's significance in shaping modern Filipino nationalism and the tumultuous quest for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37587/37587-h/images/titlepage1.gif en Philippines -- History -- Revolution, 1896-1898 Katipunan (Philippines) -- History Revolutionaries -- Philippines -- Biography DS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General 719077 719038 2024-09-16T03:57:41.593123 2023-09-16T10:30:29.970494 text/html text/html 684319 2011-10-01T10:44:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 314797 2011-10-01T10:44:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 328358 2024-09-16T03:57:55.302075 application/epub+zip 334096 2024-09-16T03:57:44.866178 application/epub+zip 244826 2024-09-16T03:57:43.068121 application/epub+zip 723918 2024-09-16T03:58:01.930014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401636 2024-09-16T03:57:53.594232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411150 2022-09-17T08:30:59.919626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402620 402387 2024-09-16T03:57:38.987133 2023-09-16T10:30:27.293459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 402162 2011-10-01T10:44:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150165 2011-10-01T10:44:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 402151 2011-10-01T10:44:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149916 2011-10-01T10:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20329 2024-09-16T03:58:02.104082 application/rdf+xml 12322 2024-09-16T03:57:43.260080 image/jpeg 2655 2024-09-16T03:57:43.165110 image/jpeg 312795 2024-09-16T03:57:41.670136 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog