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Course Description: As mandated by Republic Act 1425, this course covers the life and works of the
national hero, Jose Rizal. Among the topics covered are Rizal’s biography and
his writings, particularly the novels Noli Metangere and El Filibusterismo, some
of his essays, and various correspondence.
Course Outcome:
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Learning Objectives:
Content Discussion:
Higher Education of Rizal
sunken eyes, a sharp nose that was almost Greek, and thin lips forming an arc whose fell
toward the chin”.
- A Religious picture – a Rizal’s first prize for being brightest pupil in the whole class.
- To improve his Spanish, he took private lessons in Santa Isabel College during noon recesses.
He paid three pesos for those extra Spanish lessons.
- At the end of the school year in March, 1873, he returned to Calamba for summer vacation.
- When the summer vacation ended, Rizal returned to Manila for his second-year term in
Ateneo. This time he boarded inside Intramuros at No. 6 Magallanes Street. His landlady was
an old widow name Doña Pepay.
- Rizal carved an image of the Virgin Mary on a piece of batikuling with his pocket-knife.
- Father Lieonart – impressed by Rizal’s sculptural talent, requested him to carve for him an
image of Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Poems in Ateneo
- It was Doña Teodora who was first discovered the poetic genius of her son, and it also she who
first encourage him to write poems. However, it was Father Sanchez who inspired Rizal to take
full of his God-given gift in poetry.
- Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration), 1874, the Rizal probably wrote during days in
Ateneo which was dedicated to his mother on her birthday; Rizal wrote he was 14 years old.
- 1875 (inspired by Father Sanchez)
1. Felicitacion
2. El Embarque: Himno a la Flota de Magallanes
3. Y Es Español:Elcano el Primero en dar la Vuelta al Mundo
4. El Combate: Urbiztondo, Terror de Jolo
5. Al Niño Jesus (To the Child Jesus) – brief ode.
- April 1877 – he enrolled in the UST taking Philosophy and Letters because; 1) his father like
it, 2) he was “still uncertain as to what career to pursue”.
- Father Pablo Ramon – Rector of Ateneo, who had been good to him his student’s days in that
college, asking for advice on the choice of a career but unfortunately, he was in Mindanao.
- During Rizal’s first school term in the UST, Rizal also studied in Ateneo. He took the
vocational course leading to the title of perito agrimensor (expect surveyor).
- Rizal excelled in all subjects in the surveying course in Ateneo, obtaining gold medals in
agriculture and topography. He passed all the subject but the title was no issued to him
because he was only 17 years- old, underage. The title was issued to him on November 25,
1881- the title was issued to Rizal for passing the final examination in the surveying course.
- Liceo Artistico-Literario (Artistic-Literay Lyceum of Manila) – society of literary men and
artists held a literary contest in the year 1879. He also served as the President of the Spanish
Literature in Ateneo.
- While at UST, he fell in love with three women. During his first year, he fell in love with a
woman simply called “Miss L”, a woman with a fair, seductive and attractive eyes. The
romance dead a natural death because of two reasons: (1) the sweet memory of Segunda
Katigbak was still fresh to in his memory a and, (2) Rizal’s father did not like the family of
Miss L.
- During his sophomore year, he courted Leonor Valenzuela, a tall girl with regal bearing. Rizal
sent her love notes in invisible ink. But just like Segunda he also stopped visiting her.
- During his junior year, Rizal had romance with Leonor Rivera, of Camiling, Tarlac. Leonor
was a pretty girl and a student of La Concordia College. Both Rizal and Leonor were engaged,
he used the sign name ―Taimis‖ to cover their relationship from their parents.
- Rizal studied in UST from 1878-1882. his grade in Medicine consists of 2 excellent, 3 very
good, 8 good, and 2 fair (physics and general pathology). His grades in UST College of
Medicine were not as impressive as what he got at Ateneo Philosophy and Letters due to the
hostility of the Dominican professors. Accordingly, laboratory equipment's are just for display
and racial discrimination against the Filipino students.
- A La Juventud (To the Filipino Youth) – at 18, submitted tis poem, it is inspiring poem of
flawless form. This poem won as a classic Filipino literature for two reasons: a) it was a great
poem in Spanish written by the Filipino, whose merit was recognized by Spanish literary
authorities, 2) expressed for the first time the nationalistic concept that the Filipino, and not
the foreigners, were the “fair hope of the Fatherland”. The Board of Judges, composed of
Spaniards was impressed by Rizal’s poem and gave it gave it the first prize which consisted of
a silver pen, feather-shaped and decorated with a gold ribbon.
