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:
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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