It was time for stronger pressure at home. He helped found the La Liga Filipina to push for more rights. Rizal, however, was not interested in an armed revolt, so when the movement became more radical he was usually not out front. In any case, the Spanish crown had Rizal arrested and sent to from Manila to a distant island in Visayas over the next 4 years.
Meanwhile, La Liga Filipino , under the leadership of Andres Bonifacio, became more active. Bonifacio had been one of the main leaders who had organized a secret association known as Katipunan, which used much of the language of Masonic orders. These secret subgroups were formed in small villages and large towns across the Luzon and Visayas regions. On August 23, 1896, Bonifacio openly called for a revolution against the colonial powers.
http://filipino.biz.ph/history/katipunan.html
The first anti-colonial "battle took place on August 25, 1896 and this followed a reign of terror" by the Spaniards. "Due to [internal] conflict, the rebels were split into two groups, Magdiwang and Magdalo in Cavite, Luzon. When Bonifacio tried to mediate, he attempts were rebuffed."
Later, "Bonifacio's acts and plans were termed as harmful for the unity and he was arrested and executed for "treason and sedition. The execution was ordered by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the elected president of the provisional revolutionary government. Bonifacio was executed on May 10, 1897 in the mountains of Maragondon, Cavite."
http://www.historyking.com/Biography/Biography-Of-Andres-Bonifacio.html
The Spanish had an easy time at first against the rebels because of their lack of organization, lack of good leadership and good training of its opposition.
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