1892 - The masonic lodge Nilad, established by future Filipino patriots Pedro Serrano Laktaw and Antonio Luna y Novicio, is recognized and given the number 144 by the Gran Oriente Espanol, the Spanish mother lodge; although freemasonry was introduced in the Philippines back in 1856,
freemasonry with native elements and participation began only when
Filipino intellectuals in foreign countries decided to organize masonic
lodges in the Southeast Asian nation as a way to help address the
continued persecution and injustices committed by Spanish friars against
Filipinos; aiming to propagate the Masonic principles of liberty,
equality, and fraternity, propagandists and patriots Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Jose Rizal thought of organizing Philippine Masonry, commissioning Luna and Laktaw for the task, with the Nilad Lodge eventually being constituted in
January 1891; freemasonry will play an important role in the life of
Filipinos as a number of its members will figure in the agitation for
Philippine Independence, including Andres Bonifacio y de Castro who will
co-found the secret society Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan nang manga Anak nang Bayan (KKK) and eventually lead the first phase of the Philippine Revolution against Spain.
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