The reader's attention is called to paragraph 3 on the following page
of the text (p. 47).
Apart from the Councils spoken of in this and the former paragraphs
there were others formed at a later date. These were more properly
variations and were as follows:
Trozo: Popular Council Maypagasa with four sections, Dapitan,
Silanganan, Dimasagaran, and Dimas-Alang.
Palomar: Popular Council Pinkian with two sections.
Tondo: Council Katagalugan with the sections Katutuhanan, Kabuhayan,
Pagtibayan, Kalingaan and Bagong-sinag under the presidency of
Alejandro Santiago, Braulio Rivera, Hilarion Cruz, Cipriano Pacheco,
Nicolas Rivera and Deogracias Fajardo.
Conception and Dilao (Paco): the Council Mahaganti presided over by
Rafael Gutierrez; and the sections Panday and Ilog, with a delegation
in Ermita.
In Cavite was the popular Council Kawit the president of which
was Emilio Aguinaldo [79] the capitan municipal of the pueblo of
Cavite Viejo and later on the dictator of the Filipino Commune. This
Council comprehended Imus, Noveleta, Silang, Naic, Maragondon and
other pueblos. Imus was presided over by Juan Castaneda, Noveleta by
Alejandro Crisostomo.
In Bacoor was a Popular Council presided over by Genaro Valdes with
three sections Dimagpatantan (not to leave in peace), Ditutugutan (not
to rest till the end is reached), and Pananginginigan (formidable).
Note 93. The Kalayaan was intended to be a monthly review. Its
first number consisted of thirty-two pages in quarto. The price
of each number was 50c (Mexican). It was a most rabid anti-Spanish
publication and advocated separatism openly, and yet in spite of the
press censorship it circulated freely in the Archipelago.
As the common belief was that this paper was published in Japan, as
would appear from the paper itself, General Blanco decided to send a
special delegate to Japan to investigate the matter of its impression,
its publishers, authors, etc., that steps might be taken to put a
stop to its impression or at least that a check be put on its entry
and circulation into the Philippines. Don Alfredo Villeta was chosen;
but on account of some hitch in the arrangements, he never started on
his errand. Some say that the paper did not reach its second number,
but it is certain that it did not reach its third.
The heading was as under:
KALAYAAN
Issued at the end of each month.
1st year. Yokohama. January 1896. No. 1.
Price of subscription, Articles must be signed If purchased will cost
3 months 1 peso; by their authors. 2 reales per number.
in advance.
The headings of the principal articles were as follows:
To the Compatriots.