Reform movement

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The period of propaganda began when Rizal saw the inhuman treatment of the conquerors. spirit is twisted because I have been reared among injustices and abuses, because, since a child, I have seen many suffer stupidly and because I too have suffered.

My

Reformists
Jose

P. Rizal Marcelo H. Del Pilar Mariano Ponce Antonio Luna Graciano Lopez-Jaena

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the writings of Rizal were his propaganda Friars were the greatest obstacle to Philippines progress Their weapons were their tongue and their pen He protested against the abuses of Civil Guard The paper La Solidaridad became the medium of the propaganda work of Rizal

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La Solidaridad

A newspaper founded by Graciano Lopez Jaena February 15, 1889 February 15, 1895 Served as the voice of the Philippine nationalist propagand a

La Solidaridad
To

present the sad conditions in the Philippines so that Spain can remedy them advocate liberal ideas and progress work for political reforms peacefully

To To To

collect liberal ideas which are daily exposed the camp politics, in the fields of science, arts, letters, commerce, agriculture and industry.

Reforms
Improvement

of the colonial administration Representation in the Spanish Cortes Remove friars from the administration of parishes Extension and improvement of primary education The equal division of government posts between Filipinos and Spaniards Freedom of the press

Detractors
Pablo

Feced Hatred of the Indios, Find nothing in these islands worthy of praise Retana Anti-Rizal, Defender of friar rule, Attacked vigorously the anti-friar reformists Jose Rodriguez Attacked Rizal and other reformists Vicente Barrantes Anti-Filipino, Biased and Superficial, Criticism of Noli Me Tangere

End of Propaganda
Rizal

lost faith in peaceful political processes Failed to agree on the choice of councillors of the society Rizal and Del Pilar had different ideas on how to effect change in the Philippines Antonio Luna and Lopez Jaena quit His mind turned to other means of helping his people; La Liga Filipina

La Liga Filipina
To

unite the whole country and assist all members

Protect Fight

violence and injustice education

Support Study

and implement reforms

La Liga Filipina
Founded Andres Rizal

on June 29, 1892

Bonifacio attended this meeting

admitted that he had wanted the friars removed, Filipinization of the parishes and representation in the Cortes July 6, 1892, Rizal was arrested on a charge that anti-friar pamphlets were found in the luggage of his sister Lucia who arrived with him from Hong Kong

On

End of La Liga Filipina

Rich

members: Support Propaganda Movement Lost hope that reforms will be

Others:

granted
Bonifacio

believed that a bloody revolution will help achieve change