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THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT

• In 1872, Filipino exiles residing in Spain and in other foreign cities secretly collaborated a group
of Filipino intellectuals (or ilustrado) living in the Philippines to start a peaceful campaign for
reforms, which became known as the PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT.
• Leaders who were called “PROPAGANDISTS” became active in denouncing abuses by the
Spanish authorities through speeches and public articles , books, essays and pamphlets.

ILUSTRADO
The Reformists or Propagandists
Among the famous reformists, during those times were Graciano Lopez Jaena, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Dr.
Jose Rizal, Antonio Luna, Mariano Ponce, Jose Maria Panganiban, Eduardo de Lete, Pedro Paterano,
Isabelo Delos Reyes, Dominador Gomez, Pedro Laktaw and Jose Alejandrino.

(From left to right)


Rizal, del Pilar, Ponce

GOALS OF PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT


 Equality of the Spaniards and Filipinos before the law
 Make the Philippines a province of Spain
 The appointment of a Filipino representative in the Spanish Assembly or the Spanish Cortes
(legislature)
 The freedom of speech and the press
 The secularization and Filipinization of the parishes

WRITERS AND THEIR WORKS


• GRACIANO LOPEZ JAENA
He wrote a play entitled FRAY BOTOD which revolves around the abuses and immorality of a Spanish
friar named Botod.
He became a famous writer. He founded LA SOLIDARIDAD, the official publication of the Propaganda
Movement, and became it’s first editor.
He died of tuberculosis on January 30,1896.
• MARCELO H. DEL PILAR –
He wrote many articles using pen name, Plaridel. His writings included the Dasalan at Tocsohan, Sagot
ng Espanya Sa Hibik ng Pilipina, Caiigat Cayo etc.
In 1882, he founded the first newspaper called, Diariong Tagalog, which described the bad conditions in
the Philippine society.

(content from Dasalan at Tocsohan)

LA SOLIDARIDAD
The official organ or newspaper of the Propaganda movement.
Rizal used pen names as Laong- Laan and Dimasalang: Del Pilar used Plaridel:
Mariano Ponce used Kalipulako, Tikbalang, and Naning: Antonio Luna used Taga-Ilog:
And Jose Maria Panganiban used Jomapa.
LA SOLIDARIDAD didn’t last long due to lack of funds. It’s last issue came out in
Madrid, Spain on November 15,1895.

WRITERS AND THEIR WORKS


• DR. JOSE RIZAL -
He wrote a poem entitled “ Sa aking mga Kabata” at the age of eight.
He wrote the Noli Me Tangere, which was published in 1887. It pictured the abuses and injustices of the
Spanish officials and priests in the country. He then came up with a second novel, El Filibusterismo.
published in 1891. It was more of political novel on the failure of a revolution.

LA LIGA FILIPINA
It was a political association of patriotic Filipinos founded by Rizal on July 8,1892 at Tondo, Manila.
AIMS:
To unite the whole country
To render mutual protection and assistance in times of need.
To defend the Filipinos against all forms of violence and injustices
To study and apply reforms
The Outcome of Propaganda Movement
It achieved only minor reforms during it’s time such as :

• The abolition of tobacco monopoly


• Replacement of tribute with the cedula tax
• Reduction of forced labor (from 40 days to 15 days a year)

The Propaganda Movement failed

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