THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT Arlene Abonales Charmaine Rei Plaza Marko Mindo Jomer Totesora
Dec 19, 2014
THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT
Arlene AbonalesCharmaine Rei Plaza
Marko MindoJomer Totesora
PROPAGANDA
• a literary and cultural organization formed in 1872 by Filipino émigrés who had settled in Europe.
• 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.
PROPAGANDA
• Its prominent members included José Rizal, author of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Graciano López Jaena publisher of La Solidaridadd, the movement's principal organ, Mariano Poncee, the organization's secretary and Marcelo H. del Pilar.
AIMS of the PROPAGANDA
1. Representation of the Philippines in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament
2. Secularization of the clergy3. Legalization of Spanish and Filipino equality4. Creation of a Public school (government funded)public school system
independent of the friars5. Abolition of the polo (labor service) and vandala (forced sale of local
products to the government).6. Guarantee of basic freedoms of speech and Freedom of association.7. Equal opportunity for Filipinos and Spanish to enter government
service8. Recognition of the Philippines as a province of Spain9. Secularization of Philippine parishes10. Recognition of human rights
Why did the Illustrados in Europe undertake Propaganda movement?
• The Illustrados called for the assimilation of the Philippines as a province of Spain so that same laws will be applied to the Philippines and that the inhabitants of the Philippines will experience the same civil liberties and rights as that of a Spanish citizen.
Active Illustrados in Propaganda Movement
Active Illustrados in Propaganda Movement
1. Rizal2. Marcelo H. del Pilar3. Graciano Lopez Jaena4. Juan Abad5. Gregorio Aglipay6. Baldomero Aguinaldo7. Emilio Aguinaldo8. Crispulo Aguinaldo9. José Alejandrino10. Vicente Álvarez11. Melchora Aquino12. Juan Araneta13. Bonifacio Flores Arevalo14. Andrés Bonifacio15. Ciriaco Bonifacio16. Procopio Bonifacio17. Josephine Bracken18. Diós Buhawi19. Francisco Carreón
20. Ananias Diokno21. Ladislao Diwa22. Gregoria de Jesús23. Tiburcio de León24. Gregorio del Pilar25. Edilberto Evangelista26. Adriano Hernández27. Papa Isio28. Emilio Jacinto29. Antonio Ledesma Jayme30. León Kilat31. Aniceto Lacson32. Francisco Tongio Liongson33. Pedro Tongio Liongson34. Mariano Llanera35. Vicente Lukbán36. Antonio Luna37. Juan Luna38. Apolinario Mabini
39. Teresa Magbanua40. Miguel Malvar41. Arcadio Maxilom42. Patricio Montojo43. Simeón Ola44. José Palma45. Pedro Paterno46. Mariano Ponce47. Artemio Ricarte48. Paciano Rizal49. Macario Sakay50. José Tagle51. Martin Teofilo Delgado52. Manuel Tinio53. Mariano Trías54. Maximo Sison Viola55. Trece Mártires56. Flaviano Yengko
Nature of the Organization
Charity. Give help to less fortunate people
Unity. To unite Catholics fighting for its faith
Fraternity. Male Catholics bond together to as
brothers to help one another in times of
distress, sickness and death
Patriotism. Serving God and country
Role of the Organization
Aid one another in times of sickness and death.
Strengthen each other’s faith.Strengthen family and family life.Strong pillar of support for their priests.Be service to church and community.
PROPAGANDA
The movement ended in a failure, but the literature that resulted from it became the source of what came to be Philippine nationalism.