Propaganda

Movement
What comes in your mind when we talk about the Propaganda
Movement?
 Can we consider
revolutionary
movements as a type
of Propaganda
Movement?
 Introductio
The Philippine Propaganda Movement encompassed the activities
n
of a group based in Spain but coming from the Philippines,
composed of Indios (indigenous peoples), Mestizos (mixed race),
Insulares (Spaniards born in the Philippines, also known as
"Filipinos" as that term had a different, less expansive meaning
prior to the death of Jose Rizal in Bagumbayan) and Peninsulares
(Spaniards born in Spain) who called for political reforms in the
Philippines in the late 19th century, and produced books, leaflets,
and newspaper articles to educate others about their goals and
issues they were trying to solve. They were active approximately
from 1880 to 1898, and especially between 1880 and 1895, before
the Philippine Revolutionary War against Spain began.
 The Propaganda Movement was a
Filipino nationalist movement that
sought to reform Spanish colonial
rule in the Philippines through
education, literature, and advocacy.
The movement took place from the
1880s to 1895 and was led by Filipino
intellectuals, including the writer and
 The
Propaganda
Movement's
Goals
The Propaganda Movement's
Goals
Making the Philippines a
Spanish province with
equal citizenship rights
for Filipinos
The Propaganda Movement's
Goals

Expelling Spanish
friars from the
Philippines
The Propaganda Movement's
Goals
Empowering a native
Filipino clergy
The Propaganda Movement's
Goals

Countering Spanish depictions

of Filipinos as racially inferior,
incapable of self-government,
and tribally fragmented
The Movement had
the following
specific demands:
An aggressive but peaceful campaign for a
reform in the Philippines
 1. To get equal treatment for the
Filipinos and the Spaniards under the
law.

2. To make the Philippines as a province

of Spain.

3. To restore Filipino representation in

the Spanish Cortes.

4. To Filipinize the parishes.

5. To give the Filipinos freedom of

speech, of the press, assembly and for
redress of grievances.
 The movement's activities included:

Publishing the newspaper La Solidaridad

to advocate for reform

Producing political novels, such as Noli

me tangere (1887) and El filibusterismo
(1891) by José Rizal

The Propaganda Movement was different

from the Katipunan, a Filipino
revolutionary movement that sought
total independence from Spain. The
Katipunan arose in response to the
Propaganda Movement's failure to
 WHO IS THE
LEADER OF THE
PROPAGANDA
MOVEMENT?
The ophthalmologist and writer José Rizal was the leader
of the Propaganda Movement in the Philippines, which
began in the 1880s.

The movement mostly took place in Spain and only lasted

through the early 1890s, but it was an important line of
resistance against Spanish authorities’ depictions of
Filipinos as “tribally fragmented,” incapable of self-
government, and racially inferior.

Propaganda Movement, reform and national

consciousness movement that arose among young Filipino
expatriates in the late 19th century. Although its
adherents expressed loyalty to the Spanish colonial
government, Spanish authorities harshly repressed the
movement and executed its most prominent member, José
Rizal
 Propaganda Movement, reform and
national consciousness movement that
arose among young Filipino expatriates
in the late 19th century. Although its
adherents expressed loyalty to the
Spanish colonial government, Spanish
authorities harshly repressed the
movement and executed its most
prominent member, José Rizal.
 Dr. Domingo Abella, Director of the National
Archives between 1967 and 1976, had
suggested that the Propaganda Movement
was misnamed. He believes that it should
have been called the Counterpropaganda
Movement because its essential task was to
counteract the campaign of misinformation
that certain Spanish groups were
disseminating in Spain and later in Rome (the
Vatican).[7] It was a campaign of
information, as well as a bid to build
 The Filipinos of this movement were using
"propaganda" in its Latin sense, not the
pejorative connotation it has acquired in
English. For instance, the Catholic institution
called Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide -
Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the
Faith, is now translated as 'For the
Evangelization of Peoples'). It was in the latter
sense that the word was used by the Filipino
group that sent Marcelo H. del Pilar to Spain to
continue the "propaganda" on behalf of the
 The Propaganda Movement
Between 1872 and 1892, the Filipino liberals
and students who had settle in Europe
developed a sense of national identity. These
liberals who were exiled in 1872, as well as
students attending European universities,
formed the Propaganda Movement in the freer
atmosphere of Europe.
 Incorporation of the Philippines as a reguler
province of Spain, institution of much-needed
government reforms in the Islands (Ungson 1979,
p. 148). The most outstanding Propagandist was
José Rizal, a physician, scholar, scientist, and
anter. He became a leader and eloquent
spokesman among small communities of Filipino
students in Madrid and other European cities, and
in the wider world of European science and
scholarship-particularly in Germany-he formed
close relationships with prominent natural and
He was particularly interested in the new discipline
of anthropology, and he was determined to use
scientific evidence to refute the friars stereotypes
of Filipino racial inferiority His greatest
contribution to the formation of a Filipino national
consciousness however, was the publication of two
novels, Noli Me Tangere (Do Not Touch Me) in 1886
and El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed) in 1891.
Rizal depicted the conditions of Spanish rule in the
islands, particularly the abuses of the friars, based
on his personal experiences.
Although the friars had Rizal's books banned, they
were smuggled into the Philippines and quickly
became populer: Other important Propagandists
included Graciano Lopez Jaena, a noted orator and
pamphleteer who had left the islands for Spain in
1880 after the publication of his satirical short
novel, Fray Botod (Brother Fatso), an unflattering
portrait of a provincial friar.
 In 1889, he launched La Solidaridad, a
biweekly newspaper in Barcelona (Solidarity),
which grew to be the main organ of the
Propaganda Movement, with audiences in both
Spain and the islands. Lastly was Marcelo del
Pilar, a lawyer who advocates for social
change.
Del Pilar was active in the anti- friar movement
in the islands until he was forced to flee to
Spain in 1888, where he became the editor of
La Solidaridad and took over leadership of the
Filipino community in Spain.
 Conclusion:
The Propaganda Movement played a crucial role in
shaping Filipino national identity by fostering a sense of
unity among Filipinos against colonial oppression.
Through literature and advocacy, it promoted awareness
of social injustices and encouraged a collective identity
based on shared experiences under Spanish rule. This
movement helped instill pride and awareness of Filipino
culture and history, ultimately galvanizing support for a
broader nationalist sentiment that sought independence.
 The Propagandists, who includes upper-class Filipinos,
aimed to "awaken the sleeping intellect of the Spaniard
to the needs of our country" and to create a closer, more
equal association between the islands and the
motherland. Equality for all Filipinos and Spaniards alike
Grant of civil liberties and freedom of speech, press and
redress of grievances Return of Filipino representation in
the Spanish Cortes. Filipinization of Philippines
parishes.
Thank
You