- A Filipinas – a sonnet written by Rizal for the album of the Society of Sculptors; in this
sonnet, he urged all Filipino artists to glorify the Philippines.
- Abd-el-Azis y Mahoma – poem honouring the Ateneo Patroness.
- Al M.R.P Pablo Ramon – poem dedication to Father Pablo Ramon (Atenean Rector), who had
been so kind and helpful to him.
- Vicenta Ybardolaza – a pretty girl colegiala who skillfully played a harp at the Regalado
home, whom Rizal was infatuated.
- Compañerismo (Comradeship) – Rizal founded a secret society of Filipino students in UST
1880.
- Galicano Apacible – Rizal’s cousin from Batangas who is the secretary of the society.
- June 15, 1882 – the steamer left Mersailles by on its last trip Spain. The steamer reached
Pyrenees and stopped for a day at Port Bou. In this place, Rizal saw the indifference accorded
to tourists in comparison to the courtesy accorded by the French immigration officers.
- June 16, 1883 - from Port Bou, Rizal continued his trip for the last lap by train for Spain and
finally reaching his destination – Barcelona, Spain. Rizal stayed in Hotel de España and in
Sitges Street with Tomas Cabangis and boarded a house in San Severo Street. He visited
Ronda de la Universidad of Barcelona – ugly, dirty little inns, inhospitable people – because
he happened to stay upon his arrival in a stingy inn. Later, he changed his mind and came to
like the city – as a great city with an atmosphere of freedom and liberalism and the people
were open- hearted, hospitable and courageous. He enjoyed promenading along Las Rambles,
the famous Barcelona Street.
- November 1885 – Rizal went to Paris and lived there for 4 mos., where he worked as assistant
to Dr. Louis de Wecket (a leading French ophthalmologist). He rapidly improved his
knowledge of ophthalmology. Outside of his working hours, he relaxed by visiting his friends.
He also went to Luna’s studio. He helped Luna by posing as a model in several artworks. Rizal
posed as Egyptian priest in Luna’s canvass ―The Death of Cleopatra‖ and Sikatuna in ―The
Blood Compact‖.
- After 4 months of staying in Paris, he left Paris for Heidelberg, Germany.
weekends, he had sights seeing at the scenic spots at Heidelberg (Heidelberg Castle, romantic
Neckar River, and old church).
- He also spent a 3-month summer vacation at Wilhelmsfeld. Here he became a good friend of
Dr. Karl Ullmer (Protestant pastor). On June 25, 1886, he left Wilhelmsfeld, and returned to
Heidelberg carrying with him the memories of the Ullmer friendship and hospitality. - July 3,
1886 – Rizal wrote his first letter in Germany to Prof. Ferdinand Blumentritt (Austrian
ethnologist)- he became the best friend of Rizal.
- August 6, 1886 – 5th centenary celebration of Heidelberg.
- August 9, 1886 – Rizal left Heidelberg and boarded a train, visited other cities of Germany and
arrived at Leipzig. -
Square, and the colorful Papal Guard. After a week travel in Rome, he decided to return to the
Philippines.
Happy Homecoming
When Rizal arrived in Calamba, rumors spread that he was a:
- German spy
- An agent of Otto Von Bismarck
- the liberator of Germany.
- A Protestant
- A Mason
- A soul halfway to damnation
Paciano – did not leave him during the first days after arrival to protect him from any enemy
assault.
Don Francisco – did not permit him to go out alone
In Calamba
Rizal established a medical clinic.
Doña Teodora – was Rizal’s first patient
Rizal treated her eyes but could not perform any surgical operation because her
cataracts were not yet ripe.
He painted several beautiful landscapes in Calamba.
He translated German poems of Von Wildernath in Tagalog.
Doctor Uliman – Rizal was called this name because he came from Germany.
- He earned P900 in a few months and P5,000 before he left the Philippines.
Gymnasium – was opened by Rizal for the young people
He introduced European sports fencing and shooting to discourage them from
cockfighting and gambling.
Upon hearing about the investigation, the people of Calamba asked helped from Rizal
to gather facts and list the grievances so that the government might institute certain
agrarian reforms.
Friars Reaction
Rizal’s exposure to the deplorable condition angered the friars.
The friars exerted pressure to Malacañang to eliminate Rizal.
