The local government has established the Katipuna Freedom Trail identifying all the important sites and landmarks in Quezon City related to our history’s KATIPUNAN.

The following are included in the trail:

1. ANDRES BONIFACIO MONUMENT
   • Balintawak Cloverleaf, Brgy. Balingasa, Quezon City
     • A memorial monument built to commemorate the greatness and valor of Supremo Andres Bonifacio and the Philippine Revolution. Both hands of Andres Bonifacio on top of the stone pedestal are raised – the right hand is holding a sword while the left is holding the Philippine flag.
2. APOLONIO SAMSON MARKER
   • 152 Kaingin Road corner Old Samson Road, Brgy. Apolonio Samson, Quezon City
     • Apolonio Samson, also known as Tininting Polonio of Balintawak, was a Lieutenant del Barrio in the Filipino Revolutionary Movement. Born in 1851, he was killed in 1902. His daughters, Martina and Segundina, buried torn “cedulas” made of “katsa” in a marker near a church. The church was built around the end of the 16th century when General Santiago de Vera granted 250 hectares of land to the Franciscans. The hill was named “San Francisco del Monte” due to its high location.
3. ANG SIGAW NG PUGAD LAWIN (HISTORICAL LANDMARK)
   • Seminary Road, Brgy. Bahay Toro, Project 8, Quezon City
     • A historical landmark built to commemorate the historical tearing of the cedula, signaling the start of the Philippine Revolution on the morning of August 23, 1896.
4. TANDANG SORA NATIONAL SHRINE
   • 214 M. Aquino St., Banlat Rd, Brgy. Tandang Sora, Quezon City
     • The national shrine is built to recognize the valor and heroism of Melchora “Tandang Sora” Aquino, also known as “Ina ng Katipunan” and “Ina ng Rebolusyong Pilipino.” She tended and cared for the sick and injured Katipuneros during the revolution.
5. HOLY CROSS PARISH (KRUS NA LIGAS)
   • 18 P. Francisco, Plaza Sta. Ines, Krus na Ligas, Quezon City
     • In 1896, the church was a retreat place for the Katipuneros headed by Andres Bonifacio. An account by Atoy M. Navarro and Raymund Arthur Abejo published by the National Research Council of the Philippines and UP, said that on August 26, 1896, three days after the August 23 Cry of Pugad Lawin/ Balintawak, a battle between the Spanish forces and the Katipuneros took place near Pasong Tamo. Afterward, Bonifacio and other Katipuneros retreated to Balara and Krus Na Ligas, then known as Gulod, to rest, eat, and shelter from the rain. Among those present, aside from Bonifacio, were Emilio Jacinto, Aguedo del Rosario, Enrique Pacheco, Cipriano Pacheco, Alfonso Pacheco, and possibly Guillermo Masangkay and Pio Valenzuela.

QCitizens and tourists are encouraged to explore the trail to get to know the city’s role in the country’s history.