La Liga Filipina was an organization created by Dr. Jose Rizal in the Philippines. The aims were: José Rizal José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines. ...

• To unite the whole archipelago into one vigorous and homogenous organization;
• Mutual protection in every want and necessity;
• Defense against all violence and injustice;
• Encouragement of instruction, agriculture, and commerce; and
• Study and application of reforms.

Although every effort was made to make it a peaceful organization, the Spanish authorities considered it dangerous and on the night of July 6, 1892, Rizal was secretly arrested four days after its creation. The following day, Governor-General Eulogio Despujol ordered Rizal's deportation to Dapitan. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Dapitan City is a 2nd class city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. ...

After Rizal's arrest, La Liga Filipina became inactive. Then it was reorganized by Domingo Franco and Andres Bonifacio.The society eventually split up into Cuerpo de Compromisarios which pledged to continue supporting the La Solidaridad in Spain and the Katipunan in the Philippines. Andrés Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y Castro (November 30, 1863 - May 10, 1897) was a leader in the revolution of the Philippines against Spanish colonial rule, the first revolution in Asia against European colonial rule. ... La Solidaridad is the name of a society of Filipino intellectuals (ilustrados) in Spain who sought to create adequate representation for the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes (parliament). ... The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by Andres Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ...

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Another major purpose of the Liga was to protect economic interests of Filipinos against Chinese traders.