The Katipunan Legacy Spain-based leaders of the reform movement: Rizal, del Pilar and Ponce (ca. 1890). (c) Public domain. The following revolutionary projects were carried out by the liberal ilustrados under del Pilar’s leadership: a) The consolidation of Filipino Mason liberals in Europe into one mother lodge, Logia Solidaridad, with the blessings of Grand Master Miguel Morayta of Grande Oriente Español, and its expansion in the Philippines with Pedro Serrano Laktaw as key organizer (resulting in the organization of 90 All-Filipino Masonic Lodges and triangulos nationwide propagating liberalism and the works of Rizal and the Propaganda Movement). b) Rizal’s three projects: • the failed procurement of a large cache of firearms in Japan before he organized La Liga Filipina in 1892. The arms deal was estimated to be between 15,000 to 20,000 firearms and an ample supply of ammunition. Rizal also tapped associates Evangelista et al. to canvass wholesale prices of rifles and ammunition in Belgium at about this time. • The Borneo project, which was by logical deduction the place of destination of the firearms following the Latin American experiences of organizing an army prior to a revolution overseas. Britain and the North Bor35

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