The Preamble to the Constitution of Grande Oriente Español the Philippine true Masonry follows; The Provinces beyond the seas shall be our care, for they are so much in need of justice, so hungry for their lawful rights, and so desirous of equality. If there is any place where our doctrines of peace and charity are direly needed, it is undoubtedly in those unhappy territories. There is where our Masonic Fraternity must be strongly organized; there is where it must make evident its expansive, liberal, and democratic character; there we must emphasize our ideals of fraternity; and there, we have to show that if, unfortunately, there are men in Spain, Spurious sons of greatness, who would make enemies of people in those territories through despotism and tyranny, there are also true sons of noble Spain who loves equally all her sons whether from the motherland of from overseas. In the Philippines, where clericalism controls all power and is terrorizing the inhabitants, we must organize a Council of the Masonic Order that will free the people there from the crushing yoke imposed upon them. A Masonic Body that will be the advance guard of civilization and progress, prepared to give battles to those grim specters from out the medieval past that walk side by side with ignorance, fanaticism and superstition. The Annual Assembly of Grande Oriente Español, 1908 Filipinos workshops praise the spectacular development that had acquired development responding to the ideals of freedom and give constant progress of the institution. But not everything was so nice and easy as it looked. Certain feeling of superiority seized the Regional Grand Lodge which, in its desire to assert the authority granted him the Grand Council, came to despotic actions that resulted in the closure of modesty and a series of clashes with other workshops. Spanish Freemasonry by these disagreements and that made him expend energy on infighting instead of reserving their strength and stand united against those who tried to snatch their jurisdictional rights. However, and although the circumstances were not favorable managed to establish the following lodges: Lodges reorganized by the Grande Oriente Español between 1899 and 1917 Modestia No.199 Quiapo (Manila) Dalisay No.177 Santa Cruz (Manila) Nilad No.144 Binondo (Manila) Walana No.158 Binondo (Manila) Lusong No.185 Tondo (Manila) Balagtas No.149 Sampalok (Manila) Taliba No.165 Trozo (Manila) Pilar No.203 Imus (Cavite) Lodges creeds by Grande Oriente Español between 1899 and 1917: Triangles: Mabini No.57 Aparri (Cagayan) Dimas Alang No.62 Malabon (Rizal) Hercules No.63 Tuguegarao (Cagayan) Batang Lusong No.64 Lopez (Tayabas) Ilaw No.65 Masbate (Masbate) Lakas ng Katwiran No.71 Rozario (Cavite) Balusan No.80 Sorsogon Lodges: Sinukuan No.272 Tondo (Manila) Mabini No.290 Aparri (Cagayan) Bagong Buhay No.291 Cavite Araw No.304 Quiapo (Manila) Silangan No.305 Pasig (Rizal) Rizal No.312 Lopez (Tayabas) Dapitan No.313 Malabon (Rizal) Rizal No.315 Manila Solidarida No.323 Manila Banahaw No.332 Atimonaw (Tayabas) Maguindanaw No.334 Cagayan (Misamis) Manilaw No.340 San Pablo (Laguna) Bagumbayan No.352 Manila Zapote No.356 Rosario (Cavite) Mactan No.357 Cebu Magdalo No.371 Kawit (Cavite) Martires del 96 No.372 Nagcarlang (Laguna) Isarog No.376 NuevaCaceres (Ambos Camarines) Lincoln No.382 Olongapo (Zambales) Batangas No.383 Batangas La Regeneracion No.386 Tarlac Kalilayan No. 387 Lucena (Tayabas)
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