Graciano López Jaena
Graciano López y Jaena (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlopes ˈhaɪna]; December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896), commonly known as Graciano López Jaena, was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13,1888.
Graciano López Jaena | |
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| Born | Graciano López y Jaena December 18, 1856 |
| Died | January 20, 1896 (aged 39) Barcelona, Spain |
| Resting place | Fossar de la Pedrera, Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona, Spain |
| Education | St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary University of Valencia |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, orator, propagandist |
| Known for | La Solidaridad |
Philippine historians regard López Jaena, along with Marcelo H. del Pilar and José Rizal, as the triumvirate of Filipino propagandists. Of these three ilustrados, López Jaena was the first to arrive in Spain and may have begun the Propaganda Movement, which advocated the reform of the then-Spanish colony of the Philippines and which eventually led to the armed Philippine Revolution that begun in Manila in 1896. The Propaganda Movement was a key step towards a Philippine national identity.