The Katipunan was a Philippine revolutionary society founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila in 1892, who's primary aim was to gain independence from Spain through revolution. The society was initiated by Filipino patriots Andres Bonifacio, Teodoro Plata, Ladislaw Diwa and others on the night of July 7, when Filipino writer Jose Rizal was to be banished to Dapitan. Initially, the Katipunan was a secret organization until its discovery in 1896 that led to the outbreak of the Philippine revolution.