Aims of Propaganda Movement

The aims of the 19th century Filipino Propaganda Movement were to secure
representation of the Philippines in the Spanish Parliament, secularize the clergy,
secure equality between Spanish and Filipino people, as well as create a public school
system. The movement also looked to abolish labor service, guarantee basic freedom
and offer equal opportunity for government service.
Graciano Lopez Jaena spelled out the aims of the Filipino Propaganda Movement
during a speech held at a restaurant in Madrid in the year 1883. His friend Juan Atayde
organized and directed the Circulo Hispano-Filipino, which advocated peaceful reform
in the Philippines. All of the members of the Propaganda Movement were either
Filipino expatriates living in Europe or foreign sympathizers.

The Propaganda Movement published the Revista del Circulo Hispanico-Filipino in

order to call for reform of Spanish rule in the Philippines. This publication influenced
the population of Europe and the Philippines, leading to Philippine Revolution of 1896.
In 1889, Lopez Jaena wrote an article voicing his consent to revolution if peaceful
reform did not occur, comparing the struggle of the Propaganda Movement to that of
the French Revolution. Other prominent members of the movement included Jose
Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar; historians call these two, along with Graciano Lopez
Jaena, the "great triumvirate" of the Propaganda Movement.

Peoples Involve
Prominent members included:
José Rizal, author of Noli Me Tangere (novel) and El Filibusterismo.
Graciano López Jaena, publisher of La Solidaridad.
Mariano Ponce, the movement's principal organ.
Marcelo H. del Pilar, the organization's secretary.