They asked Gov. Gen. Terrero to deport Rizal but the latter refused for there is lack of
charges against Rizal in court.
Anonymous threats in Rizal’s life alarmed his parents, siblings, Andrade his
bodyguard, friends, and even Terrero, thus they all advised him to leave the country.
Himno Al Trabajo
A Poem for Lipa – shortly before Rizal left in 1888, he was asked by a friend to write a
poem in commemoration of the town’s cityhood.
Himno Al Trabajo (Hymn To Labor) – title of the poem dedicated to the industrious
people of Lipa.
Farewell Philippines
On February 3, 1888 Rizal left his country with a heavy heart.
But this is for his own good and the safety of his family and friends.
February 3, 1888 – after a short stay of six months in Calamba, Rizal was forced to
leave his country for a second time. Rizal left Manila for Hongkong on board the
Zafiro. He was sick and sad to leave Calamba.
February 7, 1888 – the steamer made a brief stopover at Amoy. But he got off the ship
he was not feeling well and that the city was dirty.
February 8, 1888 – he arrived in Hongkong. He stayed at Victoria Hotel. Accordingly,
it was a small but very clean city. He was welcomed by Filipino residents like Jose
Maria Basa, Balbino Mauricio and Manuel Yriarte. There were other Filipinos in
Hongkong but they were generally poor, gentle and timid. He observed the noisy
celebration of the Chinese New Year due to the continuous explosions of firecrackers,
the noisy audience and music in a Chinese theatre.
February 18, 1888 – Rizal and Basa visited Macao. They boarded the ferry steamer,
Ku-Kiang. The city was small,low and gloomy. There were many junks, sampans, but
few steamers. The city looked sad and dead. They stayed at the house of Don Juan
Francisco Lecaros. They also visited the theatre, casino, cathedral, churches, pagodas,
botanical gardens and bazaars.
February 20, 1888 – after their two-day sojourn in Macao, Rizal and Basa returned to
Hongkong on board again on the steamer Ku-Kiang.
February 21, 1888 – Rizal and Basa went back to Hongkong. Rizal stayed in Hongkong
for almost two weeks. While in Hongkong, Jose Sainz de Varonda, a Spaniard, was
commissioned by the Spanish authorities to spy on Rizal.
Japan
February 22, 1888 – Rizal left Hongkong alone on board the Oceanic, American
steamer to Japan his next destination. Rizal liked the ship because it was clean and
efficiently managed but did not like the meals on board. Other passengers of the ship
were two Portuguese, two Chinese, several British and an American woman Protestant
missionary. His cabin mate was a British Protestant missionary who lived in China for
27 years.
February 28, 1888 – Rizal arrived in Yokohama, Japan and registered at the Grand
Hotel.
February 29, 1888 – he proceeded to Tokyo and took a room at Tokyo Hotel where he
stayed for 6 days. Japan was to him the “Land of the Cherry Blossoms” because of its
natural beauty and the charming manners of the Japanese people.
He visited by Juan Perez Caballero, secretary of the Spanish legation. He wrote a letter
to Ferdinand Blumentritt, sharing his observation in Japan.
During his first day in Tokyo, Japan, Rizal was embarrassed because he didn’t know
the Japanese language. To avoid further embarrassment, he decided to study the
Japanese language and a few days, he was able to speak the language.
He also studied Kabuki, visited museum, libraries, art galleries and shrines, and
villages. He was impressed by the beauty of Tokyo, but he was not impressed with the
mode of transportation because the rickshaws were drawn by men, which made Rizal
disgusted because human were working like horses.
He also met Seiko Usui but Rizal called her as O-Sei-San. They also met daily as they
visited interesting spots of the city, like the Imperial Art Gallery, the Imperial Library,
the city parks and picturesque shrines. She served as his guide, interpreter and tutor.
April 13, 1888 – Rizal boarded the Belgic, an English steamer bound for the United
States. He left Japan very sad because he would never see again the beautiful land and
his beloved O-Sei-San. His sojourn in Japan for 45days was one of the happiest
interludes in Rizal’s life.
On board the Belgic, he met a passenger, Techo Suchero, a Japanese newspaperman
who was jailed in his country for his articles and principles and was exiled. The ship
carried 643 Chinese people and other nationalities.
He also spent much of his time in the British Museum annotating Morga’s book,
Sucesos de los Islas Filipinas (Historical Events of the Philippine Islands).
