La Solidaridad

La Solidaridad
TypeBi-weekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
EditorGraciano López Jaena
Marcelo H. del Pilar
FoundedFebruary 15, 1889
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageSpanish
Ceased publicationNovember 15, 1895

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]

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.

  1. ^ "José Rizal and the Propaganda Movement". Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "La Solidaridad and La Liga Filipina". Philippine-History.org. Retrieved November 4, 2011.