La Liga Filipina
La Liga Filipina was a society created by Dr. Jose Rizal in the Philippines.
The aims were:
- To unite the whole archipelago into one compact, vigorous, and homogenous body;
- 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.
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.
