THE CAMPAIGNFORREFORMS ( 1882 - 1892)The ReformMovementIt! N"t#re$Theunjustexecutionofthe3martyr priests:MarianoGomez,JoseBurgos and Jacinto Zamora!edtoane"era:T#$%$&'%M M'($M$)TBeganin*++,and-asteduptotheear-y monthsof*+./,"hentheimportant &i-ipino reformists died0hi-ippines as pro1ince of 2painProv%n&e Co'on(The 0hi-ippines "ou-d 3e represented in the 2panish -a"4ma5ing 3ody ca--ed the CortesS)"n%!h C%t%*en!They"ou-denjoya--rightsandpri1i-egesof 2panish 6itizensThey"ou-da-so3eo3-igedtodischargethe duties of 2panish citizensThe&i-ipinoscou-dnot3etreatedcrue--y3y the friars and the 2panish ci1i- authoritiesThispo-icyofma5ingthe0hi-ippinesa pro1ince of 2pain and of ma5ing the &i-ipinos 2panish6itizenshas3eenca--ed Assimilation.Im)ort"nt F%'%)%no Reform%!t!Graciano !opez JaenaJos7 0rotasio %iza- Mercado y 8-onso %ea-onda 4 9:r Jos7 %iza-9Marce-o #i-ario de- 0i-ar y Gatmait;n 4 90-aride-9Gr"&%"no +o)e* ,"en" Born in Jaro, no" a part of / #is parents "ere 0-acido !opez and Maria Jaco3o Jaena #e studied at the 2eminary of Jaro, in order to 3e a priest, 3ut -ater on he changed his mind and "anted to 3e a physician #e "rote a -ong story a3out a certain friar named Fray Botod. #e secret-y sai-ed for $urope in *++? #estudied medicine in 2pain 3ut -ater on ga1e it up and de1oted his time and energy to "riting artic-es HE WAS THE GREAT ORATOR.+" So'%-"r%-"-2o-idarity#e 3ecame its first editor8 ne"spaper"hich 3ecame the propaganda arm of the &i-ipino %eformists in 2pain@0ear- of the orientAA%m! of +" So'%-"r%-"-To fight reactionTo stop a-- steps tending to ma5e the 0hi-ippines a Bac5"ard countryTo exto- -i3era- ideasTo defend progress.r$ ,o!/ R%*"' #e "as 3orn in 6a-am3a,!aguna, on June *.,*+/*#e studied at the 8teneo de municipa- and, -ater,