For 10 months, he was deeply immersed in his historical studies in London.
He received news:
- Persecution of the Filipino patriots who signed the petition addressed to the
Queen Regent of Spain requesting the expulsion of the friars in the Philippines.
- Attacks on Rizal by Senator Salamanca and Vida in the Spanish Cortes and
Wenceslao Retana.
- Persecution of the Rizal’s family and other Calamba farmers for their courage to
petition the government for agrarian.
Exile of Manuel Hidalgo without due process.
Arrest and jailing of Rizal’s friend – Lauriano Viado, for the copies of Noli found in his
house.
September, 1888 – Rizal visited Paris for a week and visited his Juan Luna and his wife
Paz Pardo de Tavera with their son Andres.
December 11, 1888 – he went again to Spain and visited Madrid and Barcelona. He
went to visit his compatriots Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Marciano Ponce. They
exchanged ideas and promised to cooperate in the fight for reforms.
December 24, 1888 – he returned to London and spent Christmas and New Year with
the Becket family.
December 31, 1888 – the Associacion de La Solidaridad was inaugurated, Rizal served
as the Honorary President; Galicano Apacible (President); Graciano Lopez-Jaena (VP);
Manuel Santa Maria (Secretary); Mariano Ponce (Treasurer); Jose Ma. Panganiban
(Accountant).
January 14, 1889 – Rizal wrote Blumentritt of his proposal to establish the
“Inauguration Association of the Filipinologist” and have its inauguration in the French
capital. Blumentritt gladly supported him.
January 28, 1889 – Rizal a letter addressed to the members of the Associacion de La
Solidaridad recognizing his position as Honorary President. On his letter, he stressed
that the individual should give way to the welfare of society and he should not expect
rewards/honors for what he does.
February 15, 1889 – Graciano Lopez-Jaena and Mariano Ponce was founded
newspaper, called as La Solidaridad in Barcelona – the official organ of the Propaganda
Movement.
ANTONIO LUNA
- He received Bachelor of Arts in Ateneo (1881), afterwards he studied literature, chemistry, and
pharmacy at the UST. He also obtained a licentiate (at Universidad de Barcelona) and
doctorate (at Universidad Central de Madrid) in Pharmacy.
- He collaborated with other Filipino expatriates like Rizal in working for the Propaganda
Movement. Writing for La Solidaridad, he once contributed the article “Impressions” which
discussed Spanish unique traditions and customs under the pen- name “Taga-ilog”. He also
managed the paper La Independencia. - Luna was good in sharpshooting, swords and military
ability.
- Rizal challenged him for a duel for the chance to court Nellie Boustead, eventually Luna
surrendered and Rizal formally courted Boustead.
- He turned down the invitation of the Katipunan, believing that reform was better than
revolution. But when the Spanish authorities had known about the Katipunan and its plans, the
Luna brothers were arrested and locked up in Fort Santiago for supposed involvement in the
society.
- He studied various aspects of military science like guerrilla warfare, management, and field
fortifications. Eventually, he joined Aguinaldo’s cause in the Philippine-American war.
Assigned by Aguinaldo as commander of the Philippine Revolutionary Army, Luna founded
the country’s first military academy, formed professional guerrilla soldiers which was later
known as the “Luna sharpshooters”, and designed the three-tier defense (Luna Defense Line)
which gave the opponents a hard campaign in Central Luzon.
- He was killed on June 5, 1899 by Filipino captain Pedro Janolino and other elements of the
Kawit troop.
MARIANO PONCE
- The overpowering feeling of patriotism got the better of Ponce that he quit his studies to
join the Filipino Movement in Spain. He co- founded the “La Solidaridad”, served as
secretary of the Propaganda Movement, and became head of the Literary Section of the
Asociacion Hispano-Filipina.
- He used various aliases like Naning Kalipulako and “Tigbalang”. Through his writings, he
disclosed the sad condition of Filipinos under Spanish government, attacked the rulers‘
abuses, and fought for reforms and equality.
- In 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo chose Ponce to represent the newly- founded First Philippine
Republic and commissioned him to design a framework of the revolutionary government.
Assigned later as a representative of the First Republic to Japan, Ponce went to Japan to
seek aid.
- In Japan, he met, negotiated with, and became a close friend of Sun Yat-Sen, the founder
and First President of the Chinese Republic. Through Dr. Sun‘s assistance, Ponce had
procured weapons for the Philippine revolution, though the shipment failed to reach the
Philippines because of a typhoon off the coast of Formosa.
