La Solidaridad was a newspaper created in Spain in 1889 by Filipino liberals exiled there and students attending European universities. It aimed to increase awareness in Spain of the Philippines' needs and promote closer ties between the two. Headed by Jose Rizal's cousin, the newspaper published articles on the economic, cultural, political and social conditions in the Philippines. Notable contributors included Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Antonio Luna. It served as the principal organ of the Philippine reform movement for six years until ceasing publication in 1895 due to lack of funds.
La Solidaridad was a newspaper created in Spain in 1889 by Filipino liberals exiled there and students attending European universities. It aimed to increase awareness in Spain of the Philippines' needs and promote closer ties between the two. Headed by Jose Rizal's cousin, the newspaper published articles on the economic, cultural, political and social conditions in the Philippines. Notable contributors included Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Antonio Luna. It served as the principal organ of the Philippine reform movement for six years until ceasing publication in 1895 due to lack of funds.
La Solidaridad was a newspaper created in Spain in 1889 by Filipino liberals exiled there and students attending European universities. It aimed to increase awareness in Spain of the Philippines' needs and promote closer ties between the two. Headed by Jose Rizal's cousin, the newspaper published articles on the economic, cultural, political and social conditions in the Philippines. Notable contributors included Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Antonio Luna. It served as the principal organ of the Philippine reform movement for six years until ceasing publication in 1895 due to lack of funds.
La Solidaridad was a newspaper created in Spain in 1889 by Filipino liberals exiled there and students attending European universities. It aimed to increase awareness in Spain of the Philippines' needs and promote closer ties between the two. Headed by Jose Rizal's cousin, the newspaper published articles on the economic, cultural, political and social conditions in the Philippines. Notable contributors included Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and Antonio Luna. It served as the principal organ of the Philippine reform movement for six years until ceasing publication in 1895 due to lack of funds.
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La Solidaridad (The Solidarity) was
an organization created in Spain
on December 13, 1888. Composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872 and students attending Europe's universities, the organization aimed to increase Spanish awareness of the needs of its colony, the Philippines, and to propagate a closer relationship between the colony and Spain.[1] Headed by Jos Rizal's cousin, Galicano Apacible, it also issued a newspaper of the same name which was published in Barcelona, Spain on February 15, 1889. It was edited by Graciano Lpez Jaena and later on by Marcelo H. del Pilar.[2] The newspaper published not only articles and essays about the economic, cultural, political, and social conditions of the country, but also current news, both local and foreign, and speeches of prominent Spanish leaders about the Philippines. Contents [hide] 1 Members 1.1 Other members 1.2 International members 2 Trivia 3 History 4 Notable contributors 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Members[edit] Dr. Jos Rizal (Laong Laan at Dimasalang) Marcelo H. del Pilar (Plaridel) Graciano Lopez Jaena (Diego Laura) Antonio Luna (Taga-Ilog) Mariano Ponce (Tikbalang,Kalipulako) Jose Maria Panganiban (Jomapa) Staff of La Solidaridad Other members[edit] Pedro Paterno Antonio Maria Regidor Isabelo de los Reyes Eduardo de Lete Jos Alejandrino Jose Luis Guerra Robert Lacamra Andres Bonifacio International members[edit] Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt (Austrian ethnologist)
Dr. Miguel Morayta Sagrario
(Spanish historian, university professor and statesman) Note: Some friends of the Propaganda Movement also contributed Trivia[edit] Laong-Laan (Jos Rizal's pen name) used as the same name of a railway station Graciano Lopez Jaena was the founder of La Solidaridad History[edit] In order to find a venue where the desire of the Propaganda Movement towards achieving assimilation can be expressed, La Solidaridad was established.[3] The first issue of La Solidaridad came out on February 15, 1889. Published fortnightly, it served as the principal organ of the reform movement for six years.[2] In general, its funds came from the Comite de Propaganda in the Philippines. 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. In the end, Graciano Lpez Jaena showed an interest in becoming the editor.[2] On April 25, 1889, La Solidaridad published the letter entitled "The aspirations of the Filipinos" which was written by the Asociacin Hispano-Filipina de Madrid (English: Hispanic Filipino Association of Madrid).[3] It pursued desires for:[4] 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. On December 15, 1889, Marcelo H. del Pilar replaced Graciano Lpez Jaena as the editor of La Solidaridad.[2][3] Under his editorship, the aims of the newspaper expanded and drew the attention on politicians and even Spanish ministers.[3] 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) 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. In del Pilar's farewell editorial, he said :
We are persuaded that no
sacrifices are too little to win the rights and the liberty of a nation that is oppressed by slavery.[5]
Notable contributors[edit] Several writers contributed to La Solidaridad over its six years of existence, like Antonio Luna, Anastacio Carpio, Mariano Ponce, Antonio M.a Regidor, Jose Maria Panganiban, Isabelo de los Reyes, Eduardo de Lete, Jos 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.[3] La Solidaridad 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. The first issue saw print was published on November 15, 1895. The Solidaridads first editor was Graciano Lopez Jaena. Marcelo H. del Pilar took over in October 1889. Del Pilar managed the Soli until it stopped publication due to lack of funds.
