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Evidence For The Deliberate Distortion of The Spanish Philippines Colonial Historical Record in

This document discusses several newspapers and publications from the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines that helped shape Filipino nationalism and identity. It mentions newspapers like La Solidaridad that urged religious and government reforms, the poem Florante at Laura that used allegory to convey Filipino suffering under Spanish rule, and the first opinion paper La Opinion. It also discusses longer running newspapers from that era like El Comercio that had the biggest circulation and longest lifespan during the Spanish regime. Finally, it notes the earliest Filipino newsletters from the 16th century called Successos Felices and Hojas Volantes that served as early forms of community newspapers.

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Evidence For The Deliberate Distortion of The Spanish Philippines Colonial Historical Record in

This document discusses several newspapers and publications from the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines that helped shape Filipino nationalism and identity. It mentions newspapers like La Solidaridad that urged religious and government reforms, the poem Florante at Laura that used allegory to convey Filipino suffering under Spanish rule, and the first opinion paper La Opinion. It also discusses longer running newspapers from that era like El Comercio that had the biggest circulation and longest lifespan during the Spanish regime. Finally, it notes the earliest Filipino newsletters from the 16th century called Successos Felices and Hojas Volantes that served as early forms of community newspapers.

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EVIDENCE FOR THE DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF THE SPANISH PHILIPPINES COLONIAL HISTORICAL

RECORD IN “THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND 1493 – 1889”

- This document was translated from the Spanish and it was edited by Emma H. Blair and
James A. Robertson. The Philippine Island in 1493 – 1803, as the publication was initially
called was the fruit of the most ambitious project by the Americans to rewrite the history of
the Philippines.

LA SOLIDARIDAD

- Was established to express the goal of the propaganda movement to achieve assimilation
with Spain, this were imbued with liberal and autonomist. La Solidaridad urged reforms in
both religion and government in the Philippines and it served as the voice of what became
known as the propaganda movement.

FRIAR ACCOUNTS

- Friar’s account of the Philippine Revolution

FLORANTE AT LAURA BY FRANCISCO BALAGTAS

- Is a filipino poet during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. The poem “Florante at
Laura” is romantic on the surface, interpretations of his work suggest that he used allegory
to convey Filipinos' suffering during the Spanish regime

LA OPINION

- In 1827 La Opinion Started and it has marked a milestone in Philippine journalism since it is
the first opinion paper in the country during the Spanish regime.

LA ESTRELLA DE MANILA

- La Estrella appeared in 1847, and ceased publication in January 1849. This is a daily
newspaper containing notices and news from the Philippines, Spain, Europe, and America. It
is written in Spanish.

VII. LA ESPERANZA

- La Esperanza, came out in 1846, and was published daily except Mondays. La Esperanza also
catered to the Spanish elite that it dealt with non-controversial subjects such as religion,
science and history.

EL HOGAR

- El Hogar, were published in 1893. That the history of free press in the Philippines has its
roots in nationalistic newspapers published in Europe and in the Philippines during the
Spanish colonial rule.

LA SEMANA ELEGANTE

- March 1, 1884, La Semana Elegante, a weekly, was published by Pedro Groizard, who to
quote Larra, "was always on the ugly side of things and harvested many troubles." His
satirical sheet lasted twenty weeks.
EL COMERCIO

- Newspaper w/ biggest circulation & longest life span during Spanish regime. El Comercio,
doubtless by reasons of more efficient management became the strongest, developed the
greatest circulation and had the longest life of any paper ever published in the islands, 1858
to 1925, 56 years under the same name.

HOJAS VOLANTES

- The history of journalism in the Philippines goes back to the 16th century, the same period
when England and Europe were starting on the proliferation of community newspapers. It
was in the year 1637 when the "Father of Filipino Printing", Tomas Pinpin, launched the first
Philippine newsletter called "Successos Felices" (Fortunate Events). The publication was
written in Spanish and contained a 14-page report on current events.
In 1799, following Pinpin's debut in printing, he again came up with his Hojas Volantes or
"flying sheets". It was titled "Aviso Al Publico" (Notices to the Public), which served the
Spaniards and had a role comparative to a "town crier."

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