DOCUMENTS OF THE

Katipunan

Mataas na Sangunian

Letter dated December 15, 1896 and result of election held on

December 17, 1896

Source: Archivo General Militar de Madrid, Caja 5677, leg.1.122

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This letter invites KKK leaders to attend a meeting on December 17 – two days hence - in Pantayanin, believed to be in the Sierra Madre foothills between Pasig and Antipolo. The purpose of the meeting is to elect six councillors to the Mataas na Sangunian, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation as councillor of Ponciano de la Paz, and, if time allows, to hold the trial of the prisoners.

The letter is signed by Isidoro Francisco as president and Julio Nakpil as secretary of the Mataas na Sangunian, and by Hermogenes Bautista as military commander.

Beneath the text of the letter are about 25 further signatures. Most likely these signatures were added at the meeting held on December 17, as a kind of register of those present. Beneath the signatures there are the tallies of two ballots held at the meeting, the first to elect six candidates from a field of seventeen or eighteen (the name Calixto Santos appears twice), and then a “second round” involving only the six successful candidates, perhaps to determine which councillor should be assigned which “portfolio” or tasks on the Sangunian.

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Mataas na Sangunian

Ginigiliw naming mga Kapatid:

Aming inaanyahan po silang lahat na mga pinuno sa araw ng Jueves ika 17 nitong lumalakad, tungkol sa malaking bagay ng paghahalal ng anim na Kasanguni nitong Mataas na Sangunian at dahilan naman sa ating kamahalmahalang Kapatid na si Ginoong Ponciano de la Paz, na hinihinging siya’i halinhan sa kaniyang katungkulang Kasanguni dito sa Hukuman sanhi sa kaniyang tunay na kadahilanan.

At tuloy kung magkakaroon ng panahon, ay gagawin ang paghatol sa mga nabibilango.

Ito’i aming ipinahahayag po sa kanilang lahat na huag na di magsidating dito sa nasabing Hukuman at tuloy itala ang kanilang tunay na pangalan sa huli nitong kasulatan balang pagdaanan.

Pantayanin, ika 15 ng Diciembre ng 1896

Ang Mataas na Pang-Ulo

Isid. Franc.

Añora

Ang Mataas na Kalihim Ang Punong Hukbo

Julio Nakpil (Giliw) Hermogenes Bautista

[Illegible] Roman Ygnacio

Lirio Mayapis

G. [?] Valentin Mariano [?]

Magsigasig Calapati

M. Lopez Leon [?]

Pagatpatin Francisco Aquino

Manuel Martinez Leocaro Garcia

Sumpoan Rufino de [?]

Julian Marquez Mateo de la Paz

Masikap Feliciano Santo Domingo

Andres Bernardo Baso

Honorato de la Paz Jose Francisco

Prudencio Santos Diego Carlos

Candido Paz Bilad

Braulio Santiago Pedro Gregorio

Cecilio Sto. Domingo Carlos Estanislao

Domingo [?] [Illegible]

Edilberto Santos

Dunato Hercoles

Marcelino Sabal

Calixto Santos	|	1
Isabelo Victorino	||	2
Honorato de la Paz	|||	3
Atilano Sta. Ana	|	1
Mariano Paseo	|||	3
Feliciano Santo Domingo	||	2
Marselino Seguisman [?]	|||||	5
Eugenio de los Santos	|||||||||||||||	15
Prudencio Santos	|||	3
Claro Fernando	|||||||||||||||	15
Marcelino de Guzman	|||||||||||||	13
Sixto de la Paz	||||||||||||||||||	18
Andres Bernardo	|||	3
Candido de la Paz	||	2
Calixto Santos	|||	3
Miguel Fransico	||||||||||||	12
Mariano Cruz	||||||||||	10
Norverto Santos	|||	3
		113

Eulogio de los Santos	15	|||||||||||||	13
Claro Fernando	15	|||||||||||||	13
Marcelino Guzman	13	|||||||||||||	13
Sixto de la Paz	18	||||||||||||||	14
Mig.^l Fran.^co	12	||||||||	8
Mar.^o Cruz	10	||||||||||	10