Propaganda Movement

Congregatio de propaganda fide

One can see its true meaning in the Roman institution called

Congregatio de propaganda fide

the Secretariate for the Spread of the Faith

For the Evangelization of Peoples

Secretariate for the Spread of the Faith modern translation

The Propaganda Movement

The first Filipino nationalist movement, led by a Filipino elite and inspired by the protonationalist activism

(1872-1892)

The Propaganda Movement was during

Jose Burgos

Led by a Filipino elite and inspired by the protonationalist activism of figures such as __ and by his execution at the hands of colonial authorities

Propagandists

Were largely young men, often mestizos and creoles whose families could afford to send them to study in Spanish universities in Madrid and Barcelona.

Enlightenment thought

There, they encountered the tumult of 19th century political movements inspired by

Individual rights

There, they encountered the tumult of 19th century political movements inspired by

Constitutionalism

There, they encountered the tumult of 19th century political movements inspired by

Anti-clericalism

There, they encountered the tumult of 19th century political movements inspired by

Dr. Domingo Abella

The learned Director of the National Archives, has made the suggestion that the so-called Propaganda Movement was misnamed.

Counterpropaganda Movement

It should have been called the____ because their essential task was to counteract the campaign of misinformation that certain Spanish groups were disseminating in Spain, and later in Rome.

The Philippines should be fully incorporated into Spain as a Spanish province and not merely as a colony, with Filipinos granted the same citizenship rights accorded to Spanish citizens.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT

It sought the expulsion of the Spanish friars from the Philippines and the empowerment of a native Filipino clergy.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT

As a cultural movement, it showcased the writing and artistic production of the young Filipino elite as a means of demonstrating their intellectual sophistication, on par with their Spanish peers.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT

Graciano Lopez Jaena

In 1888 Filipino expatriate journalist _____ founded the newspaper La Solidaridad in Barcelona.

La Solidaridad

Throughout its course, _____ urged reforms in both religion and government in the Philippines

José Rizal y Mercado

One of the foremost contributors to La Solidaridad was the precocious

Noli me tangere (1887; Touch Me Not)

Rizal wrote two political novels

El filibusterismo (1891; The Reign of Greed)

Rizal wrote two political novels

López Jaena, Rizal, and journalist Marcelo del Pilar

emerged as the three leading figures of the Propaganda Movement, and magazines, poetry, and pamphleteering flourished.

Liga Filipina

In 1892 Rizal returned home and founded the____, a modest reform-minded society that was loyal to Spain and breathed no word of independence.

LA SOLIDARIDAD

It is regarded as a fundamental right, of a nation deprived of democracy and of people, unified to expose the injustices on Filipinos under the colonial regime of Spain.

LA SOLIDARIDAD

Led by physician and novelist José Rizal, who studied in Manila and at the University of Madrid

religious, economic, and cultural reforms in the Philippines.

The Propagandists advocated in writing for

To be free from association with Spain

They agitated for change from the inside and did not necessarily want to

Increase Spanish awareness of the needs of its colony, the Philippines.

OBJECTIVES OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

Propagate a closer relationship between the Philippines and Spain.

OBJECTIVES OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

Unite the whole country.

OBJECTIVES OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

Protect and assist all members.

OBJECTIVES OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

Fight violence and injustice.

OBJECTIVES OF LA SOLIDARIDAD

LA SOLIDARIDAD

As an elite movement, it failed to engage with the wider Filipino population.

rebels at home in the Philippines, and many were exiled.

The propagandists themselves were considered to be

political consciousness

The movement generated a ___ that fed into the nationalist revolution of 1896 and the struggle for independence that followed.