In this paper, I interrogate the experience of grief amongst Filipino propagandists in the nineteenth century by analyzing theirmain propaganda organ,the bimonthly periodical La Solidaridad. I show that the obituaries published in the periodical served as a space for the propagandists to memorialize the dead and to idealize individuals whose lives were devoted to the development of progress and public
service for the Filipinos. However, more than an idealized account of individual lives, I also argue that the obituaries served as an alternative space for the propagandists to navigate their feelings of grief while living away from their homeland, the Philippines. These notices provided them the means to finalize the experience of loss, to reaffirm religious beliefs, and to share memories of their loved ones. In the end, the propagandists’ geographical separation from the Philippines made traditional expressions of grief impossible and created an overall emotional experience unique only to the Filipino propagandists of the nineteenth century.