La Liga Filipina () was a

secret organization A secret society is a club or an organization whose activities, events, inner functioning, or membership are concealed. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence a ...

. It was founded by

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national h ...

in the house of Doroteo Ongjunco at Ilaya Street,

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on July 3, 1892. The organization derived from

La Solidaridad ''La Solidaridad'' (The Solidarity) was an organization created in Spain on December 13, 1888. Composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872 and students attending Europe's universities, the organization aimed to increase Spanish awareness of th ...

and the

Propaganda movement The Propaganda Movement encompassed the activities of a group of Filipinos who called for political reforms in their land in the late 19th century, and produced books, leaflets, and newspaper articles to educate others about their goals and is ...

. The purpose of La Liga Filipina was to build a new group that sought to involve the people directly in the reform movement. The league was to be a sort of mutual aid and self-help society dispensing scholarship funds and legal aid, loaning capital and setting up cooperatives, the league became a threat to Spanish authorities that they arrested Rizal on July 6, 1892, then he was sent to Dapitan. During the exile of Rizal, The organization became inactive, though through the efforts of Domingo Franco and Andrés Bonifacio, it was reorganized. The organization decided to declare its support for La Solidaridad and the reforms it advocated, raise funds for the paper, and defray the expenses of deputies advocating reforms for the country before the Spanish Cortes. Eventually after some disarray in the leadership of the group, the Supreme Council of the League dissolved the society. The Liga membership split into two groups when it is about to be revealed: the conservatives formed the Cuerpo de Compromisarios which pledged to continue supporting the

while the radicals led by Bonifacio devoted themselves to a new and secret society, the

Katipunan The Katipunan, officially known as the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK; en, Supreme and Honorable Association of the Children of the Nation ...

Aims

*To unite the whole

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into one vigorous and homogeneous organization *Mutual protection in every want and necessity *Defense against all violence and injustice *Encouragement of instruction,

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, and

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*Study the application of reforms

Members of La Liga Filipina

Directors

, founder * Ambrosio Salvador, president of the league * Agustín de la Rosa, fiscal * Bonifacio Arévalo, treasurer *

Deodato Arellano Deodato Arellano y de la Cruz (July 26, 1844 – October 7, 1899) was a Filipino propagandist and the first president of the Katipunan, which was founded at his home in Azcarraga Street ( Claro M. Recto Avenue today), Manila. He was first to be ...

, secretary and first supreme leader of Katipunan

Exile of Rizal

* Domingo Franco, president and supreme leader *

, secretary-Treasurer * Isidro Francisco, fiscal *

Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan (, July 23, 1864 – May 13, 1903) was a Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first ...

, secretary *

Marcelo H. del Pilar Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán (; ; August 30, 1850July 4, 1896), commonly known as Marcelo H. del Pilar and also known by his pen name Pláridel,.''Filipinos in History: Volume II'', National Historical Institute, 1990, p. 101 was a F ...

, editor-in-chief *

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, former editor-in-chief

Other members

Andrés Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (, ; November 30, 1863May 10, 1897) was a Filipino Freemason and revolutionary leader. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", and considered one of the national heroes of the Philippines ...

, supreme leader of

and led the

Cry of Pugad Lawin The Cry of Pugad Lawin ( tgl, Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin, es, Grito de Pugad Lawin) was the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. In late August 1896, members of the '' Katipunan'' led by Andrés Bonifacio revolted s ...

Mamerto Natividad General Mamerto Natividad y Alejandrino (December 3, 1871 – November 9, 1897) was a ''haciendero'' and a Filipino military leader who led numerous successful battles during the Philippine Revolution against the Spaniards. He is credited ...

, one of the leaders of the revolution in

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province ...

Moises Salvador Moises or Moisés is a male name common among people of Iberian origin. It is the Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog equivalent of the name Moses. ;Places * Doctor Moisés Bertoni, a village in the Caazapá department of Paraguay * Moises Padilla, ...

, master of lodge of the mason in Balagtas * Numeriano Adriano, chief guard of lodge of the mason in Balagtas * José A. Dizon, master of lodge of the mason in Taliba *

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista y Altamira (December 7, 1830 – December 4, 1903), also known as Don Bosyong, was a Filipino lawyer and author of the Declaration of Philippine Independence. A distant relative of the Rizal family, Bautista often gave ...

, war adviser during

First Philippine Republic The Philippine Republic ( es, República Filipina), now officially known as the First Philippine Republic, also referred to by historians as the Malolos Republic, was established in Malolos, Bulacan during the Philippine Revolution against ...

, author of Philippine Declaration of Independence. * Timoteo Lanuza, stated the depose to dispel the Spanish frail in the Philippine in 1889. *

Marcelino de Santos Marcelino is a surname that originated in Spain. There are also several families with the Marcelino surname in Philippines, Portugal, and the Americas (North, Central, and South). * San Marcelino, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Zam ...

, bidder and assistant of

. * Paulino Zamora, master of lodge of the mason in Lusong * Procopio Bonifacio * Juan Zulueta, member of lodge of the mason in Lusong, Member of Supreme Council. * Doroteo Ongjunco, member of lodge of the mason in Lusong * Arcadio del Rosario, publicist of lodge of the mason in Balagtas * Timoteo Páez, a member of Supreme Council *

Mariano Limjap Mariano Limjap (October 19, 1856 – March 4, 1926) was a Filipino revolutionary who is part of the Katipunan. He was also a financier of La Liga Filipina . He was a businessman (one of the best in the country), philanthropist, and nationalist. ...

, financier of La Liga Filipina

References

External links

Rizal's Ligamsc.edu.ph
{{Philippine Revolution Philippine Revolution Political organizations based in the Philippines 1892 establishments in the Philippines Organizations based in Manila Secret societies