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Did The Katipunan Frame Rizal?

The Katipunan may have framed José Rizal by planting evidence implicating him in order to inspire more people to join their revolution against Spanish rule. One piece of evidence was Rizal's photograph being used by the Katipunan. Additionally, statements from Rizal's former coworkers linked him to founding the organization that later became the Katipunan. However, Rizal denied any involvement with the Katipunan and did not attempt to flee, aware of the dangers it could bring.

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Did The Katipunan Frame Rizal?

The Katipunan may have framed José Rizal by planting evidence implicating him in order to inspire more people to join their revolution against Spanish rule. One piece of evidence was Rizal's photograph being used by the Katipunan. Additionally, statements from Rizal's former coworkers linked him to founding the organization that later became the Katipunan. However, Rizal denied any involvement with the Katipunan and did not attempt to flee, aware of the dangers it could bring.

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Did the Katipunan frame Rizal?

Jacinto in retaliation implicated Roxas in the documents of the


organization and allowed the documents to fall in the hands of the Spaniards.
Jacinto hoped that after Roxas’ arrest, the latter would side with the
Katipuneros. Spanish reports pointed to rich men like Roxas as the real leaders
of the Katipunan and that Bonifacio and Jacinto were just insignificant persons
who will be eventually replaced and the real ones, the rich ones, will eventuall
reveal themselves when the revolution breaks out. Roxas was one of those
wrongly accused as one of the leaders of the Katipunan. However even until
his execution, Roxas denied his connection to the Katipunan. Planting
evidence on rich people like Roxas therefore backfired. In revenge, Jacinto
implicated Roxas in the organization's records and caused the documents to
fall into the hands of the Spaniards. After Roxas' detention, Jacinto hoped that
he would support the Katipuneros. Rich men like Roxas, according to Spanish
accounts, are the true Katipunan commanders, whereas Bonifacio and Jacinto
are simply inconsequential figures who will be replaced later, and the real
ones, the rich ones, will emerge when the revolution breaks out. Roxas was
one of those falsely accused of being a Katipunan leader. Roxas, on the other
hand, denied any affiliation to the Katipunan until his execution. As a result,
planting evidence on wealthy people like Roxas backfired.
Rizal did, however, play a role in inspiring the Katipunan, according to
information gathered from the Katipunan. One of the pieces of proof was his
photograph. One of the Katipunan's ranks has his name as one of their
passwords. Before the Philippine Revolution, Katipunan officials like Pio
Valenzuela told Rizal that even if he denied any involvement with the
organization, the Spaniards would always link him to it. He replied that he was
aware of the dangers and had decided not to join the Katipunan or attempt to
flee. Rizal's prosecutors referred to him as "the moving spirit and the very soul
of the insurgency" during his trial for sedition and rebellion.
Aside from the Katipunan records that were captured, statements from
people like Rizal's former coworkers, particularly Antonio Luna, linked him to
the Katipunan. Rizal was the creator of La Liga Filipina, which was founded in
1892, according to Luna. Many La Liga members, including Andres Bonifacio,
went on to found the revolutionary group KKK-ANB (Kataastaasang
Kagalanggalang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan [The Highest and Most
Respected Society of the Sons of the Nation]). Spaniards, on the other hand,
mistook the La Liga and the Katipunan for one and the same. As a result, Rizal
was regarded as one of the rebellion's leaders, if not its primary driver.

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