- In 1917, he published his “Ang Wika at Lahi”, a discussion on the significance of a having
a national language. He was most likely influenced by Rizal’s interest in having a distinct
Filipino language. In Rizal‘s August 18, 1888 letter, he informed Ponce, “The new Tagalog
orthography” (a system of spelling) that we are using is perfectly in accord with the ancient
writing and with the Sanskrit origin of many Tagalog words as I have found out through
my research in the British Museum.
- He died in the Government Civil Hospital in Hong Kong on May 23, 1918.
GRACIANO LOPEZ-JAENA
- At the age of 18, he anonymously wrote a satire, “Fray Botod (Big Bellied Friar)” which
revealed the friars greed, immorality, cruelty, and false piety. This incensed the Spanish clergy
and authorities but they could not prove that Lopez Jaena was its author. He got into deep
trouble, however, when he refused to testify that some prisoners died of natural causes for he
knew that they had died at the hands of the mayor of Pototan. When threats were made on his
life, he left for Spain in 1880.
- He took medical courses at the University of Valencia. His thirst for reforms nonetheless took
him away from medical studies into writing for patriotic cause and establishing the genesis of
the Propaganda Movement two years ahead of Rizal and nine years before Marcelo Del Pilar.
Rizal once reproved Graciano for not finishing his medical studies
- He became known as a great orator in socio-political clubs and thus became a member of the
Progressive Republican Party. Deputized by the party to go on speaking engagements, Jaena
became popular for his fiery and eloquent speeches espousing liberal ideas. - With a round of
drinks, he would artistically craft very impressive patriotic articles.
- Jose Rizal invited him to join the Kidlat Club in Paris, France, through a mail, saying the
appreciation of them to him.
- He died because of tuberculosis at age of 39 (January 20, 1896).
JOSE ALEJANDRINO
- He came from a rich family which was originally from Arayat, Pampanga. pursued further
studies in Spain and in Belgium where he had outstanding academic performance. Eventually,
he finished his degree in chemical engineering in July 1895.
- Alejandrino joined the Propaganda Movement and served as an editorial staff of La
Solidaridad. He supported Rizal in the Pilaristas- Rizalistas rivalry.
- Being Rizal’s roommate in Belgium, Alejandrino was the one who canvassed printing press for
El Fili. For his assistance, Rizal gave him the El Fili’s corrected proofs and the pen used in
doing the corrections. Unluckily, these historical souvenirs were either lost or destroyed during
the revolution. Having helped Rizal in correcting errors in the El Fili, Alejandrino might have
been the first person to read the novel aside from the author.
- Philippine Revolution - he served as an engineer and general in the revolutionary army under
Emilio Aguinaldo. he went to Hong Kong to procure guns, ammunitions, and dynamites which
would be used in the Filipino revolutionary movement.
- Filipino – American War – he led the construction of trenches in areas like Caloocan and
Bulacan. He later served as acting secretary of war, appointed as Central Luzon’s commanding
general of the military operations, and assigned as Pampanga‘s military governor .
- At age 80, Jose Alejandrino died on June 1, 1951, some 55 years after his former roommate’s
martyrdom.
EDILBERTO EVANGELISTA
- He came from a poor family in Sta. Cruz, Manila and he had to work hard to have an
education. To get further education in Europe, he worked first as a cattle dealer, tobacco
merchant, teacher, and later a contractor of public works.
- Rizal counselled him to take engineering in Belgium. Upon the suggestion proved fruitful as
Evangelista finished civil engineering and architecture with highest honors. Some European
companies offered him rewarding positions but he turned them down for wanting to serve his
country instead.
- He was asked to draft a constitution by the Magdalo and Magdiwang—two rival factions in the
Katipunan on which he remained neutral. His composed constitution was accepted at the Imus
Assembly on December 31, 1896.
- He was described as either brave or just relaxed and stoic. He would draw trenches on the
ground even while the Spanish forces were firing bombs at them. When a shell dropped near
him one time, he did not bother to wince or run away, instead he simply brushed the dirt off his
clothes and proceeded drawing.
- He nonetheless “ran out of luck” when he was soon killed during the Battle of Zapote Bridge
on February 17, 1897. His military post was succeeded by Miguel Malvar, the hero who could
have been listed as the second Philippine President for taking over the revolutionary
government after Aguinaldo’s arrest in 1901.
