"Lupang Hinirang" was not the first Filipino national anthem to be conceived. The composer and revolutionist Julio Nakpil penned "Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan" (Honourable Hymn of the "Katagalugan"), which was later called "Salve Patria" ("Hail, Fatherland"). It was originally intended to be the official anthem of the "Katipunan", the secret society that spearheaded the Revolution. It is considered a national anthem because Andrés Bonifacio, the chief founder and "Supremo" of the "Katipunan", converted the organization into a revolutionary government—with himself as President—known as the "Republika ng Katagalugan" (Tagalog Republic) just before hostilities erupted. The arrangement was by Julio Nakpil, who reconstructed it from memory after the original score was destroyed in 1945 during the battle for Manila. It would later be reworked and incorporated in the orchestral piece, "Salve, Filipinas".