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Rizal, The Propagandist and Other Revolutionary Leaders

Rizal used his writings like Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, and essays to spread information and influence public opinion in support of Filipino pride and dignity. He aimed to refute claims made against Filipinos. Rizal also formed La Liga Filipina to unite the archipelago and encourage reforms. Other revolutionary leaders included Bonifacio and del Pilar who published in La Solidaridad to increase awareness of needed reforms in the Spanish colony.

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Rizal, The Propagandist and Other Revolutionary Leaders

Rizal used his writings like Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, and essays to spread information and influence public opinion in support of Filipino pride and dignity. He aimed to refute claims made against Filipinos. Rizal also formed La Liga Filipina to unite the archipelago and encourage reforms. Other revolutionary leaders included Bonifacio and del Pilar who published in La Solidaridad to increase awareness of needed reforms in the Spanish colony.

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PROPAGANDA – dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumors, half-truths,

or lies—to influence public opinion.

RIZAL, THE PROPAGANDIST AND OTHER REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS

Rizal as Propagandist

 To prove his point and refute the accusations of prejudiced Spanish writers
against his race, Rizal annotated the book, Sucesos de Las Islas Filipinas,
written by the Spaniard Antonio Morga. The book was an unbiased presentation
of 16th century Filipino culture. Through his annotation showed that Filipinos had
developed culture even before the Spaniards came.
 To buttress his defense of the native’s pride and dignity as people, Rizal wrote
three significant essays while abroad: Sobre la indolencia de los Filipinos (The
Indolence of the Filipino), Letter to the Women of Malolos, and The Philippines a
Century hence.
 His greatest works that influence the Filipino consciousness are: Noli Me
Tangere in 1886 and El Filibusterismo in 1891.

La Liga Filipina

 As listed in the constitution Rizal prepared, the Liga's aims were:


o To unite the whole archipelago into one compact, vigorous, and homogenous
body;
o Mutual protection in every want and necessity;
o Defense against all violence and injustice;
o Encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce; and
o Study and application of reforms.
 La Solidaridad – a literary and cultural organization (1872 – 1892) by Filipino
emigrés who had settled in Europe and students attending Europe’s universities.
 To increase Spanish awareness of the need of its colony.
OTHER REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS

 Andres Bonifacio
 José Alejandrino
 Anastacio Carpio
 Graciano López Jaena, publisher of La Solidaridad
 Marcelo H. del Pilar - the editor and co-publisher of the La Solidaridad and wrote
under the name "Plaridel"
 Eduardo de Lete
 Antonio Novicio Luna - wrote for La Solidaridad under the name "Taga-Ilog"
 Juan Novicio Luna - painter and sculptor
 Miguel Moran
 Jose Maria Panganiban - wrote for La Solidaridad under the name "Jomapa"
 Pedro Ignacio Paterno - served as prime minister of the first Philippine Republic
 Mariano Ponce - wrote for La Solidaridad under the name "Tikbalang"
 Antonio Maria Regidor
 Isabelo Jr. L. delos Reyes

Friends of the Movement

 Ferdinand Blumentritt - Austrian ethnologist


 Miguel Sagrario Morayta - Spanish historian, university professor and statesman)

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