Rizal advocated peaceful reforms rather than independence. He sought to make the Philippines a Spanish province with representation in the Cortes (the Spanish parliament), replace Spanish friars with Filipino priests, guarantee freedoms of speech and assembly, and establish legal equality between Filipinos and Spaniards throughout the colonial government under Spanish rule.
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