ANDRES BONIFACIO
- He joined Rizal’s La Liga Filipina, being one of the 20 attendees in the meeting administered
by Rizal at the house of Doroteo Ongjunco at Ilaya Street, Tondo, Manila on July 3, 1892.
- He founded the Katipunan on July 7, 1892, when Rizal was to be deported to Dapitan.
Considerably inspired by Jose Rizal, they elected him as honorary president and the
Katipuneros used his name as one of their passwords.
- Instead of using the old Spanish spelling of letter ‘c’ for the name of the society, Bonifacio
preferred the Tagalog spelling of ‘k’, as suggested by Rizal on his earlier La Solidaridad article
as a way of promoting nationalism.
- He used May Pag-asa as his pseudonym in the society. the Katipunan created its organ,
Kalayaan (Freedom) in which Bonifacio wrote several articles like the poem Pag-ibig sa
Tinubuang Lupa (Love for One´s Homeland) under the penname Agapito Bagumbayan.
- Together with Emilio Jacinto, and Guillermo Masangkay had entered the pier where Rizal’s
ship was docked. Jacinto personally met with Rizal but the physician refused the suggestion to
escape and join Katipunan’s imminent uprising.
- He wrote a Tagalog translation of the Mi Ultimo Adios entitled Pahimakas.
- He was first married to Monica who died of leprosy; then in 1893 to Gregoria de Jesus of
Caloocan. Gregoria and Andres had one son named Andres (Junior) who died of smallpox at
young age.
- Their rivalry begins in 1890, when Del Pilar became the owner of La Solidaridad and had
taken the place of Jaena as editor- in-chief. His political views was different to Rizal. Jose
Rizal and his close friends objected to the periodical’s editorial policy which was occasionally
contrary to his political views.
- To solve the issue, the Filipino community in Madrid, decided to have an election for the
Responsible – a leader. The faction divided into two the Pilaristas and Rizalistas.
- Jose Rizal won the election because of the vote of Mariano Ponce, however, he declined the
position and decided to abdicate his leadership and leave Madrid. Rizal also stopped his
contribution to La Solidaridad.
- Through a letter, Rizal enumerated his reasons for stopping to write for La Solidaridad:
- I need time to work on my book
- I wanted other Filipinos to work also
- I considered it very important to the party that there be unity in the work
- He died of tuberculosis on July 4, 1896 (46yo.) Del Pilar had seven children by his wife
Marciana, but only two of whom (Sofia and Anita) grew to adulthood. The building that houses
the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Graduate School was named after Marcelo H. Del
Pilar.
Connection to Aguinaldo
- Three days after the execution of Rizal, his common-law wife immediately joined the
Katipunan forces in Cavite. Initially hesitant to admit her in the group, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
nonetheless even provided Josephine with lessons in shooting and horseback riding. Bracken
helped Aguinaldo’s group in taking care of the sick and wounded.
- Two years after Rizal’s martyrdom, Aguinaldo as head of the Philippine Revolutionary
Government issued a decree proclaiming December 30 of every year a national day of
mourning in honor of Jose Rizal.
- He died because of coronary thrombosis at age 94.
Assessment 4:
1. With regards to your unforgettable experience/s, during your school years, describe that
experience/s to you as an individual. Had the experience/s brought out the best in you in
collaborating with other people?
2. Among the countries visited by Rizal, which of these countries had significant effect to Rizal?
Write a short reflection.
3. Which do you think has more influence in an individual’s adult life, the nature or the nurture?
Defend your answer.
4. Do you think Rizal has a very good relationship with other propagandists or he just used them
achieve his goals? Defend your answer.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Analyze the factors that led to Rizal’s execution
2. Analyze the effects of Rizal’s execution on Spanish colonial rule and the Philippine
Revolution
Content discussion
Trial Proper
Lieutenant Enrique de Alcocer
Opened with the description of the bloody revolutions in the Philippines and Cuba.
Showed that Rizal’s writings were designed to incite anti-friar, anti-Spanish and
separatist sentiments
Exposed Rizal as the “soul of the rebellion, a dedicated agitator of the native masses.”
Directed the supreme council of the Katipunan
Ask for the death penalty be imposed on Rizal.
Luis Taviel de Andrade
Incidences and circumstances against Rizal
Occurred several years before the revolution broke out.
Cited some technicalities of the Law.
Rizal’s guilt had not been proven by reliable witness, nor by expert testimony or
documentary or official evidences.
