La Solidaridad
Organization created in Spain in 1888 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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La Solidaridad (lit. 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 the needs of its colony, the Philippines, and to propagate a closer relationship between the Philippines and Spain.[1]
Type | Bi-weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Editor | Graciano López Jaena Marcelo H. del Pilar |
Founded | February 15, 1889 |
Political alignment | Independent |
Language | Spanish |
Ceased publication | November 15, 1895 |
Headed by Galicano Apacible, it also issued a newspaper of the same name which was published in Barcelona, Spain on February 15, 1889. It was edited by Graciano López Jaena and later on by Marcelo H. del Pilar.[2] The social, cultural, and economic conditions of the colonial Philippines were published in La Solidaridad. Speeches of the Spanish liberals about the Philippines were also featured in the newspaper.