For the 1870 anarchist weekly, see La Solidaridad (Madrid). Illustrated Filipino Jose Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar and Mariano Ponce
La Solidaridad is the name of a Filipino independence organization and a publication of the same name edited by Filipino intellectuals (enlightened) in Spain who tried to create the appropriate representation for the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes (parliament).
La Solidaridad was founded on December 13, 1888. Its president was Gallicano Apacible, cousin of José Rizal. Among the other officers were Graciano López Jaena, the vice president, and Mariano Ponce, treasurer. Rizal, who was in London at the time, was named Honorary President. Despite the name of the group, the society suffered a lot of disunity and anarchy.
La Solidaridad took advantage of the prestige of Rizal and the political wisdom of Del Pilar to unite the Filipinos in Spain and to coordinate their efforts. The publication The Solidarity
"La Solidaridad, Quincenario Democrático" published in Barcelona, unified all the efforts of its members and even took them further by becoming the main organ of the propaganda movement from February 15, 1889 to November 15, 1895 .
"La Solidaridad" counted among its writers with well-known Filipino writers, many of them living in Barcelona. In addition to Marcelo Hilario del Pilar (pseudonym: Plaridel), José Rizal (pseudonym: Laong Laan) or Mariano Ponce (pseudonym: Naning, Kalipulako, Tikbalang), they also wrote Antonio Luna (pseudonym: Taga-Ilog), Jose Ma. Panganiban ( pseudonym: Jomapa), Pedro Paterno, Antonio Ma. Regidor, Isabelo de los Reyes, Eduardo de Lete and Jose Alejandrino.
Efforts to raise funds from local committees and masonic lodges and clandestine attempts to distribute these materials involved more individuals in the campaign for reforms.
wiki
