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La Solidaridad was the name of a society of

Filipino intellectuals (Ilustrados) in Spain who


sought to create adequate representation for
the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes
(parliament). La solidaridad was also the
name of the newspaper that they published. It
was founded on December 13, 1888.

Its president was Galicano Apacible, José


Rizal's cousin. Among the other officers were
Graciano López Jaena, vice-president, and
Mariano Ponce, treasurer. Rizal, in London at
the time, was named Honorary President.
Despite the group's name, which means "the
solidarity", the society suffered disunity and
anarchy. It took the prestige of Rizal and the
political wisdom of Del Pilar to unite the
Filipinos in Spain and to coordinate their
efforts.

The publication of the same name unified their efforts further and became the principal
organ of the propaganda movement from February 15, 1889 to November 15, 1895. The
fund-raising efforts of local committees and masonic lodges and the clandestine attempts
to distribute these materials involved more individuals in the campaign for reforms

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