La Liga Filipina
La Liga Filipina was a progressive organization created by Dr.
Jose Rizal in the
Philippines in a house at Ilaya Street,
Tondo . The aims were:
*To unite the whole
archipelago into one vigorous and homogenous organization;
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Mutual protection in every want and necessity;
*Defense against all violence and injustice;
*Encouragement of instruction,
agriculture, and
commerce; and
*Study and application of reforms.
Rizal conceived the idea of establishing a civic association composed of
Filipinos. He wrote its constitution with the help of
Jose Ma. Basa who was with him in
Hong Kong. The motto was
Unus Instar Omnium(One Like All). Among its members were
Deodato Arellano,
Andres Bonifacio,
Apolinario Mabini, Moises Salvador and Timoteo Lanuza.
Although every effort was made to make it a peaceful organization, the
Spanish authorities considered it dangerous and on the night of
July 6,
1892, Rizal was secretly arrested four days after its creation. The following day, Governor-General
Eulogio Despujol ordered Rizal's deportation to
Dapitan.
After Rizal's arrest, La Liga Filipina became inactive. Then it was reorganized by Domingo Franco and
Andres Bonifacio.The society eventually split up into Cuerpo de Compromisarios which pledged to continue supporting the
La Solidaridad in Spain and the
Katipunan in the Philippines.
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