LA SOLIDADRIDAD

Abrigo, Jan Laini A.

Parangan, Michael Ryan L.
PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT
• THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT
- peaceful reforms or campaign
- It was organized and participated by the Illustrados
- created to increase Spanish awareness of the needs of the
colony.
La Solidaridad (The Solidarity)
• In order to help achieve its goals, the
Propaganda Movement put up its own
newspaper, called La Solidaridad. The Soli,
as the reformists fondly called their official
organ, came out once every two weeks.
• Headed by José Rizal's cousin, Galicano
Apacible, it also issued a newspaper of the
same name which was published in Barcelona,
Spain on February 15, 1889.
• The social, cultural, and economic conditions of
the colonial Philippines was published in La
Solidaridad. Speeches of the Spanish liberals
about the Philippines was also featured in the
newspaper.
HISTORY
• February 15, 1889-
Graciano Lopez Jaena editor of the patriotic newspaper called La
Solidaridad in Barcelona
• The first issue saw print was published on November 15, 1895.
• · La Solidadridad -Published fortnightly, it served as the principal organ
of the reform movement for six years.
• Its aims were as follows:
(1) to work peacefully for political and social reforms
(2) to portray the deplorable conditions of the Philippines so that Spain
may remedy them
(3) to oppose the evil forces of reaction and medievalism
(4) to advocate liberal ideas and progress
(5) to champion the legitimate aspirations of the Filipino people to life,
democracy and happiness
La Solidaridad (The Solidarity)
• In general, its funds came from the Comite de Propaganda in the
Philippines.
• On April 25, 1889, La Solidaridad published the letter entitled "The
aspirations of the Filipinos" which was written by the Asociación
Hispano-Filipina de Madrid (English: Hispanic Filipino Association of
Madrid). It pursued desires for:
• Representation in the Cortes
• Abolition of censure
• An expressed and definite prohibition of the existing practices of exiling
residents by purely administrative order, and without a writ of execution
from the courts of justice.
La Solidaridad (The Solidarity)
• On December 15, 1889, Marcelo H. del Pilar replaced Graciano
López Jaena as the editor of La Solidaridad. Under his editorship, the
aims of the newspaper expanded and drew the attention on politicians
and even Spanish ministers.
Using propaganda, it pursued desires for:
• That the Philippines be a province of Spain
• Representation in no priests instead of Spanish friars--Augustinians,
Dominicans, and Franciscans--in parishes and remote sitios
• Freedom of assembly and speech
• Equal rights before the law (for both Filipino and Spanish plaintiffs)
MEMBERS OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA

• Diego Laura
• born December 29, 1856
• died January 22, 1896 in Barcelona, Spain
• First editor of La Solidaridad (1889)
• Was very well known for inspiring the
propaganda movement with his speeches,
which helped to move the Filipino people to
demand change.
MEMBERS OF LA SOLIDARIDAD
JOSE RIZAL
• Laong-Laan
• Rizal was first offered the position of its
editorship. However, he declined because he
was very busy annotating Antonio de Morga's
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas in London.
• Rizal wrote articles for La Solidaridad in
defense of his oppressed people and to point
out the evils of Spanish rule in the Philippines
• Los Agricultores Filipinos (The Filipino
Farmers)- Rizal’s first article which appeared
in La Solidaridad which is published on
March 25, 1889, six days after he left London
for Paris
• Rizal wrote articles for La Solidaridad in defense of his oppressed people and to point
out the evils of Spanish rule in the Philippines
• 1. “A La Defensa” (To La Defensa), April 30, 1889- this was a reply to an anti-Filipino
writing of a Spanish author Patricio de la Escosura which was published by La Defensa
on March 30, 1889
• 2. “La Verdad Para Todos” (The Truth For All), May 31, 1889- Rizal’s defense
against the Spanish charges that the native local officials were ignorant and depraved
• 3. “Vicente Barrantes’ Teatro Tagalo”, June 15, 1889- in this article, Rizal exposes
Barrabtes’ ignorance on the Tagalog theatrical art
• 4.“Una Profanacion” (A Profanation), July 31, 1889- a bitter attack against the friars
for denying Christian burial to Mariano Herbosa in Calamba because he was a brother-
in-law of Rizal. Herbosa, husband of lucia died of cholera on May 23, 1889
• 5. “Verdades Nuevas” (New Truths), July 31, 1889- a reply to Vicente Belloc
Sanchez’ letter published in La Patria, Madrid newspaper, on July 4, 1889, which
asserted that the granting of reforms in the Philippines would ruin the “peaceful and
maternal rule” of the friars
• 6. “Crueldad” (Cruelty), August 15, 1889- a brilliant defense of Blumentritt
from the scutrillous attack of his enemies
• 7. “Diferencias’ (Differences), September 15, 1889- a reply to a biased
article entitled “Old Truths” published in La Patria on August 14, 1889,
which ridiculed those Filipinos who asked for reforms
• 8.“Inconsequencias” (Inconsequences), November 30, 1889- a defense of
Antonio Luna against the attack of Pablo Mir Deas in the Barcelona
newspaper El Puieblo Soberano
• 9. “Llanto y Risas” (Tears and Laughter), November 30, 1889- a
denunciation of Spanish racial prejudice against brown Filipinos
• 10. “Ingratitudes” (Ingratitude), January 15, 1890- a reply to Governor
General Valeriano Weyler who, while visiting Calamba, told the people that
they “should not allow themselves to be deceived by the vain promises of their
ungrateful sons.”
• Rizal stopped writing for La Solidaridad, it was because of several
reasons:
(1) Rizal need to work on hisbook
(2) He wanted other Filipinos to work also
(3) Rizal considered it very important to the party that there be unity
in the work
(4) Marcelo H. del Pilar is already at the top and Rizal also have his
own ideas, it is better to leave del Pilar alone to direct the policy
MEMBERS OF LA SOLIDARIDAD
MARCELO H. DEL PILAR
• PLARIDEL
• founded the newspaper Diariong Tagalog to
propagate democratic liberal ideas among the
farmers and peasants.
• December 15, 1889, Marcelo H. del Pilar
replaced Graciano López Jaena as the editor
of La Solidaridad.
MEMBERS OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

Several writers contributed to La Solidaridad over its six years of

existence, like Antonio Luna (Taga-Ilog), Anastacio Carpio,
Mariano Ponce (Tikbalang,Kalipulako), Antonio M.a Regidor,
Jose Maria Panganiban (Jomapa), Isabelo de los Reyes, Eduardo
de Lete, José Alejandrino, and Pedro Paterno. One of the most
prolific contributors though was Rizal's confidant Ferdinand
Blumentritt, whose impassioned defense of the Filipino interests was
said to have been inspirational to the other writers and the readers of
the newspaper alike.
END OF LA SOLIDARIDAD
• After years of publication from 1889 to 1895, La Solidaridad had
begun to run out of funds. It ceased publication on November 15,
1895, with 7 volumes and 160 issues.