Apolonio, Micoh Aaron P.

Rizal’s Life and Works BT302

Propaganda Movement is a campaign that fought aggressively yet peacefully at the same time

that was created by the propagandists, consisted of Dr. Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Marcelo H.

del Pilar of Bulacan and many more, by using literature which aim is to secure representation of the

Philippines in the Spanish General Courts, secularize parishes in the Philippines, equality between

Spanish and Filipino people in terms of human rights, for example freedom of speech and press, as well

as create a public school system, to abolish labor service, guarantee basic freedom and offer equal

opportunity for government service. The campaign started after the most important event in 1872, the

martyrdom of three Filipino secular priests, Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez, and Jacinto Zamora, by

garrote considering them as filibusteros for allegedly colluding with the rebels at Cavite. The

propagandists expatriate and seek refuge in Europe because the level of education that was provided

during Spanish period was low and offered mostly to Spanish people so they continue education abroad,

where they carried out their literary campaign for their objective of propagandizing Philippine conditions in

their desire of changes in the social, political and economic life of the Filipinos during that time. In order to

establish the campaign through peaceful way, Dr. Jose Rizal wrote his two novels “Noli Me Tangere” from

1886 and “El Filibusterismo” from 1891, that exposed the corruption of Spanish society and aroused the

movement for independence that became a reason to influenced the Filipino evolution of national

consciousness. However, both novels were banned but some of the copies expand among Filipino people

and acquired a wide range of readers.

During Spanish colonization, Filipinos suffered so much under their rule so they fight many revolts

against the Spaniards. The killing of three Filipino priests on February 17, 1872 aroused the intense

feelings of resentment among the Filipinos that cause the Propaganda Movement to seek for change but

through peaceful campaigns for reforms. Filipino Propagandists’ fight against injustices in our country

were truthful and worthy. They strive to put an end to all of the sufferings of their countrymen through

knowledge that influenced Filipino people to rise up and fight for their rights. They sacrifice their own lives

to achieve what we have now. Through researching from these topics, I realized that we, Filipinos, should
be aware of their sufferings and sacrifices to have a freedom in our own country, and appreciate what we

have today and become better citizens of our country.

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