On the charges of founding illegal association
The constitution of the Liga did not specify any illegal objective
The Liga was short-lived.
Jose Rizal
“I had nothing to do whatsoever with political affairs from July 6, 1892- June 1, 1896.”
Valenzuela’s meeting in dapitan
Argued:
If he had known, the date and time of Revolution he would have avoided arrest.
Disapproved the prosecutor’s allegation that he was the leader of the revolutionists.
“What kind of chief is he whose followers say ‘yes’ and he says ‘no’.?” – J.Rizal
December 28,1896
Gov. General Camilo Polavieja
Signed and affirm the death warrant
December 29, 1896
Rizal was notified of the decision of the court.
6:00am
- Captain Rafael Dominguez, who was designated by Governor General Camilo
Polavieja to take charge of all arrangements for the execution of the condemned
prisoner, read the death sentence to Rizal—to be s December 15, 1896 shot at the back
by a firing squad at 7:00am in Bagumbayan (Luneta)
•7:00am
- Rizal was moved to the prison chapel, where he spent his last moments. His first
visitors were Father Miguel Saderra Mata (Rector of Ateneo Municipal), and Father
Luis Viza, Jesuit teacher
7:15am
- Rizal, in a jovial mood, reminded Fr. Viza of the statuette of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
which he had carved with his pen knife as an Ateneo student. Fr. Viza, got the statuette
from his pocket and gave it to Rizal. The hero happily received it and placed it on his
writing table
8:00am
- Fr. Antonio Rosell arrived to relieve Father Viza. Rizal invited him to join him at
breakfats, which he did. After breakfast, Lt. Luis Taviel de Andrade (Rizal’s defense
counsel) came, and Rizal thanked him for his gallant services
9:00am
- Fr. Federico Faura arrived. Rizal reminded him that he said that (Rizal) would someday
lose his head for writing the Noli. “Father”, Rizal remarked, “You are indeed a
prophet.”
10:00am
- Father Jose Vilaclara (Rizal’s teachet at the Ateneo) and Vicente Balaguer (Jesuit
missionary in Dapitan who had befriended Rizal during the latter’s exile) visited the
hero. After them came Spanish journalist, Santiago Mataix, who interviewed Rizal for
his newspaper El Heraldo de Madrid
12:00am (noon) to 3:30pm
- Rizal was left alone in his cell. He took lunch after which he was busy writing. It was
probably during this time when he finished his farewell poem and hid it inside his
alcohol cooking stove which was given to him as a gift by Paz Pardo de Tavera (wife of
Juan Luna) during his visit to Paris in 1890. at the same time, he wrote his last letter to
Professor Blumentritt in German
3:30pm
- Father Balaguer returned to Fort Santiago and discussed with Rizal about his retraction
of the anti-Catholic ideas in his writings and membership in Masonry
4:00pm
- Rizal’s mother arrived. Rizal knelt down before her and kissed her hands, begging her
to forgive him. Trinidad entered the cell to fetch her mother. As they were leaving,
Rizal gave to Trinidad the alcohol cooking stove, whispering to her in English; “There
is something inside” This “something” was Rizal’s farewell poem. After the departure
of Doña Teodora and Trinidad, Fathers Vilaclara and Estanislao March entered the cell,
followed by Father Rosell
6:00pm
- Rizal received a new visitor, Don Silvino Lopez Tuñon, the Dean of the Manila
Cathedral. Fathers Balaguer and March left, leaving Vilaclara with Rizal and Don
SIlvino
8:00pm
- Rizal had his last supper. He informed Captain Dominguez who was with him that he
forgave his enemies, including the military judges who condemned him to death
9:30pm
- Rizal was visited by Don Gaspar Cestaño, the fiscal of the Royal Audiencia of Manila.
As a gracious host, Rizal offered him the best chair in the cell. After a pleasant
conversation, the fiscal left with a good impression of Rizal’s intelligence and noble
character
10:00pm
- The draft of the retraction sent by the anti-Filipino Archbishop Bernardino Nozaleda
(1890-1903) was submitted by Father Balaguer to Rizal for signature, but the hero
rejected it because it was too long and he did not like it.
3:00am
- Rizal heard Mass, confessed his sins, and took Holy Communion
5:30am
- Rizal took his last breakfast on earth. After this, he wrote two letters, the first addressed
to his family and the second to his older brother Paciano.
