The first newspaper of La Solidaridad, an…
February 1889 CE
Headed by José Rizal's cousin, Galicano Apacible, and composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872 and students attending Europe's universities, the organization aims to increase Spanish awareness of the needs of its colony, the Philippines, and to propagate a closer relationship between the Philippines and Spain.
The newspaper is edited by Graciano López Jaena and later on by Marcelo H. del Pilar.
The social, cultural, and economic conditions of the colonial Philippines are published in La Solidaridad.
Speeches of the Spanish liberals about the Philippines are also featured in the newspaper.