- Josephine Bracken, accompanied by a sister of Rizal (Josefa), arrived. Josephine, with
tears in her eyes, bade him farewell. Rizal embraced her for the last time and before she
left, Rizal gave her a last gift—a religious book, Imitation of Christ by Father Thomas a
Kempis
6:00am
- As the soldiers were getting ready for the death march to Bagumbayan, Rizal wrote his
last letter to his beloved parents.
About 6:30am
- a trumpet sounded at Fort Santiago, a signal to begin the death march to Bagumbayan,
the designated place for the execution
- Rizal was dressed elegantly in black suit, black derby hat, black shoes, white shirt and
black tie. His arms were tied behind from elbow to elbow. But the rope was quite loose
to give his arms freedom of movement
- Dr. Felipe Ruiz Castillo- a Spanish military physician, asked Rizal permission to feel
his pulse and was amazed to find it normal showing that Rizal was not afraid to die
7:03am
- Rizal died in the bloom of manhood—aged 35 years, five months and 11 days
- Mi Ultimo Adios (Last Farewell)- farewell poem of Rizal that originally was without
title and was unsigned.
- Father Mariano Dacanay- a Filipino priest-patriot, who gave the title Ultimo Adios
(Last Farewell) and under such title the poem was published for the first time in La
Independencia (General Antonio Luna’s newspaper) on September 25, 1898
- Immediately after Rizal’s execution the Spanish spectators shouted “Viva España!”
“Muerte a los Traidores’ (“Long Live Spain! “Death to the Traitors!”) and the Spanish
Military Band, joining the jubilance over Rizal’s death, played the gay Marcha de
Cadiz
- By Rizal’s writings, which awakened Filipino nationalism and paved the way for the
Philippine Revolution, he proved that “pen is mightier than the sword”
Rizal’s sacrifice of his life, on the Luneta, Manila, December 30th, 1896. He is now
buried, in the imposing Rizal Mausoleum, near the scene of his execution.
Source: Rizal's own story of his life
Assessment 5:
1. What do you think is the most significant factor that led to Rizal’s execution? Explain
2. In our present situation where the inequality and discrimination are very rampant, do you
think Rizal’s actions is still applicable? Why?
3. Would you agree that Rizal’s execution sparked the end of Spanish colonial rule and led to
Philippine revolution? Defend your answer
Learning Outcome:
1. Analyze Rizal’s ideas on how to rewrite Philippine history
2. Compare and contrast Rizal and Morga’s different view about Filipinos and Philippine
culture
Content Discussion:
Important Points
Sucesos De Las Islas Filipinas is the first book to tackle the Philippine history.
The book discusses the political, social and economic aspects of a colonizer and the colonized
country.
The book that describes the events inside and outside of the country from 1493 to 1603,
including the history of the Philippines.
The pre-colonial Philippines already possessed a working judicial and legislative system
Spanish missionaries put an end to the baybayin written system of the Philippines to translate
their goals
Our ancestors possessed a complex society and culture filled with arts and literature
Rizal’s outstanding achievement in Paris was the publication in 1890 of his annotated editions
of Morga’s Sucesos, which he wrote in the British Museum. It was printed by Garnier Freres.
The prologue was written by Professor Blumentritt upon the request of Rizal
Rizal dedicated his new edition of Morga to the Filipino people so that they would know of
their glorious past
The title page of Rizal’s annotated edition of Morga reads: “Paris, Liberia de Garnier
Hermanos, 1890”
The Philippines Within a Century-article written by Rizal which he expressed his views on the
Spanish colonization in the Philippines and predicted with amazing accuracy the tragic end of
Spain’s sovereignty in Asia
The Indolence of the Filipinos- other essay of Rizal is also a prestigious work of historical
scholarship. It is an able defense of the alleged indolence of the Filipinos
- Rizal made a critical study of the causes why his people did not work hard during the
Spanish regime. His main thesis was that the Filipinos are not by nature indolent
Rizal’s 3 Propositions
1. The people of the Philippines have a culture on their own, before the coming of the Spaniards
2. Filipinos were decimated, demoralized, exploited, and ruined by the Spanish colonization
3. The present state of the Philippines was not necessarily superior to its past
Assessment 6.
1. Cite other ideas of Rizal on how to rewrite Philippine history. Please specify.
2. Compare and contrast Rizal and Morga’s different view about Filipinos and Philippine culture
References:
1. http://joserizal.nhcp.gov.ph/Writings/Other/malolos_english.htm